Tad Boyle

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Thomas Martin "Tad" Boyle, born January 6, 1963, is an American college basketball coach and the University of Colorado's current head men's basketball coach.

On April 19, 2010, he was named the 18th coach in University of Colorado men's basketball history, succeeding Jeff Bzdelik.

Boyle was named as an assistant coach for USA Basketball for the second time in 2015, and he spent time in Kansas under legendary coach Ted Owens and Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. Boyle competed on two NCAA Tournament teams in 1984 and 1985 while playing for the Jayhawks.

Boyle was a standout performer at Greeley Central High School, where he led the Wildcats to a state championship as a senior and was named to the Converse All-American team.

At the end of his senior year, his high school jersey was retired.

Personal life

Boyle is married to Ann Schell of Greeley, and they have two sons, Jack and Pete, as well as Claire, a granddaughter.

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Playing career

Boyle spent time at Kansas (1981–85). He was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams (1984-1985) and was a member of the 1984 Big Eight championship team. Boyle captained the Jayhawks, which featured freshman Danny Manning, who led the Jayhawks to the NCAA Championship three years later.

Coaching career

He became a commodities broker in Kansas City after graduating with a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Kansas in 1985. In 1986, he returned to Colorado and began his work as a commodities broker; he also returned to basketball and spent six years as a high school basketball coach at various Colorado colleges. He served as the sophomore basketball coach at Greeley West High School for a year and then as the assistant coach at Loveland High School for two years. He attended Longmont High School for three years before moving to Longmont High School.

Boyle's life was forever changed by a car crash in 1994. When someone ran a red light and plowed into his vehicle at the intersection of McCaslin Boulevard and South Boulder Road in Louisville, Colorado, Boyle was off to work one morning. The front of Boyle's car was crushed. He was knocked unconscious, but the air bag had a lot of his life saved him. Boyle, then a six-figure stockbroker and thought his "other" position, as head coach at Longmont High, was nothing more than a hobby. Boyle's former University of Kansas teammate Mark Turgeon, who later became an Oregon assistant, was notified by a phone call later this year. Turgeon said that an opening was on Oregon's employees, but that it was a restricted income occupation that earned $16,000 a year. Boyle, who was not married at the time, decided to dive into a full-time coaching career.

Boyle coached at Oregon under Jerry Green, and he worked with Turgeon, his ex-coach at Kansas. He spent three seasons in Eugene, helping the Ducks win the 1995 NCAA Tournament and the 1997 National Invitational Tournament.

Boyle moved from Green to Tennessee, where he was director of basketball operations when the Vols won 20 games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1997.

Boyle reconnected with Turgeon the following year, this time as an assistant coach at Jacksonville State (Ala.), where they helped turn a team that was 8-18 into a 17-11 squad in just one season.

Boyle spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Wichita State, leading to the Shockers' rise from 9-19 (.321) in his first year to one of the country's top mid-major teams in 2006, when the Shockers went 26-09 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Shockers eventually lost to Final Four Cinderella George Mason in the regional semifinals, but not before they had won the No. 1 trophy. In the final collegiate polls, a 21 ranking is ranked.

On April 25, 2006, Boyle, a Greeley, Colorado, resident, was named the 17th coach in UNC history. At that time, the Bears were in the middle of a conversion to Division I in the first season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. In his first season, Northern Colorado finished fourth nationally in the final RPI rankings for that season. However, there were flashes of times during the season, including close losses to both Colorado (88–86) and Colorado State (75–66).

He made the team's win total rise from four to 13 and then 14. In his second season, the Bears defeated Colorado State 59–59, as well as knocking off San Diego State 72–59. At that time, the Aztecs were ranked among the country's top 50 teams in the RPI rankings. The Bears went from one conference win to an even 8–8 record in year three, earning the school's first Division I post-season trip to the Big Sky Conference tournament in year three.

Boyle's fourth season in Greeley brought the Bears to the post season for the first time in school history, advancing to the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsiders.com Tournament while winning a school record 25 games. He coached one of the first-team All-Big Sky members and also the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

He coached the Bears to a 56-66 record (.459) in four seasons, including a breakout season in 2009–10, when the Bears were 25-8 (.758) and finished second in the Big Sky Conference, prior to his move to Boulder. He was named the National Mid-Major Coach of the Year by both The Sporting News and CollegeInsider.com, where he was also selected a finalist for the National Mid-Major Coach of the Year award.

"This is it (my dream job), there's no doubt," Boyle said after being named head coach on April 19, 2010. "I remember asking Mark Turgeon (Maryland men's head coach) where I wanted to be in ten years, and I told him where I wanted to be in ten years." This is a traveling job. "I'm humbled and honoured."

Boyle's first season (2010–11), a trip to the World's Most Famous Arena (British) and a semifinal appearance in the National Invitation Tournament, set the bar for exciting things to come. The Buffaloes won a school-record 24 games, including 18 school-best wins at the CU Events Center, giving them one of the best home court advantages in all basketball. With 78.8 percent in free throw percentage (77.8), 12th in scoring (79.6 ppg), and 19th in field goal percentage (47.3), CU's first season saw the school rank fifth nationally in free throw percentage (77.8), 12th in scoring (79.6 ppg) and 19th in field goal percentage (47.3). Since leading the Buffs to a 3–0 conference record, including victories over No... Missouri and No. 9/8 Missouri and No. No. Kansas State is 21/20. The win over the Wildcats gave CU its first road win over a nationally ranked opponent since January 1997 (No. 1). 20 Texas Tech. CU defeated four ranked teams, with a 22-point comeback victory (second best comeback in school history) defeating No. 2 in the No. Defending No. 5/5 Texas is 91-89.

Boyle was the first CU coach to start the conference season with back-to-back 3–0 starts in year two (2011–37), and the first coach to win his conference opener in back-to-back years. In just 61 games, tying Cox (1935–39) won his 40th game (home win vs. Oregon). Boyle made the most of his "dream job" a reality for CU fans, with the Buffaloes winning four games in four days at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in its inaugural season of the Pac-12. Boyle became the first CU head coach to be named District 20 Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), an honor bestowed among his teaching colleagues. The 48 victories were the highest in any two-year program. "I'm a believer in Tad Boyle," ESPN College Basketball Analyst Jay Bilas said. "He isn't just a fantastic basketball coach with superb basketball knowledge, but he keeps it simple and gives his players an understanding of what you need to do to win, but also a strong sense of how teams lose. Boyle has a strong sense of tenacity. He is demanding without demeaning words, and he puts his players in a position to succeed without fear of losing. That's what truly outstanding coaches do, and Tad Boyle is a superb coach."

Boyle led the Buffs to their second year in a row in 2012, making them the first CU coach in 50 years to lead the program to back-to-back tournament appearances in year three (2012–13). The program reached the 20-win plateau for the third straight season, but it wasn't the first time a school ranked first. For the first time since 2005–06, the Buffs reached the nation's Top 25 polls after the team won their first mid-season tournament since the 2002–03 season, the Charleston Classic. 19 The United States Today Coaches' Poll, Nov. 26; AP No. 26; AP No. 86. In Nov. 19, the 23nd highest-ranked countries are ranked No. 19 (Nov. 19). The men's basketball team also set a new high attendance record, with seven sellouts; 12 of 15 home games over 10,000 fans or better in comparison to season average (10,476); and conference average (10,486). The attendance increase, which was ranked third nationally among all Division I programs, was the highest since the previous year.

As the Buffs won 23 games (2013-2014), the third most victories in school history, Boyle and his coaching staff continued to do well in year four (2013-14). In addition to setting two attendance records (season total: 173,429; non-conference total: 84,133), another NCAA Tournament is being held for a school record third straight season. With a No. 1, the staff got off to their best start in four years (14–2 record) for the first time in four years (14–2 record). The highest a CU team has seen since 1997, with a 15-ranked national ranking.

The Buffaloes reached the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) quarterfinals in 2014–15, the first time in five years the program had failed to produce a winning season in five years. During the season, the Buffs defeated NCAA Sweet 16 participant UCLA and National Invitation Tournament Champion Stanford. For the fifth year in a row, attendance remained steady, with third place finishes in all-time records in season total, season average, and conference total. The conference average was fourth. Overall, Boyle and his CU teams have the top five attendance records in season and conference total, as well as conference average; and the top five figures in season and conference average.

The Buffaloes bounced back from a disappointing 2016-2016 season, scoring a record of 22–12 and finishing in fifth place in the Pac-12 at 10-8. During the nonconference season, Boyle led Colorado to 11 straight victories, the fifth longest in program history and the best run since 1961-62. Colorado's 21 regular season victories tied for the third straightest record (including the 2013-14 and 1996-97 teams) and 22 overall, tied for fifth in the school annals. For the fourth time under Boyle, Colorado has advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

The 2016–17 Boys' squad made seven-straight years with a postseason tournament appearance; a school record. The Buffaloes were 19-15 overall and 8-10 in the Pac-12, earning them a spot in the NIT. Colorado's regular season was highlighted by victories over three ranked teams, including No. No. 13/14 Xavier and No. Both 10/10 Oregon and Final Four teams are competing in the Elite Eight and Final Four respectively.

Boyle's rookie team had the youngest squad of his tenure in 2017-18, with nine players who had not spent a single minute in a Buffaloes' uniform prior to the season. He led Colorado to 17 victories in the program's seventh winning season in eight years. For the first time in program history, the youth group in last year had some good times, including back-to-back victories over Top 15 teams.

Boyle has won five of Colorado's nine all-time seasons. He is the first CU coach to lead the Buffaloes to seven consecutive postseason appearances, and the first to lead the program to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments. His tenure at the CU Events Center is outstanding, with the Buffaloes posting a 113–22 record at home (.837) over the past eight seasons. In each of his first four years, he has been the first CU coach to win 20 games in a row. "Tad continues to make Colorado more relevant," NCAA.com Basketball Writer Andy Katz said. "He has developed them into one of the West's best teams." Now you can count on Colorado to be in play for the top tier in the Pac-12 and an NCAA tournament. Colorado may have ranked first in football, but the Buffaloes have been a boon in basketball. Boyle has led Colorado to 17 victories over ranked opponents, by far the most in team history. In fact, Boyle coached teams, with a record of 17-32, have won 28 percent of the program's victories over ranked opponents (61) since 1949-19-50. Boyle's postseason success has been capped by four victories in four days to win the 2012 Pac-12 Tournament championship. With a 13–7 record in the Big 12), he owns more than half of Colorado's all-time conference championship victories (11–6 in the Pac-12, 2–1 in the Big 12). Boyle has coached the Buffaloes to a conference semifinal or higher three times. In the first round of a conference tournament, he is a perfect 8-0 as Colorado's head coach. Boyle's 18 postseason victories and.563 winning percentage (18–14) are among the highest in Colorado history.

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