Lucius Jones

Hidden Gems C.E.O. + Program Director

614-330-1861

LUCIUS JONES basketball profile
Position: Owner/GM/Coach
Team: Ohio H.G. (USA) (2011-13))
Nationality: USA USA
Ohio H.G. Previous teams:
Battle Creek K. (USA-IBA)
Holland Blast (USA-IBA)


Lucius Jones Basketball Career
Summer League Head Coach:
2001: Worthington (A.M.L. Enterprises)
2002: Worthington: A.M.L. Enterprises)
2003: Worthington(Cassidy Auto Sales)
2004: Worthington (Acura)
2005: Worthington (Precision Cylinders)
2005: Female Worthington (Pengwyn)
2006: Worthington (Pengwyn)
2006: Worthington (Hidden Gems)
2006: Female Worthington(Pengwyn)
2007: Worthington (Pengwyn)
2007: Worthington (Hidden Gems)
2007: Female Worthington (Pengwyn)
2008: Worthington (Pengwyn)
2008: Worthington (Hidden Gems)
2009: Worthington (Buckeye Corner)
2009: Female Worthington (Pengwyn)
2010: Worthington (Buckeye Corner)
2010: Worthington (Hidden Gems)
2010: Female Worthington (Pengwyn)
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Coach Assistant:
2000-2001: Marion Catholic H.S.(Marion,Ohio) Girls Varsity
2001-2002: Marion Catholic H.S.(Marion,Ohio) Girls Varsity
2002-2003: Wellington H.S.(Columbus,Ohio) Boys Varsity
2003-2004: Wellington H.S.(Columbus,Ohio) Boys Varsity
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Dir of Player Personnel:
2004: Grand Rapids Flight (IBL)
2005: Grand Rapids Flight (IBL)
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Coach Assistant:
2004: AAU Central Ohio Knights AAU
2005: AAU Central Ohio Knights AAU
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Dir of Player Personnel:
2006: Holland Blast (IBL)
2007: Holland Blast (IBL)
2008: Battle Creek Knights (IPBL)
2009: Battle Creek Knights (IPBL)
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Head Coach:
2008: Columbus Hidden Gems (WBCBL)
2009: Columbus Hidden Gems (WBCBL)
2009: Dir of Player Personnel ABA Columbus Crush
2009-2010: Head Coach ABA Cleveland Travel Team
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Head Coach and Owner:
2010: Columbus Hidden Gems (WBCBL)
2010: Ohio Hidden Gems (IBL)
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Head Coach:
2011: Columbus Hidden Gems (WBCBL)
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Owner/GM/Ass.Coach:
2011-2012: Ohio Hidden Gems (UBA), also Personal Trainer at Thomas Worthington HS
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Coach:
2012: NBA D-League National Tryout
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Owner/GM/Ass.Coach:
2012-2013: Ohio Hidden Gems (UBA)
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Awards/Achievements:
Awards/Achievements:
Awards/Achievements:
WSL Final Four (A.M.L. Enterprises) -01
Ohio H.S. State Final Four (Wellington H.S.) -03
WSL Regular Season Champion (Precision Cylinders) -05
Female WSL Regular Season Champion (Pengwyn) -06
Female WSL Tournament Runner-Up (Pengwyn) -06
WSL Regular Season Champion (Pengwyn) -07
WSL Regular season Champion (Hidden Gems) -07
AAU National Tournament Invite (Hidden Gems AAU) -08
WBCBL Regular Season Runner-Up -09
WBCBL Regional Finalist -09
PBL Central Division Champion -09
PBL Finalist -09
WBCBL North East Division Champion -10
WBCBL North East Regional Runner-Up -10
WBCBL National Tournament Elite 8 -10
WBCBL #1 National Ranking -10
Head Coach: WUBA All-Star Game -12
UBA Eastern Conference Champion -13
UBA Quarterfinals -13

HIDDEN GEMS AAU DIRECTOR = 2007-current
* 25-30 yearly Boys Teams since 2011
* 4-6 Girls Teams for 2017

HIDDEN GEMS SHOWCASE DIRECTOR = 2007-current
* 30+ Colleges every Fall & 15+ every Spring since 2010
* 50+ Colleges in Fall & 20+ in Spring since 2012
* 100 kids per event since 2009
* Multiple Scholarship Offers since 2009
* 200 kids per event since 2014

HIDDEN GEMS TRAINING DIRECTOR = 1995-current
* WNBA & NBA Players listed as former clients
* Countless D1 & D2 male & female players on client lists

HIDDEN GEMS ACADEMY DIRECTOR = 2015-current
* 100s of kids have benefitted from these workouts

HIDDEN GEMS COLLEGE PLACEMENT
* As of 11/20/16 we are at 13 D1 & 70 D2 outside Placements
* As of 11/20/16 we are at 22 D1 & 72 D2 AAU Placements

HIDDEN GEMS PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT
* As of late 2016 we are at 36 Overseas Placements
* As of late 2016 we are at 65 Domestic Placements

O.B.B.L DIRECTOR = 2014-2015
* Co-Founder of the O.B.B.L. with Corey Albertson
* 3 Ohio Dates setup like the current Shoe Circuits

HIDDEN GEMS EVENTS
* Quality Tournaments that field 25-75 teams
* Exposure opportunities of all kinds

HIDDEN GEMS H.S. RANKINGS = 2011-current
* Some statewide, but mostly central ohio coverage