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Sports Forum / Albany State BB legend Coach Oliver Jones passes away
« on: December 31, 2019, 02:59:15 PM »
https://www.albanyherald.com/sports/legendary-asu-coach-oliver-jones-has-passed-away/article_91c623e6-2bfe-11ea-bbff-53a85c2c3956.
Legendary Albany State basketball coach Oliver Jones passed away today, according to sources close to the family.
Jones led the Albany State basketball program from 1972-2000 and won six SIAC championships during his time. He and his brothers all played for Albany State prior to that.
The Jones Brothers (Oliver, Melvin, Wilbert, Caldwell, Major and Charles) are widely recognized as the only family to produce six brothers who played professional basketball, including four who played in the NBA. All six brothers attended Albany State College and collectively played as centers for the ASU men’s basketball team for 18 consecutive years. One of the brothers, Oliver Jones, served as head coach of the basketball team for 28 years. The basketball court will be named in his honor to further recognize his contributions to the institution.
He also coached at Tuskegee for a short time.
Legendary Albany State basketball coach Oliver Jones passed away today, according to sources close to the family.
Jones led the Albany State basketball program from 1972-2000 and won six SIAC championships during his time. He and his brothers all played for Albany State prior to that.
The Jones Brothers (Oliver, Melvin, Wilbert, Caldwell, Major and Charles) are widely recognized as the only family to produce six brothers who played professional basketball, including four who played in the NBA. All six brothers attended Albany State College and collectively played as centers for the ASU men’s basketball team for 18 consecutive years. One of the brothers, Oliver Jones, served as head coach of the basketball team for 28 years. The basketball court will be named in his honor to further recognize his contributions to the institution.
He also coached at Tuskegee for a short time.
You've only change divisions and conferences. Everybody always has something to say when one of our schools makes the jump from D2 to FCS. I was pleasantly surprised that SSU lasted as long as they did in on the FCS level and in the MEAC as I was also one of those 'surprised' at the move. 
I guess so in the longrun and that is very important. That being said, its your old stomping ground and there is no shame in that. 
WSSU quickly decided the move was not right for them. Even FAMU quickly decided attempting FBS wasn't good for the Rattlers. 
And unfortunately we don't fund out schools like those other school do. 