Corbin Award winner Brian Jones with Mrs. Pat Corbin. Provided photoOn March 11, at their annual banquet, the Brockport Basketball Boosters presented the Bill Corbin Award to Brian Jones for his years of dedication and service to the Brockport Basketball Program and the athletes of the Brockport School District.
Jones, a physical education teacher at the Brockport A.D. Oliver Middle School for 32 years, grew up in Brockport, graduating from Brockport High School in 1975. He continued his education at SUNY Cortland where he received a degree in physical education on 1979 and started his coaching career at Brockport Central Schools that same year. He received his master’s degree from The College at Brockport in Adapted Physical Education in 1989.
Jones coached boys modified basketball at Brockport for 15 years. After one year of retirement he returned to coaching in the girls basketball program for 16 more years as a freshman, JV coach and program assistant. During his career, his teams have won three Monroe County titles; two Section V titles and each year have won the Monroe County Scholar Athlete team award.
Jones was named Class A Section V Baseball Coach of the Year in 2002, the Monroe County Division I Coach of the year in 2002 and 2003 and received the New York State Coaches association honor award in 2002. In 2008 Town Supervisor Buddy Lester presented him with a community service award at the opening day of the Ed Nietopksi Field.
Over the years he coached and taught AAU basketball, Legion Baseball, Biddy Ball, Dribbling Devils, Safety Town and various summer camps and continues to teach New York State Hunter Safety education.
Jones said he is honored to receive the Corbin award.
“I have been fortunate to win a few awards throughout my coaching career,” said Jones. “We won most of them in baseball when we had very talented teams and won our league or sectionals. The Corbin Award is by far the greatest award I have ever received. It’s not about winning; it’s about being honored after a great man, coach, husband and probably most importantly, father. I took many lessons from Coach Corbin that I still use today. It has been a true honor to serve the Brockport Central School District for the past 32 years as a teacher and coach.”
Jones and his wife, Susan, have been married for 29 years. Their four children; Shane, Nathan, Kelly and Katie Sue, were all active in Brockport athletics.
