Coaching Staff

Coach Jones comes to Huston-Tillotson after spending five seasons as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

Previously, he compiled a 36-44 record in three seasons as the head women’s basketball coach at Wayne County Community College in Detroit. After going 4-25 in 2000-2001, he led WCCC to a NJCAA Regional Tournament Berth in his second season (2001-2002). Jones’ team went 22-9 in 2002-2003, earning a spot in the state playoff for the time in its history.

He has also led Westside Christian Academy (MI) boys varsity teams to Conference Championships three years in a row. And, as the girls’ basketball coach at Pershing High School in Detroit, his teams earned three straight conference titles, compiling a 42-10 record over four years.

As a player, he was nominated to the Southern California Professional Basketball League All-Star team while playing for Irvine. He played his collegiate basketball at Huston-Tillotson, where he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in Sociology in 1994.

Jones earned his Master of Arts in Sport Administration and Education from Wayne State University

Volunteer Assistant

Coach Bell comes to us with 15 years of coaching experience. He has coached several competitive basketball teams from youth leagues to Semi-Pro basketball teams. He has the background and experience to coach at the intercollegiate level and will help lead our promising Men’s Basketball team of Huston-Tillotson to many prosperous seasons and conceivably help them play at the next level.

Prior to Coach Bell joining HTU as an assistant to Coach Jones, he coached and managed different athletic programs and has been successful at recruiting and developing talent at the primary, high school, junior varsity, varsity, and Professional levels. He played Varsity basketball at Austin's own McCallum High School, also played collegiately one year at TSTC, the TSTI Tornados. He was a pioneer of the Austin Chapter of the Midnight Basketball League, lead by Spurs NBA legend James Silas, the games were played at Huston-Tillotson. Coach Bell was selected as the first recipient of the MBL Athletic Scholarship, 1996. After receiving Computer Animation degree from AIH he returned to Austin and coached in the same league that helped him as a young man, under the tutelage of Hall of Famer, Silas.

The teams that he has coached qualified for post-season play each year under his watch and won several Championships; his lifetime record is 191-55, a 78% winning record. As Vice President, Boys Coordinator and Head MS and Varsity Boy’s Coach he help pioneer the CTX Heat AAU Basketball Club in Hutto, TX. Here he helped young men and women learn the game and get into college. He was the Head Coach of the SBL professional team, Round Rock Rough Riders, Athletic Director and Head Basketball coach at Shoreline Christian School, and an assistant coach at Summit Christian Academy. Currently holds the Basketball Coordinators position at his church, Shoreline Christian Center and is actively involved in the community. He instills the fundamentals and takes the time to TEACH the game of basketball. Coach Bell is highly motivated and takes an intense approach to coaching the athlete to be the best they can be on and off the court.

"As coaches we are not only coaches of athletes, but we are also coaches of men and women, fathers and mothers. We must mentor them to be the best they can be on and off the court"-Coach Bell

Coach Bell is married to Kimberley and has four children; Kourtney, Gary, Kimani, and Kingston Jacob.