UH assistant Jones goes back to roots, joins Saint Mary’s
The Hawaii basketball team’s loss is Rob Jones’ homecoming. Jones, who served as the Rainbow Warriors’ assistant coach and then defensive coordinator the past four seasons, has accepted an assistant coaching position at Saint Mary’s. Jones is an alumnus of Saint Mary’s, where he played two seasons through 2012 and was on the Gaels’ staff for another four years.
He grew up in San Francisco, and ...
The Hawaii basketball team’s loss is Rob Jones’ homecoming. Jones, who served as the Rainbow Warriors’ assistant coach and then defensive coordinator the past four seasons, has accepted an assistant coaching position at Saint Mary’s. Jones is an alumnus of Saint Mary’s, where he played two seasons through 2012 and was on the Gaels’ staff for another four years.
He grew up in San Francisco, and his wife Nicole’s family lives five minutes from the Saint Mary’s campus in Moraga, Calif. “I’m lucky and feel blessed for my time on the island,” Jones said. “I told Eran (Ganot, the head coach) ‘thanks.
’ He gave me an opportunity. What we did there was special. Three out of four years, we had 20-plus wins.