Mike Jones to be inducted into MCCSHOF

Mike Jones (’73) of Madison, Mississippi, will be inducted into the Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday, April 25 at the Hinds Community College Clyde Muse Center in Pearl.

Jones graduated with an associate degree from Copiah-Lincoln Community College, where he played baseball and basketball. He continued his education at Mississippi College, where he earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree. During his time on the Choctaw baseball team, he was named to All Conference.

He returned to Co-Lin as the head basketball coach from 1985 to 1988

1995-1999, won the 1995 Gulf South Conference Champions and had seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament. He was a three time American Southwest Conference Coach of the Year and a Five time ASC Champion. He posted an overall record at MC of 342-127.