Daniel Jones is the new assistant volleyball coach at Montana State.
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“Daniel is a relentless and tireless worker with extensive knowledge in many areas,” Riley said. “But more importantly his loyalty, who he is as a person, and passion to provide a special experience for the student-athlete is what ultimately drove me to hire him. We are looking at building a certain culture and environment here at MSU and Daniel is going to be critical in the building of that foundation.”
Utah Valley Assistant Coach and former University of Utah Director of Volleyball Operations Daniel Jones has been named assistant coach at Montana State University, announced Bobcat head coach JJ Riley.
The duo worked two seasons together at Utah, while the Utes made its transition from the Mountain West Conference to the Pac-12. Most recently, Jones served as lead assistant at Utah Valley and helped the Wolverines to a fourth place Western Athletic Conference finish.
At UVU, Jones served as recruiting coordinator and had responsibilities with opponent scouting, practice planning, team academic progress, camps and social media. On the court, he worked with the middle blockers and setters. Jones helped UVU junior middle blocker Lauren Bakker to first-team all-WAC honors and middle blocker Madison Wolford to the WAC all-freshman squad, this fall.
"Daniel is a relentless and tireless worker with extensive knowledge in many areas," Riley said. "But more importantly his loyalty, who he is as a person, and passion to provide a special experience for the student-athlete is what ultimately drove me to hire him. We are looking at building a certain culture and environment here at MSU and Daniel is going to be critical in the building of that foundation."
Jones spent four seasons at Utah from 2010 to 2014, first serving as video and statistics coordinator, before moving into operations. As director of volleyball operations, he assisted with on-campus recruiting, while overseeing the team budget, travel, academic progress, camps and social media. As the video and statistics coordinator, Jones provided video and statistical analysis for matches, scouting reports and managed film exchange.
A native of New Zealand, Jones also has coaching experience with USA Volleyball. He served as an assistant coach in USA Volleyball's A2 program, which worked with the top collegiate players in the nation. Jones assisted the head coach with practices, opponent scouting, game planning and match management.
In addition, Jones has served as head coach of Club Utah since 2010. He helped guide the program to the 2011 Colorado Crossroads Open Division title. Jones has also been a lead court coach for Gold Medal Squared Volleyball camps.
He began his coaching career at Avondale College (Auckland, New Zealand), where he helped guide Avondale to the 2003 national championship, before taking over the head coaching position and a third-place finish in 2006.
Jones graduated from the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand) with a bachelor of education degree, specializing in physical education in 2002. He is married to the former Lacee Koelliker, who served seven seasons as an assistant coach at Utah Valley, following a successful four-year stint as a player with the Wolverines. The couple has a one-year-old, Adalee.
Jones has already started his duties at Montana State.
The duo worked two seasons together at Utah, while the Utes made its transition from the Mountain West Conference to the Pac-12. Most recently, Jones served as lead assistant at Utah Valley and helped the Wolverines to a fourth place Western Athletic Conference finish.
At UVU, Jones served as recruiting coordinator and had responsibilities with opponent scouting, practice planning, team academic progress, camps and social media. On the court, he worked with the middle blockers and setters. Jones helped UVU junior middle blocker Lauren Bakker to first-team all-WAC honors and middle blocker Madison Wolford to the WAC all-freshman squad, this fall.
"Daniel is a relentless and tireless worker with extensive knowledge in many areas," Riley said. "But more importantly his loyalty, who he is as a person, and passion to provide a special experience for the student-athlete is what ultimately drove me to hire him. We are looking at building a certain culture and environment here at MSU and Daniel is going to be critical in the building of that foundation."
Jones spent four seasons at Utah from 2010 to 2014, first serving as video and statistics coordinator, before moving into operations. As director of volleyball operations, he assisted with on-campus recruiting, while overseeing the team budget, travel, academic progress, camps and social media. As the video and statistics coordinator, Jones provided video and statistical analysis for matches, scouting reports and managed film exchange.
A native of New Zealand, Jones also has coaching experience with USA Volleyball. He served as an assistant coach in USA Volleyball's A2 program, which worked with the top collegiate players in the nation. Jones assisted the head coach with practices, opponent scouting, game planning and match management.
In addition, Jones has served as head coach of Club Utah since 2010. He helped guide the program to the 2011 Colorado Crossroads Open Division title. Jones has also been a lead court coach for Gold Medal Squared Volleyball camps.
He began his coaching career at Avondale College (Auckland, New Zealand), where he helped guide Avondale to the 2003 national championship, before taking over the head coaching position and a third-place finish in 2006.
Jones graduated from the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand) with a bachelor of education degree, specializing in physical education in 2002. He is married to the former Lacee Koelliker, who served seven seasons as an assistant coach at Utah Valley, following a successful four-year stint as a player with the Wolverines. The couple has a one-year-old, Adalee.
Jones has already started his duties at Montana State.
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