Rachel Jones joined the Georgia Tech women’s basketball staff as the director of strength and conditioning in June 2025. Jones, who helped lead University of Albany to four-straight 20-plus win seasons, has served in the industry for over a decade.
Jones joined the University of Albany’s strength and conditioning staff in 2018, overseeing women’s basketball, softball and cross country before she was quickly elevated to associate head strength and conditioning coach. Jones also assisted with football and served as the department’s internship coordinator. During her tenure in Albany, women’s basketball won two America East regular season championships (2023, 2025) and captured the 2022 America East Tournament Championship.
Prior to UAlbany, Jones was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 2014-18. At RPI, she was the head strength coach for women’s ice hockey, softball, baseball, women’s soccer and tennis. She also assisted with the football program and weightlifting club.
Jones arrived at RPI after a stint at Binghamton University as an assistant strength and conditioning coach overseeing women’s tennis, while assisting with women’s basketball, softball, men’s and women’s lacrosse and track and field. Jones’ additional stops include Delta State University and the University of Delaware.
Jones is a Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), a Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA) and an Advanced Sports Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting.
Jones was a softball letterwinner at the University of Delaware where she earned her bachelor’s degree in exercise science physiology in 2012. She also holds a master’s degree in exercise science from SUNY Cortland.
