Rick Jones is an American

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coach who most recently served as the head coach of the

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team. He held that position for 21 seasons – from

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. Early in his coaching career, Jones coached at

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, while it was an

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member and at Elon College, while it was an NAIA member. Jones led the Green Wave to 12 NCAA tournament appearances. In 2001 his team advanced to the

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for the first time in school history. In 2005, he again led his team to the CWS, this time as the overall #1 seed in the tournament. Jones' Green Wave teams won four

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regular-season championships (1997, 1998, 2001, 2005) and five Conference USA tournament championships (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005). His 814 career wins were the most tallied by any Tulane coach in any sport. Jones has been inducted into Tulane’s athletics Hall of Fame, the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. In 2023, Tulane baseball retired his uniform number.

Head coaching records

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