Aiko Jones was named an assistant coach on the Bellarmine University volleyball staff in March of 2025.
Jones comes to Bellarmine amidst starting her professional playing career, signing with the Professional Volleyball Federation's Atlanta Vibe in December of 2024.
While this will be her first collegiate coaching job, Jones has been coaching in some capacity since she came to Louisville. Beginning as a summer camp coach for University of Louisville volleyball camps, she has also had short stints in high school volleyball as a guest coach at some North Bullitt and Grandview Heights High practices. In addition, Jones has been providing private coaching lessons.
An opposite side hitter, Jones was well-known in her time at the University of Louisville from 2018-2023. After taking a redshirt her freshman year in 2018, Jones broke out in 2019 and never looked back, earning three First Team All-ACC, two Second Team All-ACC, four ACVA NCAA Tournament All-Region First Team and an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors in her career. A five-year starter and four-time captain for the Cardinals, Jones entered the Louisville record books as a member of its 1,000-kill club, finishing her career with 1,344, good for 10th most all time and 4th most in the rally scoring era. She also racked up 579 digs, 482 total blocks (7th all-time, 5th in rally scoring era) and 155 aces (7th all-time, 2nd in rally scoring era) in her 149 career matches, the sixth most all-time.
