Jim Boylan

Jim Boylan
	Boylan as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013
Personal information
Born	April 28, 1955 (age 68); Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Mary; (Jersey City, New Jersey)
College	Assumption (1974–1976); Marquette (1976–1978);
Vevey Basket
1986–1989	Michigan State (assistant)
1989–1992	New Hampshire
1992–1997	Cleveland Cavaliers (scout)
1997–2001	Vancouver Grizzlies (assistant)
2001–2002	Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2003–2004	Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
2004–2007	Chicago Bulls (assistant)
2007–2008	Chicago Bulls
2008–2013	Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2013	Milwaukee Bucks
2013–2018	Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 1977); As assistant coach: NBA champion (2016);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jim Boylan (born April 28, 1955) is an American basketball coach. He served as the interim head coach for the Chicago Bulls for part of the 2007–08 NBA season. He also served as an interim coach for the Milwaukee Bucks for part of the 2012–13 NBA season.^[1] Most recently, he played a part in helping the Cleveland Cavaliers win the 2016 NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors.

Playing career

Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Boylan played basketball at St. Mary High School.^[2]

He started his college career at

San Diego Clippers after the 1977–78 season. Boylan played for the Tucson Gunners in the Western Basketball Association during the 1978–79 season. He was named a second team All Star, and he helped the Gunners with the WBA championship. However, Boylan never played an NBA game. He headed to Europe instead, having a short pro career. He played for Alviks BK of Stockholm, Sweden in the 1979–80 season.^[3]

Coaching career

Boylan began his coaching career as a

Vevey Basket to its first championship in its 30-year history. At age 31, he moved back to the States becoming an assistant under Jud Heathcote at Michigan State University from 1986 to 1989. Boylan then took over head coaching duties at the University of New Hampshire, succeeding Gerry Friel

. UNH fired Boylan after three dismal seasons in the spring of 1992.

In 1992 Boylan entered the

Brian Hill and later Lionel Hollins. In 2001, Boylan became a member of Frank Johnson's coaching staff in Phoenix, and remained working for the Phoenix Suns under Johnson's successor Scott Skiles. After Skiles was fired in 2002, Boylan worked with Terry Stotts for the Atlanta Hawks during the 2003–04 NBA season

.

In 2004, Boylan became lead assistant to Skiles, who had taken over as head coach of the Chicago Bulls. On December 27, 2007, after the firing of Scott Skiles, Jim was named the interim coach for the Bulls for the remaining season. Boylan was not retained at the conclusion of the season after compiling a 24–32 record with the Bulls. On May 14, 2008, he was hired as an assistant to Scott Skiles by the Milwaukee Bucks. When Skiles resigned in January 2013, Boylan became head coach of the Bucks. The team went 22–28 under his guidance and made the playoffs, but were swept in the first round by the Miami Heat. At the end of the season, the Bucks decided not to give Boylan a new contract.^[4] Instead, Boylan would be hired by the Cleveland Cavaliers later on in the same year. He would later on be a part of the 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers squad to earn an NBA Finals championship over the 73–9 Golden State Warriors.

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %


Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Chicago	2007–08	56	24	32	.429	4th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Milwaukee	2012–13	50	22	28	.440	3rd in Central	4	0	4	.000	Lost in First Round
Career		106	46	60	.434		4	0	4	.000

References

^ "Jim Boylan in as interim coach in Milwaukee". January 8, 2013.
^ Hague, Jim. "From here to...da Bulls! Jersey City native becomes NBA head coach" Archived November 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Hudson Reporter, April 1, 2008. Accessed November 7, 2017. "After serving as an assistant coach in the league for 15 years, the Jersey City native and St. Mary's High School graduate recently received his chance to be a head coach, taking over when former Bulls head coach Scott Skiles was fired on Christmas Day."
^ "KFUM 08 Alvik Basket". Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
^ Milwaukee Bucks Seek New Head Coach

[1] "Jim Boylan in as interim coach in Milwaukee". January 8, 2013.

[2] Hague, Jim. "From here to...da Bulls! Jersey City native becomes NBA head coach" Archived November 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Hudson Reporter, April 1, 2008. Accessed November 7, 2017. "After serving as an assistant coach in the league for 15 years, the Jersey City native and St. Mary's High School graduate recently received his chance to be a head coach, taking over when former Bulls head coach Scott Skiles was fired on Christmas Day."

[3] "KFUM 08 Alvik Basket". Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2007.

[4] Milwaukee Bucks Seek New Head Coach

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