A mutual love for the game of basketball has helped Texas Southern University men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones and his son John build a special bond both on and off the court.John Jones’ earliest memories revolved around the sport, from playing in youth leagues to watching his father mold and develop players during various coaching stops at Memphis, North Texas, LSU and now Texas Southern.Both father and son competed as collegiate athletes – Johnny Jones at LSU and John Jones under his father at Texas Southern. When the younger Jones’ collegiate playing career ended in 2022, he weighed several options for pursuing an overseas career. Then his father gave him the same opportunity Johnny Jones had 20 years prior: become a graduate assistant and pursue collegiate coaching.“I didn’t see myself coaching with him,” John Jones said. “As I got older, it was kind of like, ‘I could probably try to give this little coaching thing a try.’ ”
