Marquis Jones attended Clearfield High in Clearfield, UT, where he ranked 2nd all-time in scoring and 9th in single-season assists. He continued his basketball career at Iowa Wesleyan University, where he was a two-year starter, helping the team reach the USCAA Division I postseason.

Marquis began coaching as the Boys Junior Varsity Head Coach and Player Development Coach at Clearfield High while still in college. After earning his degree in Exercise Physiology and Sport Performance, he joined Weber State University’s Division I Women’s Basketball team as a Student Assistant, later becoming Director of Basketball and Video Operations. He then served as a Division II Assistant at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Currently, Marquis is in his second year as a substitute teacher and boys basketball assistant coach at Layton Christian Academy, where the team won the 2023-2024 UHSAA 4A State Championship.