Boyle Named Head Coach Of USA Basketball U19 FIBA World Cup Team
March 27, 2023 | Men's Basketball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado's Tad Boyle will serve as head coach of the USA Basketball Men's U19 National Team at the 2023 FIBA U19 Men's World Cup, June 24-July 2 in Debrecen, Hungary, USA Basketball announced on Friday.
Boyle will be assisted by Mike Boynton Jr. (Oklahoma State) and Leon Rice (Boise State). The trio coached the 2022 USA Basketball Men's U18 Junior National Team to a gold medal at the FIBA U18 Men's Americas Championship in Tijuana, Mexico, last summer.
Boyle's time with USA Basketball dates to the 2013 USA Men's World University Games Team training camp, where he served as a court coach. He was also a member of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where the U.S. took home a bronze medal. Additionally, Boyle was an assistant coach for the 2017 Men's U19 Junior National Team that won bronze in the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Egypt.
Boyle has 17 years of collegiate head coaching experience, the last 13 with the Buffaloes. He is the institution's all-time leader in men's basketball wins coached with 272 and has led Colorado to postseason play in 11 of 12 possible appearances (no postseason in 2020), including five NCAA Tournaments. Boyle is the first coach in school history to lead the program to three-straight NCAA Tournaments in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
"I'm once again honored and humbled to have the opportunity to coach with USA Basketball and this summer with the 19-and-under national team," Boyle said. "Anytime you have the opportunity to represent your country, it's a responsibility that needs to be taken very seriously, and I'm looking forward to doing that and working with a bunch of great young men.
"I'm very excited to be working with Mike Boynton and Leon Rice for another summer. We had great synergy and chemistry last year as we won the gold medal with the 18-and-under national team. We look forward to the same challenges as we go to Hungary to try and accomplish the same."
Boynton functioned as a court coach for the 2021 USA Men's U19 team during training camp in Fort Worth, Texas, before the team won gold at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup. As head coach at Oklahoma State University, Boynton has compiled 107 wins through six seasons.
Rice is the winningest coach in Boise State men's basketball history, having tallied 10 20-win seasons and eight postseason appearances, including the 2023 NCAA Men's Tournament, during his 13 years leading the program.
Coaching selections for the U19 Men's National Team were made by the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Committee.
Boyle will be assisted by Mike Boynton Jr. (Oklahoma State) and Leon Rice (Boise State). The trio coached the 2022 USA Basketball Men's U18 Junior National Team to a gold medal at the FIBA U18 Men's Americas Championship in Tijuana, Mexico, last summer.
Boyle's time with USA Basketball dates to the 2013 USA Men's World University Games Team training camp, where he served as a court coach. He was also a member of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where the U.S. took home a bronze medal. Additionally, Boyle was an assistant coach for the 2017 Men's U19 Junior National Team that won bronze in the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Egypt.
Boyle has 17 years of collegiate head coaching experience, the last 13 with the Buffaloes. He is the institution's all-time leader in men's basketball wins coached with 272 and has led Colorado to postseason play in 11 of 12 possible appearances (no postseason in 2020), including five NCAA Tournaments. Boyle is the first coach in school history to lead the program to three-straight NCAA Tournaments in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
"I'm once again honored and humbled to have the opportunity to coach with USA Basketball and this summer with the 19-and-under national team," Boyle said. "Anytime you have the opportunity to represent your country, it's a responsibility that needs to be taken very seriously, and I'm looking forward to doing that and working with a bunch of great young men.
"I'm very excited to be working with Mike Boynton and Leon Rice for another summer. We had great synergy and chemistry last year as we won the gold medal with the 18-and-under national team. We look forward to the same challenges as we go to Hungary to try and accomplish the same."
Boynton functioned as a court coach for the 2021 USA Men's U19 team during training camp in Fort Worth, Texas, before the team won gold at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup. As head coach at Oklahoma State University, Boynton has compiled 107 wins through six seasons.
Rice is the winningest coach in Boise State men's basketball history, having tallied 10 20-win seasons and eight postseason appearances, including the 2023 NCAA Men's Tournament, during his 13 years leading the program.
Coaching selections for the U19 Men's National Team were made by the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Committee.