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{{short description|American basketball coach}}
{{About|| American basketball coach in NBA history and former pro player|Jim Boylan|the Canadian businessman|James Boylen}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jim Boylen
| image = Jim Boylen (51910097162) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Boylen as head coach of the [[United States men's national basketball team]] in 2022
| team = Indiana Pacers
| position = Assistant coach
| league = [[NBA]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|4|18}}
| birth_place = [[East Grand Rapids, Michigan]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| high_school = [[East Grand Rapids High School|East Grand Rapids]]<br>(East Grand Rapids, Michigan)
| college = [[Maine Black Bears men's basketball|Maine]] (1983–1987)
| career_position = [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
| coach_start = 1987
| cyears1 = 1987–1992
| cteam1 = [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] (assistant)
| cyears2 = {{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}
| cteam2 = [[Houston Rockets]] (assistant)
| cyears3 = {{nbay|2003|full=y}}
| cteam3 = [[Golden State Warriors]] (assistant)
| cyears4 = {{nbay|2004|full=y}}
| cteam4 = [[Milwaukee Bucks]] (assistant)
| cyears5 = 2005–2007
| cteam5 = Michigan State (assistant)
| cyears6 = 2007–2011
| cteam6 = [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]]
| cyears7 = {{nbay|2011|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}}
| cteam7 = [[Indiana Pacers]] (assistant)
| cyears8 = {{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}}
| cteam8 = [[San Antonio Spurs]] (assistant)
| cyears9 = {{nbay|2015|start}}–{{nbay|2018|start}}
| cteam9 = [[Chicago Bulls]] (assoc. HC)
| cyears10 = {{nbay|2018|start}}–{{nbay|2019|end}}
| cteam10 = Chicago Bulls
| cyears11 = {{nbay|2023|start}}–present
| cteam11 = Indiana Pacers (assistant)
| highlights = '''As coach:'''
* [[Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament|Mountain West tournament]] champion ([[2009 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament|2009]])
* Mountain West Conference Regular Season (2009)
'''As assistant coach:'''
* 3× [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|1994}}, {{nbafy|1995}}, {{nbafy|2014}})
}}
'''James Francis Boylen'''<ref>{{citation|url=http://spartanhistory.kora.matrix.msu.edu/files/1/4/1-4-1422-54-S201_1992.pdf|title=Commencement, 1992 Spring Term|publisher=Michigan State University|page=60|year=1992}}</ref> (born April 18, 1965)  is an American [[basketball]] coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for the [[Indiana Pacers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). Boylen served as head coach for the [[Utah Utes men's basketball|University of Utah]], coaching the program from 2007 to 2011 before being fired on March 12, 2011. The Utah job was his first head coaching position after spending over a decade as an assistant at both the NBA and NCAA levels. He replaced [[Ray Giacoletti]], who was fired from Utah on March 3, 2007. Prior to joining Utah, Boylen spent two years at [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State University]] (MSU) as assistant coach under [[Tom Izzo]].

==College career==
Boylen was born in [[East Grand Rapids, Michigan]] in 1965 and attended the [[Maine Black Bears men's basketball|University of Maine]], where he was a captain during both his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, he earned First Team All-North Atlantic Conference honors after averaging 21 points per game. That same year, he finished runner-up in the conference Player of the Year voting to Northeastern's [[Reggie Lewis]]. Boylen earned a bachelor's degree in business from Maine in 1987.

==Coaching history==

===Early years===
Boylen began his coaching career as an assistant under Michigan State head coach [[Jud Heathcote]]. He would stay there from 1987 to 1992 before accepting a position with the [[NBA]]'s [[Houston Rockets]], serving under [[Rudy Tomjanovich]]. As an assistant coach with the Rockets, Boylen would help coach the team to win two NBA championships. After his 11-year stint with Houston, Boylen became an assistant coach with the [[Golden State Warriors]] and then the [[Milwaukee Bucks]]. After 13 years of coaching in the NBA, he returned to Michigan State as an assistant with the Spartans. As [[Tom Izzo]]'s top assistant, he helped lead Michigan State to a 45–23 record in two years, including two NCAA appearances.

===University of Utah===
On March 27, 2007, Boylen was named the head coach at the [[Utah Utes men's basketball|University of Utah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://utahutes.com/news/2007/3/27/Jim_Boylen_Named_Head_Men_s_Basketball_Coach_At_Utah.aspx |title=JIM BOYLEN NAMED HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH AT UTAH|work=Utah Utes|date=March 27, 2007}}</ref>

In his first season, Boylen brought more consistency to the Utes, guiding them to their first winning record in two years and their first postseason berth since reaching the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] in [[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2005]]. While there were some struggles, including two losses to [[BYU Cougars men's basketball|BYU]] for the second consecutive year, Utah did manage to beat instate rival [[Utah State Aggies men's basketball|Utah State]] and earned a surprising victory on the road at [[California Golden Bears men's basketball|Cal]]. The Utes also stunned [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]] in the first round of the 2008 Mountain West tournament, all but killing the Lobos' chances of gaining an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Boylen's Utes finished his inaugural season with an 18–15 mark, defeating UTEP in the first round of the [[2008 College Basketball Invitational]] before losing to eventual champion [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball|Tulsa]].

In his second season, Boylen turned the Utes into [[Mountain West Conference]] champions, guiding them to a 21–9 regular season record (12–4 in the Mountain West) and winning the conference tournament. The Utes were then given a fifth seed in the [[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] but were upset by the [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] squad with two future NBA players ([[Jordan Hill (basketball)|Jordan Hill]] and [[Chase Budinger]]).

After graduating several key players from the 2008–09 team, Utah struggled in Boylen's third season, regressing to a losing record and finishing in the bottom-half of the Mountain West Conference. Their 17 losses marked their second worst total in the last 20 years with only the 2007 Utes having more on the season.

In Boylen's fourth season, the Utes went 13–18. The program fired him on March 12, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-utah-fires-basketball-coach-boylen-after-4-seasons-2011mar12-story.html|title=Utah fires basketball coach Boylen after 4 seasons|work=San Diego Union-Tribune|first=Lynn|last= DeBruin|date=March 12, 2011}}</ref>

===Indiana Pacers & San Antonio Spurs===
On June 28, 2013, Boylen was hired by the [[San Antonio Spurs]] as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season after serving the last 2 seasons with the [[Indiana Pacers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Spurs Name Jim Boylen Assistant Coach |url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/news/130628_spurs_name_jim_boylen_assistant_coach |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 3, 2018 |date=June 28, 2013}}</ref> Boylen won his third NBA championship after the Spurs defeated the [[Miami Heat]] 4–1 in the [[2014 NBA Finals]].

On June 2, 2015, Boylen and [[David Vanterpool]] were named to [[Canada men's national basketball team]].

===Chicago Bulls===
On June 17, 2015, Boylen was named associate head coach of the [[Chicago Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bulls name Jim Boylen associate head coach |url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/release/bulls-name-jim-boylen-associate-head-coach |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 3, 2018 |date=June 17, 2015}}</ref>

On December 3, 2018, the Bulls promoted Boylen to head coach when [[Fred Hoiberg]] was relieved of his duties after a 5–19 start to the [[2018–19 NBA season|2018–19 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bulls Official: Fred Hoiberg Relieved as Bulls Head Coach |url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-official-fred-hoiberg-relieved-bulls-head-coach |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 3, 2018 |date=December 3, 2018}}</ref>

On August 14, 2020, the Bulls fired Boylen after a 39–84 record in two seasons without a playoff appearance. His .317 winning percentage was the second worst in franchise history (minimum 100 games) behind [[Tim Floyd]] (.205).<ref>{{cite news|title=Bulls fire head coach Jim Boylen after 2 seasons|date=August 14, 2020|website=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29660386/bulls-fire-head-coach-jim-boylen-2-seasons|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref>

On October 20, 2021, the [[USA Basketball]] announced that Boylen had been selected head coach for [[2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification|USA Basketball World Cup qualifying]] team to play in November window.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Boylen Named Head Coach of USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team for November 2021 Window|url=https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2021/10/mwcq-coach-staff.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020173927/https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2021/10/mwcq-coach-staff.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2021|date=October 20, 2021|website=usab.com|access-date=October 20, 2021}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
| type = coach
| conference = 
| postseason = 
| poll = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah Utes]]
| startyear = 2007
| conference = [[Mountain West Conference]]
| endyear = 2011
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2007–08]]
| name = Utah
| overall = 18–15
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = [[2008 College Basketball Invitational|CBI]] 2nd Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = [[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008–09]]
| name = [[2008–09 Utah Utes men's basketball team|Utah]]
| overall = 24–10
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason = [[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA 1st Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2009–10]]
| name = [[2009–10 Utah Utes men's basketball team|Utah]]
| overall = 14–17
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = T-5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = 
| season = [[2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2010–11]]
| name = [[2010–11 Utah Utes men's basketball team|Utah]]
| overall = 13–18
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Utah
| overall = 69–60 ({{Winning percentage|69|60}})
| confrecord = 32–32 ({{Winning percentage|32|32}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 69–60 ({{Winning percentage|69|60}})
| poll = no
}}

===NBA===
{{NBA coach statistics legend}}
{{NBA coach statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2018–19 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2018}}
| 58 || 17 || 41 || {{Winning percentage|17|41}} || style="text-align:center;"|5th in [[Central Division (NBA)|Central]] || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2019-20 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2019}}
| 65 || 22 || 43 || {{Winning percentage|22|43}} || style="text-align:center;"|3rd in [[Central Division (NBA)|Central]] || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 123 || 39 || 84 || {{Winning percentage|39|84}} || &nbsp; || — || — || — || — || &nbsp;
{{s-end}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071101043043/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/boylen_jim00.html University of Utah bio]
* [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jim-boylen-1.html Jim Boylen] – college basketball player statistics at [[Sports Reference]]

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