Joshua Bone - Men's Basketball Coach - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

Joshua Bone

Title:
Assistant Coach - Director of Player Development
Email:
joshua.bone@mtsu.edu

Joshua Bone enters his first year as an Assistant Coach at Middle Tennessee in the 2025-26 season, bringing nearly a decade of coaching experience and a strong background as both a player and developer of talent.

Bone spent seven seasons prior to arriving in Murfreesboro at Tennessee State, where he joined the staff in 2018 as the Video Coordinator. He was promoted to Director of Basketball Operations for three seasons (2019-22) before serving as an Assistant Coach from 2022-25. During his time at TSU, Bone led the defense, recruited nationally, developed All-Conference players and played a key role in helping the Tigers secure three consecutive winning seasons, a feat accomplished by only two other coaches in program history.

In addition to his college coaching experience, Bone has coached at the high school and AAU levels. He spent two seasons on staff at Antioch High School (TN) and founded BFG Elite, a Nashville-based AAU program that developed several players who went on to compete at the collegiate level.

As a player, Bone enjoyed success at every stage. At Brentwood Academy, he was a four-year varsity starter, leading the program to four consecutive state championships, the first team in Tennessee history to achieve the feat, while earning recognition as the state’s top-ranked guard. His team was ranked as high as No. 9 nationally.

Bone began his collegiate career at Southern Illinois University, where he contributed to a 29-7 season in 2007 that included a Missouri Valley Conference championship, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and a No. 14 national ranking in the AP poll. In his second season, he averaged 10 points and three assists per game, leading the team in three-point shooting. He later transferred to Tennessee, playing under Bruce Pearl and helping the Volunteers reach two NCAA Tournaments, including the program’s first-ever Elite Eight appearance in 2010. Bone became a critical part of their success by becoming one of the best defenders in the country.

Following his college career, Bone played professionally for three seasons, including one in Germany where he earned league MVP honors after averaging 30 points, six assists and five rebounds per game while leading his team to a championship.

Bone graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He and his wife, Lutece, are the proud parents of two daughters, Jersey and Jayce, and a son, Joshua III.