Wyking Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wyking Jones
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 8, 1973(1973-01-08)
Age	51
Birthplace	Inglewood
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

Wyking Jones Biography

Wyking Jones is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on January 8, 1973 in Inglewood, California, United States. Wyking L. Jones (pronounced Wy-king) (born on January 8, 1973) is an American basketball coach, former player, and actor who was director of basketball for the California Golden Bears men’s basketball program.

In the year 2011, Jones headed to Louisville to be a coach for Rick Pitino, where he was included in the 2013 national team, which won the championship as well as three Final Fours, two Elite Eights as well as 4 Sweet 16 appearances as the Cardinals finished 123-30 during the time. Jones worked with players such as Terry Rozier, Montrezl Harrell and Gorgui Dieng during his time working for the Cardinals.

Jones was announced as California’s 17th head coach on March 24, 2017. He was officially introduced in a news conference on March 29, 2017.

On March 24, 2019, Jones was let go after posting a 16-47 record in two seasons at Cal.

Jones began his coaching career at the school he attended during the 1996-97 basketball season. Jones also was as a member of the staff of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) for three years. He managed the travel team for over 45 youth basketball teams. Jones later joined Pepperdine to work as an assistant coach under Paul Westphal from 2002 to 2006. Then, in 2009 Jones was hired as a coach by Steve Alford at New Mexico and helped the Lobos to record 52 wins over two seasons, which included the school record of 30 wins and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2010 as well as an NIT application in 2011 while also coaching the future NBA star Tony Snell.

Wyking Jones Net Worth

Wyking Jones is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wyking Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jones was a student at Loyola Marymount from 1991-95 under the direction of head Coach John Olive. Two-time All-West Coast Conference selection, Jones made a name for himself in a prominent role in his junior and senior seasons. He went from scoring 3.5 minutes per game as well as 2.2 each game with rebounds in his initial two seasons up to 19.7 scoring per contest, and 8.0 scores per game in his junior year and 13.1 scores per contest as well as 5.9 rebound per game during his senior season. Jones received an undergraduate master’s degree from the school of Business Administration and ended his college career with 1,076 points that is 24th place all-time. He also had 493 rebounds. That places him 24th in all time.

Before being a coach, Jones played professionally in Italy, France, Lebanon and South Korea from 1995-2001.

Jones was hired by Cuonzo Martin at California in 2015, where he was part of a team that made a NCAA and NIT appearance, while also helping the Golden Bears to be the Pac-12’s best defensive unit, ranking tops in the league in points per game allowed and field goal percentage allowed in 2015-16 and 2016-17. Jones is also credited for his work with Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and 2016 NBA Draft selection Jaylen Brown, along with two-time All-Pac-12 selection Ivan Rabb.

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Facts & Trivia

Wyking Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Wyking Jones celebrates birthday on January 8 of every year.

Top Facts about Wyking Jones

1. Wyking Jones is an American basketball coach born in 1973.
2. He played college basketball at Loyola Marymount University.
3. Jones served as an assistant coach at several universities, including Louisville and California.
4. In 2017, he was named head coach of the California Golden Bears men’s basketball team.
5. During his two seasons as head coach, Cal had a record of 16-47.
6. Jones was fired from his position as head coach in March 2019.
7. He then joined the Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball team as an assistant coach.
8. Jones has also worked with USA Basketball as a court coach for national team training camps.
9. He is known for his recruiting skills and ability to develop players.
10. Jones is married with two children and holds a degree in business administration from Loyola Marymount University.