Ernest Jones is entering his first year with the South Jersey Jazz Basketball Club. Coach Jones has been coaching youth basketball since 1995. He is an experienced AAU head coach who has coached for the Penn Jersey Panthers for 8 years from 1995 to 2005. Three years he assisted former Penn Jersey director Bill Mitchner with the 15 and 16 year old boy’s and five years he served as the head coach for the same age division. Coach Jones also spent one year coaching AAU for the South Jersey Blitz and two years with the Willingboro recreation program. He is very excited to be with the Jazz and can’t wait to get going with his 15u boy’s team this year. Coach Jones is also NCAA certified to coach in AAU college exposure events.

Ernest currently resides in Willingboro New Jersey and has been employed with Wakefern Food Corporation "Shoprite" for 20 years.