As of late 2013, Jones was one of only 15 baseball coaches to win over 800 games with a single team. He led the Green Wave to 12 NCAA appearances, three NCAA Super Regional appearances and two showings at the College World Series over the course of his 21-season career with Tulane. In 2009, Jones was appointed the head coach for the United States Collegiate National team.
"I will tell you this, Tulane was my dream job," Jones said. "I mean I worked 18 years and I was junior high coach, high school coach, junior college coach, NAIA Coach, assistant at Georgia Tech.