Crayton Jones, a native of Las Vegas, Nev., enters his fifthseason on the FMU bench as an assistant coach, and his seventh yearat FMU.
His primary responsibilities include recruiting, on-floorcoaching, individual player workouts, pre- and post-season workoutsand helping in the area of academic support for team members.
Jones played for the Patriots during the 2007-08 and 2008-09seasons. In the backcourt, he started 47 games over twoseasons.
As a senior, he ranked 71st nationally in assists per game, andhelped the Patriots to their second-best season record in thisdecade. In the Peach Belt, he ranked second in assists per game,sixth in steals per game, and 17th in rebounding.
During his playing career, he was a member of the FMUStudent-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Prior to coming to Francis Marion, Jones played two seasons atPima Community College in Tucson, Ariz. He averaged 15.7 ppg,5.7 rpg, 5.3 apg, 1.9 spg in 2006-07 while hitting 57.6 percent ofhis field goal attempts. He earned first-team All-Conferenceand honorable mention All-Region recognition, while being named histeam's most valuable player.
He earned the B.B.A. degree from Francis Marion in 2010.
Jones has worked the Five-Star Basketball Camp, served as an NBASummer League assistant (Detroit Pistons) for three years, and oneyear with the Miami Heat. As well as working the various summercamps at FMU.
He also serves as a mentor/volunteer at the Billie Hardee Homefor Boys in Darlington, S.C.
In August 2013, Jones and his wife became the proud parents of ababy boy.
(8-2013)
