| Popeye Jones interested in Murray State job 5.19.11 |
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THE MURRAY LEDGER AND TIMES IS REPORTING FORMER MURRAY STATE BASKETBALL GREAT RONALD "POPEYE" JONES IS INTERESTED IN RETURNING TO HIS ALMA MATER TO BE HEAD BASKETBALL COACH. ACCORDING TO A SOURCE, JONES HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH MURRAY STATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ALLEN WARD, BUT IS REPORTEDLY IN THE AREA. JONES IS CURRENTLY AN ASSISTANT COACH WITH THE N-B-A'S NEW JERSEY NETS. THE RACER JOB HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE LAST SUNDAY, WHEN COACH BILLY KENNEDY RESIGNED TO BECOME THE COACH AT TEXAS A AND M. JONES PLAYED FOR MURRAY STATE FROM 1988-92 AND WAS TWICE NAMED O-V-C PLAYER OF THE YEAR. |
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