SILVERWAVESMEDIA – Assistant Coach Byron Jones was named to the Silver Waves Media Top/Most Impactful Mid-Major Assistant Coaches list for the second consecutive season as the organization announced their list on Monday morning.
 
Jones, in his second season with the program, is in his 30th season on the collegiate sidelines over his career, with stints at Indiana state, Texas (2024-25), Troy (2020-23), Air Force (2019-20), Fresno State (2011-18), Winston-Salem State (2010-11), UNC Wilmington (2002-06), Denver (1997-2002), and Eastern Kentucky (1995-97). He served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, University of Central Oklahoma, from 1993-95.
 
Over his coaching career, Jones has served with teams that have accrued 11 seasons with 20+ wins and made nine postseason appearances. Student-athletes under Jones have a 97% graduation rate, and four times has the staff earned a top 50 recruiting class ranking. 
 
Indiana State continues the 2026-27 exhibition season this upcoming weekend as the Sycamores host Rose-Hulman on Saturday, October 24, inside the Hulman Center. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET. The game will not be streamed.
 
Season Tickets On Sale Now
Indiana State Men's Basketball season tickets are now on sale online for the upcoming 2026-27 season. For more information regarding tickets, contact Mason LaGrange, Manager for Sale and Service, by calling 812-237-8972 or emailing Mason.Lagrange@indstate.edu. Fans can also call 877-ISU-TIXS or email ISU-Tickets@indstate.edu.

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