Jones was fired from LSU in March of 2017 after five season's in Baton Rouge and spent last season as an assistant coach at Nevada.

The former coach played for the Tigers from 1980-1984 and was a member of Dale Brown's coaching staff for 13 seasons (1984-97). During his five years as head coach 2012-2017, the Tigers made the NCAA Tournament just one time.

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Originally published on TigerDroppings.com

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cypressbrake3•83 months

Johnny is just biding his time until the Duke or North Carolina job opens up.

lsucoonass•83 months

So I bet he will do the Cupid shuffle for every game he is supposed to win

El Campo Tiger•83 months

I really liked Texas Southern's head coach. Everything he did was in preparation for the SWAC Tourney, because winning that and getting an NCAA automatic bid is all that matters if you're TSU. He could go 0-13 in the non-conference season and it wouldn't affect him. It was all about experimenting and getting ready for the SWAC Tourney.

El Campo Tiger•83 months

Mike Davis became the coach of Detroit Mercy. Not sure that is a step up from Texas Southern, and I'm sure it's miserable to live there from Nov-March. More money, perhaps, but even then, "Why live where it sucks?"

jptiger2009•83 months

You can't forget the success he had at North Texas. Hopefully, he does well there. LSU was just too big for Johnny. The SEC was growing, becoming more competitive. We needed someone fresh that...you know...could coach. LOL!

goodgrin•83 months

Looks like he missed the times when he would stand on the courtside with his arms crossed saying nothing as opposed to just sitting down on the bench as an assistant coach.

FournetteForEver7•83 months

Well he beat les miles to a head coaching job

ShamelessPel•83 months

Prayers to that fanbase. They know not the shitstorm that is now descending upon them.

Ignignot•83 months

Is txso a hbc?

sjmabry•83 months

HBCU

Mr.Perfect•83 months

Good luck coach. Wishing you the best as always

cypresstiger•83 months

what happened to Mike Davis? Did he quit or get fired?