University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Dante Turner-Jones joined the Titans as their assistant coach in strength and conditioning in the summer of 2026.

He joined Detroit Mercy after working as an assistant strength coach at Winthrop last season, working with men's soccer, women's lacrosse, track and field, and women's golf. 

Prior to that, he worked as a strength and conditioning intern with Pittsburgh and Robert Morris. 

Turner-Jones also worked as a basketball strength coach with Run The Show and as a personal trainer with the Jewish Community Center, all in the Pittsburgh area. 

He graduated from Slippery Rock in 2022 with a degree in Exercise Science and was certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) in 2025.