Brian Jones

Brian Daniel Jones (born April 22, 1971)

From 1990 to 1994, Jones attended the University of Northern Iowa, playing four seasons at forward and guard under head coach Eldon Miller. Jones graduated from Northern Iowa in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in communications and broadcasting.

Returning to Rock Island, Jones was an assistant coach at Alleman Catholic High School from 1994 to 1996. Then from 1996 to 1998, Jones was an assistant coach at Nebraska–Omaha while attending graduate school there.

In 1998, Jones began the first of several positions under head coach Steve Alford as administrative assistant for Southwest Missouri State. Jones then followed Alford to Iowa for the same position in 1999. Jones would remain as assistant through 2006, during which Iowa had the Big Ten Conference's leading rebounder for four seasons and three straight seasons with the conference's best shot blocker.

Jones completed his master's degree in athletics administration at the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2003. Jones was an early applicant among nearly fifty.

Later coaching career (2019–present) Having been associate head coach since 2019, Jones became interim head coach at Illinois State on February 14, 2022, through the end of the season following Dan Muller's resignation. After the season, Jones became assistant coach at Bradley under head coach Brian Wardle, helping the 2022–23 Bradley Braves win the first Missouri Valley Conference regular season title since 1996 and qualify for the 2023 National Invitation Tournament.

Jones returned to Bradley as assistant coach on May 1, 2025, reuniting with Wardle.

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