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Jim Boylan (born April 28, 1955) is an American basketball coach. He served as the interim head coach for the
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for part of the 2007–08 NBA season. He also served as an interim coach for the
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for part of the
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. Most recently, he played a part in helping the
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win the 2016 NBA Finals over the
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.


Playing career

Born and raised in
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then a strong NCAA Division II program before transferring to
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in
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,
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. His older brother, Mike, had enjoyed an outstanding basketball career at Assumption. He was Division II Player of the Year as a senior and among the school's all-time scoring leaders. Jim started at point guard his first two years at Assumption, 1973–1977, leading the team to a third-place finish in the national championship tournament both seasons. Following his sophomore season he transferred to Marquette University in Division I. He played
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at Marquette, where he helped the Warriors win the 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (Marquette's only championship) by scoring 14 points in the National Championship Game versus the
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. After leading Marquette in assists in his junior and senior season, Boylan was drafted in the fourth round (68th overall) in the 1978 NBA draft by the
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, who became the
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after the 1977–78 season. Boylan played for the Tucson Gunners in the
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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
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of
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, Sweden in the 1979–80 season.


Coaching career

Boylan began his coaching career as a
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in Switzerland from 1982 to 1986 and led Vevey Basket to its first championship in its 30-year history. At age 31, he moved back to the States becoming an assistant under
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at
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from 1986 to 1989. Boylan then took over head coaching duties at the
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, succeeding Gerry Friel. UNH fired Boylan after three dismal seasons in the spring of 1992. In 1992 Boylan entered the
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as a video coordinator and advance scout for the
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. In 1997, he moved over to the
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, serving as an assistant under Brian Hill and later
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. In 2001, Boylan became a member of Frank Johnson's coaching staff in
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, and remained working for the
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under Johnson's successor
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. After Skiles was fired in 2002, Boylan worked with
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for the
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during the
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. In 2004, Boylan became lead assistant to Skiles, who had taken over as head coach of the
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. 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
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. 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
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. At the end of the season, the Bucks decided not to give Boylan a new contract.Milwaukee Bucks Seek New Head Coach
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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
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.


Head coaching record

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References

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