Maryland men’s basketball will hire Mike Jones as an assistant coach, a source confirmed to Testudo Times. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel Monday afternoon.
Jones will fill the void left by Tony Skinn, who recently departed Maryland’s staff to become the head coach at George Mason.
Jones, who has spent the last two seasons as an assistant at Virginia Tech, has strong connections to the DMV area. He was the head coach at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, for 19 years, where he coached a plethora of college- and professional-level players, including current Maryland point guard Jahmir Young.