ODU hiring former Monarchs player Mike Jones as basketball coach
Posted on AllSides February 29th, 2024
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For the second time in its history, Old Dominion’s men’s basketball program is bringing home one of its own to lead the program. Maryland assistant coach Mike Jones, a former head coach at renowned DeMatha Catholic in suburban Washington, D.C., and an ex-Virginia Tech assistant will succeed the retiring Jeff Jones as the Monarchs’ head coach, sources said Thursday. ODU has scheduled a news conference for Friday morning to introduce Mike Jones. With the transfer portal opening March 18, Monarchs athletic director Wood Selig wanted to move quickly, and his...