Harriers Basketball Coaching Staff

Head Coach 

After being the assistant coach for the past 6 years, Coach Jones will take over as Head Coach for the 2026-27 season. Coach Chris Jones coached for four years at Wright State University Lake Campus, and two years as an assistant (2016-2018) under Coach Richard Westerlund.  In 2018 Coach Jones was hired as the Men’s Head Basketball Coach to lead the Lakers. Coach Jones completed his 2nd season as Head Coach in 2019-2020.

Prior to coaching, Coach Jones played in several leagues and assisted in community basketball. His passion for basketball began at a young age, he played at John Hay High School in Cleveland, Ohio where he is also a native. After playing high school basketball, Coach Jones continued his basketball journey at Thiel College, majoring in Business Administration for two years. After leaving Thiel College Coach Jones enlisted in the United States Army to serve his country and became a member of the 72nd Brigade 13 Bravo Artillery unit in Wurzburg, Germany. During his term in Germany, he also played professionally for the German sports league DJK Sports Association in Wurzburg, Germany for 3 years.

Coach Jones later returned to his native Cleveland where he assisted the Legendary Bob Nance at Bob Nance Basketball Academy (BNBA has been a fixture in Cleveland for over three decades), a local basketball camp for boys and girls, and has helped develop many College and NBA players. Before returning to college and receiving his Culinary Arts degree from Le Cordon Bleu Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts in 2009. Coach Jones currently lives in Englewood Ohio with his wife Roslyn and daughter Amari.

Contact information: 937-546-3828  or chrisjchrisjay@gmail.com