March 30th, 2007
Jones brings 27 years of coaching experience to TLU. Jones was the head coach at 
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“I am excited to be the next men’s basketball coach at Texas Lutheran,” said Jones. “My profound thanks go to the screening committee, to President (Jon)
Jones will coach at the university where his son Josh played four years and earned his bachelor’s degree. Josh Jones played at TLU from 1993 to 1997 and scored 949 points for the Bulldogs.
“I am excited to have the opportunity to coach at Texas Lutheran because I have some ties there, and I am drawn to the small college atmosphere and to working at a Christian school,” said Jones. “But above all, I am just looking forward to working with the kids again.”
Jones follows Tom Oswald as the Bulldogs’ head men’s basketball coach. Oswald resigned after seven seasons. He compiled a coaching mark of 74-99 at TLU, an NCAA Division III university. He was 53-71 against American Southwest Conference opponents. In the 2006-07 season, the Bulldogs finished 4-20 overall with a 4-17 mark in the ASC.
“Tommy Jones brings a wealth of experience to Texas Lutheran, and we are truly proud now to call him our men’s basketball coach,” said Miller. “I am excited about moving forward with Coach Jones. I know that Coach Jones will provide quality leadership for our men's basketball program.”
Jones also was a head coach at the high school level and at the junior college level. He coached at
At Lamar Consolidated, Jones compiled a two-year coaching record of 47-18 and played for a Class 4A regional title in 1995.
Jones led Houston Baptist, then a member of NCAA Division I, to one Trans America Athletic Conference title and to two second-place finishes in that league.
In Jones’s time as an assistant at Houston Baptist, from 1982-84, the Huskies went to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in 1984. In that season, HBU led the nation in field goal percentage and in field goal percentage defense.
Jones has a bachelor of science degree from
Coach Jones has worked with 17 players that have played either professional basketball or football. He has coached five NBA players and 10 international league basketball players.
Since his coaching time at Lamar Consolidated ended in 1995, Jones has stayed in the game. He has worked with the
Jones has also worked outside the basketball profession as an executive vice president for North American Soccer and as a general manager for Home Lumber Company.
Jones and his late wife of 38 years, Susan, have three adult sons: Mac, Josh and David. Mac and his wife Merideth have a daughter, Kate, and are expecting a second child. Josh and his wife Kelli have a boy, Henry, and are expecting a second child. David and his wife Molly are expecting their first child