Che' Jones
Che' Jones (born April 11, 1971, Columbus, Ohio) is an American basketball player who played college basketball at the Ohio State University-Newark, where he ended his career as the second all-time leading scorer in Ohio State-Newark history scoring 1,693 points. Jones finished his career at Ohio State-Newark second in assists and notched the highest free-throw percentage for a season in the 1999-2000 season with 91.9%. He is also the all-time leader in three-point field goals made, as well as steals. The University retired his jersey (#5) on February 26, 2001. Jones also played professional basketball in Cyprus. He is currently an assistant coach at Phoenix College in Phoenix, Arizona. On March 22, 2014 the Phoenix College Bears defeated Essex College for the NJCAA DII National Championship. Prior to coaching at Phoenix College he coached at Northern Arizona University, where he also earned his Master's degree in Higher Education. He was also the associate head coach at Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville, Michigan. Prior to Glen Oaks Community College he was the associate head coach at Albion College, a NCAA division III college in Albion, Michigan. During the 2007-2008 season he was the head assistant coach at Casper College, a junior college in Casper, Wyoming. He just recently was the head basketball coach of the Las Vegas Venom of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and an assistant coach to George Tarkanian son of famed coach Jerry Tarkanian, with the Las Vegas Stars of the IBL (International Basketball League). Che' also coached at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio and also at Columbus State University where his team was ranked number one in the country for the entire season and ended their season at 29-2 after losing to the eventual National Champion in the NJCAA Regional Championship game.[1] He is a long time Las Vegas resident.
![]() Che Jones during a Northern Arizona University basketball practice. | |
Current position | |
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Title | Assistant Coach |
Team | Phoenix College |
Conference | Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) |
Record | 29-8 2013-14 Season |
Biographical details | |
Born | April 11th, 1971 Columbus, Ohio |
Playing career | |
1997-2001 & 2002 | The Ohio State University-Newark & Dighenis Akritas Morphou |
Position(s) | Point Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
14 years | Las Vegas High School, Silverado High School, Columbus State Community College, Urbana University, Casper College, Albion College, Las Vegas Venom (ABA), Las Vegas Stars (IBL), Glen Oaks Community College, Northern Arizona University |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2014 NJCAA National Champions (Phoenix College), 2014 NJCAA District Regional Champions (Phoenix College), 2006 & 2007 Sunrise Division Champions (Silverado HS), 2004 Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Champions (Columbus St.), 1994 Nevada AAAA State Runner-Up (Las Vegas HS) | |
Awards | |
Ohio Regional Conference All-Conference 1999, 2000, 2001, The Ohio State University-Newark's 2nd all-time leading scorer with 1,693 points. #5 jersey was officially retired by The Ohio State University-Newark in 2001. |
References
- "Las Vegas Venom Seek First Championship in ABA - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News". www.oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100528014746/http://www2.albion.edu/sports/mens-sports/basketball/coaches/90-mens-basketball-coaches/94-che-jones
- http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/ron-kantowski/beanpole-las-vegan-rises-above-obstacles
- http://www.reviewjournal.com/unlv-sports/ex-rebels-manager-now-nau-coach-gets-rude-welcome