Jones College

Mark Easley retired from Jones in June 2019 after serving 20 years at the College in the role of Dean of Students, head tennis coach, soccer coach and math instructor.

Easley enters his 23rd season serving as play-by-play for Bobcat football, baseball, softball and basketball broadcasts on jcbobcats.com/watch. 

Easley was head coach of the JCJC tennis teams for 17 seasons and continues to be involved with the tennis program as a volunteer assistant. He was 188-59 on the women's side and 167-86 on the men's side. That includes four MACCC and two Region 23 Tournament titles on the women's side, along with 11 women's and six men's national tournament appearances. He also had six MACCC runner-ups and four region runner-ups.

Easley was a five-time MACCC Coach of the Year, a five-time Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) Coach of the Year and the 2015 Wilson/ITA Region 3 National Coach of the Year. 

The Vardaman native was inducted into the NJCAA Women's Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame in May 2025.

During his first seven years at Jones, he coached both tennis and soccer. Easley also coached high school basketball from 1987-99 and softball for five years.

Easley played basketball at Delta State from 1981-85 and served as a graduate assistant from 1985-87. He is a member of the DSU Hall of Fame.
     
Easley and his wife of 40 years, Melody, have three children, daughters, Katie and Lauryn and a son, Daniel.