Tad Boyle
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Colorado |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Record | 140–87 (.617) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 6, 1963 Greeley, Colorado |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1985 | Kansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1989 | Greeley West HS (sophomores) |
| 1989–1991 | Loveland HS (asst.) |
| 1991–1994 | Longmont HS |
| 1994–1997 | Oregon (asst.) |
| 1997–1998 | Tennessee (asst.) |
| 1998–2000 | Jacksonville State (asst.) |
| 2000–2006 | Wichita State (asst.) |
| 2006–2010 | Northern Colorado |
| 2010–present | Colorado |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 196–153 (.562) |
Thomas Martin "Tad" Boyle (born January 6, 1963) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Colorado. He was named the 18th coach in University of Colorado men's basketball history on April 19, 2010 replacing Jeff Bzdelik. Boyle was named as an assistant coach for USA Basketball a second time in 2015 He played collegiately at Kansas under coach Ted Owens and Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown.
While playing for the Jayhawks, Boyle played on two NCAA Tournament teams in 1984 and 1985. He served as team captain his senior year, which was 1988 NBA Draft choice Danny Manning's freshman season and University of Maryland coach Mark Turgeon's sophomore season.
Before heading to play collegiately at Kansas, Boyle was a standout performer at Greeley Central High School, where he led the Wildcats to a state championship as a senior in 1981 and earned Colorado Player of the Year honors, as well as being selected to the Converse All-American team. His high school jersey was retired at the conclusion of his senior season.
Boyle played collegiately for legendary coach Larry Brown at Kansas (1981–85). He was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams (1984, 1985) and was part of the 1984 Big Eight Tournament championship squad. As a senior, Boyle captained the Jayhawks, which featured freshman Danny Manning, who three years later led the Jayhawks to the NCAA Championship.
After earning a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Kansas in 1985, he became a commodities broker in Kansas City. In 1986 he returned to Colorado and has continued his career as a Commodities Broker where Boyle also got back into basketball and went on to serve for six years as a high school basketball coach at various Colorado programs. He was the sophomore basketball coach at Greeley (Colo.) West for a year and then was an assistant coach at Loveland (Colo.) High School for two years. From there, he served at Longmont (Colo.) High School for three years.
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