Cameron Jones is in his second season of collegiate coaching as a member of the Colorado College men’s basketball coaching staffin 2022-23. His responsibilities include recruiting, player development, scouting reports, scheduling, and travel.
Jones earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from Pacific University in May 2021.
While at Pacific, Jones was a three-year member of the men’s basketball team from 2018-21. He also played one season at Northwest Conference rival Linfield University.
As an undergrad, Jones gained valuable coaching experience working various camps in California, the most notable of which was the 2019 Stanford Women’s Basketball Camp. He also was a coach at the 2017-18 Linfield College youth basketball camp. Jones also was a coach and staff member at the Basketball Jones Hoop Camps from 2017-21, and the Bulldawgs Basketball Club from 2016-19.
In addition to being a student-athlete, Jones was a sports event assistant for three years, working football and soccer games, as well as track & field meets. He also was part of the crew that set up and broke down admissions and concessions stands for all sporting events.
Jones also was member of the Pacific’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), first representing the men’s basketball program and later as a member of the executive board.
Jones completed an internship with ESPN’s Top-Rank Boxing in 2021. His roles included arena and production truck set-up and break down, in-venue branding, and live event camera operation. Jones also served as a production assistant.
A native of Santa Cruz, Calif., Jones was 2017 graduate of Palma School, where he played both basketball and football. He helped lead Palma to the NorCal championship game in football and the school’s first appearance in the state championship basketball game in 24 years.
Jones’ father, Pat, graduated from Colorado College in 1994 after being on the most successful teams in school history, the 1991-92 squad that posted a 22-5 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. His sister Haley, plays basketball at Stanford University and was named Most Outstanding player of the 2021 Women’s Final Four after leading the Cardinal to the national championship.
