Kelby Jones - Women's Basketball Coach - University of North Texas Athletics

Kelby Jones

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
kelby.jones@unt.edu
Phone:
940-565-4666

Jones returns to Denton after spending the past four seasons as a member of the Texas women’s basketball staff, most recently serving as the program’s basketball analyst coordinator. His responsibilities focused on assisting with basketball philosophy development, game preparation and scouting, skill development and special-situation offensive study.

Before working with the Longhorns, Jones spent four years as Director of Managerial Operations as an undergraduate at UNT, beginning in 2012. He was the team's head manager and was promoted to the program's interim basketball operations director his senior year. Jones was responsible for film exchange, team travel, practice schedules, the scout team, equipment and assisted with on-campus recruiting. In 2015, he was nominated for the "Hardest Working Employee" award at the University of North Texas.

During the past four seasons as a member of the Texas staff, the Longhorns compiled a record of 95-37 (.720) for an average of 24 wins per season and earned three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 showings. Texas ranked within the top-25 nationally in rebounding margin in each of his four years, including three top-six national rankings in that category. Jones’ contributions to Texas recruiting efforts resulted in two top-three national classes, according to espnW Hoop Gurlz and six McDonald’s All-Americans.

In 2018-19, Jones served as the program’s video coordinator where he oversaw video exchange and the breakdown of opponent and individual video scouting, along with on-campus recruiting and other duties. In his first two seasons, Jones was the program’s graduate assistant. In that role, he managed the team's day-to-day equipment needs, coordinated scheduling for managers and practice players, assisted with game and opponent scouting, and was heavily involved in on-campus recruiting.

Jones earned his master's degree in physical education-teacher education from the University of Texas in May 2018. A native of Pottsboro, Texas, and a 2012 graduate of Pottsboro High School, Jones earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from UNT in May 2016.