ST. MARY’S CITY — Nearly a quarter-century after he last wore a Seahawks uniform, Brandon T. Jones still owns the two biggest numbers in St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s basketball: 1,732 career points and 640 career field goals.
Jones, a 2002 graduate who went on to lead a technology consulting firm with an office in Leonardtown, died Oct. 19, 2026, the college announced Monday. He was 46. The college did not say how he died.
Family, friends, former teammates and colleagues gathered Monday, Nov. 2, to celebrate his life, according to the college, which said its community joined them in honoring him.
His death removes one of the most decorated athletes in the history of the public honors college, and one of its more visible alumni in business. College President Rhonda Phillips said his legacy reached well past the records he set, noting that Jones returned this year as keynote speaker at the Board of Trustees retreat.
A scorer the record book still can’t catch
Jones, a guard who wore No. 32, lettered all four years for the Seahawks. His Athletic Hall of Fame profile shows how completely he dominated the program’s offense:
- 1,732 career points, the school record
- 640 career field goals made, the school record
- 612 points and 224 field goals as a senior, both single-season school records
- 23.6 points per game as a senior, first in the Capital Athletic Conference and eighth in NCAA Division III
- 141 career steals (third in school history) and 191 assists (eighth)
He led the Capital Athletic Conference in scoring twice, in 2000 and 2002, and was named second-team all-conference both seasons. He also earned team MVP and Coach’s Award honors.
Jones crossed 1,000 career points as a junior, the same season he helped the Seahawks go 18-8. At the time, that was the most wins the program had recorded as an NCAA Division III team. St. Mary’s inducted him into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008, six years after he graduated.
The college’s remembrance quoted a member of the Seahawks basketball community who described Jones as a driving force behind the team’s success and someone who lived out “the St. Mary’s Way,” the college’s shorthand for its values, long after graduation.
From computer science to the Navy and the C-suite
Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science at St. Mary’s, then built a career in technology leadership, much of it tied to the Navy.
According to Throughline Inc.’s 2023 announcement of his appointment, he had served as principal deputy chief information officer at Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, overseeing a $120 million IT budget. He also led Department of the Navy cybersecurity work as a management consultant at PwC and was chief information officer of the Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies.
Throughline, a Washington-based enterprise design strategy firm, named Jones chief executive effective Feb. 1, 2023, succeeding founder Scott Williams. Jones had previously been a client of the firm and a member of its board.
The company has a Southern Maryland footprint. Throughline opened an office in Leonardtown in 2022 to support its work for Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, a relationship the firm says dates to 2005.
His professional honors included AFCEA International’s 40 Under 40 award in 2019 and recognition in the Washington Business Journal’s C-Suite Awards. In 2024, the Information Technology Senior Management Forum named him its Mentor of the Year, an award the college cited as a reflection of his commitment to developing others.
Outside the office, he served on the board of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy and took part in the Associated Black Charities’ Board Pipeline leadership program, according to the 2023 announcement.
‘The lives you touch’
In its remembrance, the college shared a tribute that described Jones as a teammate, colleague, husband, father and friend who understood that leadership is measured by the people a person lifts up, not by titles or accomplishments.
Phillips extended the college’s condolences to his family, friends and former teammates, and said St. Mary’s is grateful for the example he set.
Jones’ visit to campus this year came during a busy stretch for the college’s alumni ties to its governing board. Gov. Wes Moore last week appointed alumnus Jayson Williams, Class of 2003, to the Board of Trustees.
The college did not release information about memorial contributions.
