Jay Joyner

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| name = Jay Joyner

| image =Jay Joyner Dec 2016 cropped.jpg

| alt = North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball coach Jay Joyner during a game at McCamish Pavilion in 2016

| caption = Joyner in 2016

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| birth_place = Amityville, New York, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1993–1996

| player_team1 = South Carolina State

| player_years2 = 199?–199?

| player_team2 = CB 1939 Canarias

| coach_years1 = 2002–2003

| coach_team1 = Centennial HS (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 2003–2005

| coach_team2 = Tennessee State (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 2005–2006

| coach_team3 = Columbia State CC (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 2006–2008

| coach_team4 = Rutgers (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 2008–2009

| coach_team5 = Cumberland (assistant)

| coach_years6 = 2009–2012

| coach_team6 = Columbia State CC

| coach_years7 = 2012–2016

| coach_team7 = North Carolina A&T (assistant)

| coach_years8 = 2016–2020

| coach_team8 = North Carolina A&T

| overall_record = 47–62 (college)

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| tournament_record = 0–1 (CIT)

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| awards = MEAC Coach of the Year (2018)

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Jay Joyner is an American college basketball coach and former head coach for the North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team. {{cite web|url=http://www.ncataggies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=24500&ATCLID=205498596|title=Jay Joyner Bio|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/jay-joyner-1.html|title=Jay Joyner Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|publisher=}}

Playing career

Joyner played college basketball at South Carolina State under Cy Alexander, and was a part of the Bulldogs 1996 NCAA tournament squad. After college he played for the CB 1939 Canarias in Spain's Liga ACB, but retired due to nagging knee problems and his first child on the way.

Coaching career

Joyner's college coaching career began under Alexander at Tennessee State, where he served as an assistant coach. He'd then move on to assistant coaching jobs at Columbia State, Rutgers, and Cumberland before returning to Columbia State as head coach. In three seasons with the Chargers, he compiled a 61–23 record and two Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association regular season titles.

When Alexander was named the head coach at North Carolina A&T, Joyner joined his staff as an assistant coach. He was elevated to the head coaching position on March 7, 2016 after Alexander resigned. Joyner was suspended indefinitely as head coach on December 27, 2019 for undisclosed reasons. NC A&T State University stated that the issue was a "personnel matter" and would not comment further until the issue was resolved. Joyner was replaced by associate head coach Willie Jones as head coach.{{cite web |last1=Sanchez |first1=Zila |title=N.C. A&T head coach suspended indefinitely |url=https://ncatregister.com/16600/the-score/n-c-at-head-coach-suspended-indefinitely/ |website=The A&T Register|date=December 27, 2019|accessdate=September 30, 2021}}