{"id":9403,"date":"2016-11-19T20:45:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T01:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=9403"},"modified":"2021-04-06T15:23:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T19:23:55","slug":"new-assistant-coach-matt-jones-brings-youth-energy-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/new-assistant-coach-matt-jones-brings-youth-energy-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"New Assistant Coach Brings Youth And Energy To Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Jones, who served as a graduate assistant at Spring Hill College in Alabama for the past two years, has been hired as an assistant coach on the Miami Dade College men\u2019s basketball team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jones, 26, replaces Kevin Ledoux, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/mens-basketball-team-selects-new-head-coach\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">who was promoted to head coach<\/span><\/a> after Stephen Cowherd took an assistant coaching position at the University of Louisiana-Monroe this past summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His duties will include working with student athletes on their fundamentals during practice, recruiting and managing players off-court activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jones is already making an impact. Sophomore guard Victor Sanchez said the energetic assistant leaves an imprint during each practice by pinpointing minor details other coaches don\u2019t notice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe is very vocal when it comes to the simple things,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cHe knows a lot about the game so he brings a certain knowledge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Jones said athletics have always played a vital role in his life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI come from an athletic family, and it was basketball that ended up being my sport,\u201d Jones said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After graduating from Bryan High School in Ohio, Jones continued playing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvcc.edu\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kalamazoo Valley Community College<\/span><\/a> in Michigan for the last two years of his athletic career. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He earned his bachelor&#8217;s degree in social science from Lourdes University in Ohio where he concentrated on academics and did not play basketball. While earning his master\u2019s degree in liberal arts from Spring Hill College, an NCAA Division II school in Mobile, Ala., he served for two years as a graduate assistant on the Spring Hill staff. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want to help kids be the best they can be academically and athletically,\u201d Jones said. \u201cWhy would I get a real job, when I could just be involved with basketball for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once Jones graduated from Spring Hill, he knew MDC needed to be his destination. 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