Jim Boyle (basketball)

{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (1942-2005)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Jim Boyle

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|6|9}}

| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|12|23|1942|6|9}}

| death_place = Media, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| player_years1 = 1961–1964

| player_team1 = Saint Joseph's

| coach_years1 = 1971–1973

| coach_team1 = Widener (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1973–1981

| coach_team2 = Saint Joseph's (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1981–1990

| coach_team3 = Saint Joseph's

| coach_years4 = 1990–1992

| coach_team4 = Denver Nuggets (assistant)

| overall_record = 151–114 ({{winpct|151|114}})

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record = 1–2 (NCAA Division I)
1–2 (NIT)

| championships = ECC tournament (1982)
Atlantic 10 regular season (1986)
Atlantic 10 tournament (1986)

| awards = Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1986)

| coaching_records =

}}

Jim Boyle (June 9, 1942 – December 23, 2005) was an American college basketball player and coach. He coached at Saint Joseph's from 1981 to 1990.

Early life and playing career

Boyle grew up in Philadelphia. He attended West Catholic Preparatory High School, where his teammates included Jim Lynam and Herb Magee. As a senior in 1959, he helped lead the team to the city title. Boyle played college basketball at Saint Joseph's under Jack Ramsay. He led the team in rebounding as a junior, and was named a captain as a senior, averaging 11.6 points per game. Boyle graduated from Saint Joseph's in 1964.{{cite web |title=Saint Joseph's Mourns Loss of Former Coach Jim Boyle |url=https://sjuhawks.com/news/2005/12/23/208721514 |publisher=Saint Joseph's Hawks |accessdate=July 21, 2020 |date=December 23, 2005}}

Coaching career

After graduating from Saint Joseph's, Boyle taught in the parochial school system in the Philadelphia area. In 1971, he was hired as an assistant at Widener. Boyle joined the staff at Saint Joseph's in 1973. In 1981, he helped the Hawks reach the Elite Eight.{{cite news |title=Boyle named to replace Lynam as St. Joseph's coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55867632/the-morning-call/ |accessdate=July 22, 2020 |work=The Morning Call |agency=Associated Press |date=May 21, 1981 |pages=59|via=Newspapers.com}}

On May 21, 1981, Boyle was hired as head coach at Saint Joseph's, replacing his high school teammate Jim Lynam, who left to join the Portland Trail Blazers organization. During his first season, the team finished 25–5 and won the East Coast Conference.{{cite news |title=Hawks deide to enter EAA circuit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55870918/courier-post/ |accessdate=July 22, 2020 |work=Courier-Post |date=April 2, 1982 |pages=30|via=Newspapers.com}} In 1985, Boyle hired later Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli to his staff. During the 1985–86 season, Boyle led the team to a 26–6 record, Atlantic 10 championship, and NCAA Tournament appearance. The 26 wins were at the time a school-record, and Boyle was named Atlantic 10 coach of the year. He was given a ring for the season, which was lost until it was returned to his family in 2017.{{cite news |last1=Jerardi |first1=Dick |title=Jerardi: Late SJU coach Boyle's ring comes full circle |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/colleges/st_josephs/20170308_Late_SJU_coach_Boyle_s_ring_comes_full_circle.html |accessdate=July 22, 2020 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=March 7, 2017}} Boyle announced his resignation from the Hawks on December 22, 1989, effective at the end of the season, and finished with a record of 151–114.{{cite news |last1=Juliano |first1=Joe |title=Stevenson and Duquesne rout St. Joseph's, 96–70 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55871460/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ |accessdate=July 22, 2020 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=March 4, 1990 |page=54|via=Newspapers.com}}

In September 1990, Boyle was hired as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA.{{cite news |title=Nuggets add Boyle as assistant coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55871715/the-daily-sentinel/ |accessdate=July 22, 2020 |work=Grand Junction Daily Sentinel |date=September 26, 1990 |page=27|via=Newspapers.com}} He coached for two seasons under Paul Westhead. Boyle was fired in May 1992, when new coach Dan Issel opted not to retain him.{{cite news |last1=Jasner |first1=Phil |title=Boyle's out at Denver |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55872227/philadelphia-daily-news/ |accessdate=July 22, 2020 |work=Philadelphia Daily News |date=May 23, 1992 |page=45|via=Newspapers.com}}

Personal life and death

Boyle was married to Teresa and had four children, three of whom attended Saint Joseph's. His son, Kevin, played basketball at Harvard but died in the 1990s of a rare form of cancer. Boyle died of lung cancer at his home in Media, Pennsylvania, on December 23, 2005, at the age of 63.{{cite news |title=Jim Boyle, at 63; coached basketball at Saint Joseph's |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/12/24/jim_boyle_at_63_coached_basketball_at_saint_josephs/ |accessdate=July 22, 2020 |work=The Boston Globe |agency=Associated Press |date=December 24, 2005}}

His grandson Ryan Daly played basketball at Saint Joseph's after transferring from Delaware{{cite news |last1=Tresolini |first1=Kevin |title=Family ties make Saint Joseph's logical transfer destination as ex-Hen Daly joins Hawks |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/college/ud/2018/04/09/family-ties-make-saint-josephs-logical-transfer-destination-ex-hen-daly-joins-hawks/499194002/ |accessdate=July 22, 2020 |work=The News Journal |date=April 9, 2018}} and is now an assistant coach at Bryant University.