Prior to Stetson, Jones served as the head coach of the UCF Knights men's basketball team from 2010 to 2016[1] and at Marshall from 2007 to 2010.

After spending three years as head coach at Marshall, amassing a 55–41 record,[2] Jones was hired by UCF after the university decided not to retain Kirk Speraw for the 2010–11 season.

On March 10, 2016, Jones was replaced after the team's first round loss in the American Athletic Conference tournament.

Jones returned to college coaching in April 2017 as an assistant at Wichita State under Gregg Marshall.

Conference tournament champion * UCF had its wins from the 2010–11 season vacated after it was ruled that there was an ineligible player for the Knights.