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Jim Boylen |
Jim Boylen was named the 14th men's head basketball coach at the University of Utah on March 27, 2007. Boylen, 41, brings 20 years of coaching experience in the collegiate and professional ranks with him to Utah.
After working in the NBA for 13 years, Boylen served as the top assistant to Tom Izzo at Michigan State during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. He helped direct the Spartans to a 45-24 record and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. Michigan State advanced to the second round of the NCAA's in 2007 and ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA in three defensive categories: 7th in scoring defense (57.2 ppg), 7th in field goal percentage defense (38.4) and 9th in rebound margin (+7.0 rpg). The Spartans, who had eight underclassmen and no seniors on the roster, went 8-8 in the Big Ten Conference during Boylen's final year at Michigan State.
Boylen also began his coaching career at Michigan State, working under former head coach Jud Heathcote from 1987-92. After serving as a graduate assistant for two seasons he was promoted to a full-time assistant in 1989, filling that role for three years. The Spartans won the Big Ten Conference title and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament in 1990. Michigan State also made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 1991 and 1992.
From there, Boylen made his jump to the NBA. He joined the Houston Rockets as a video coordinator in 1992 and was promoted to assistant coach two years later. The Rockets won back-to-back NBA Championships in 1994 and 1995 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals in 1997.
During Boylen's 11-year stint in Houston, the Rockets made seven playoff appearances and had just two losing seasons. He also worked with four of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players in Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Hakeem Olajuwon and Scottie Pippen. With the Rockets, he also worked under one of the greatest coaches in NBA history, Rudy Tomjanovich. Boylen's duties included skill development, game and practice preparation, working with the perimeter players, as well as positioning and shooting. He was also in charge of team and opponent analysis.
In 2003-04, Boylen worked as an assistant coach at Golden State. He spent the 2004-05 season with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Elaine Elliott |
The University of Utah women's basketball program is in good hands as 500-win coach Elaine Elliott enters her 25th season at the helm of the program. Elliott has been regarded for years as one of the top women's collegiate coaches in the country, and with good reason. She has amassed a 509-207 record (.711) and has the longest tenure of any coach in the Mountain West Conference.
Elliott solidified her name among the most elite coaches in the country when she earned her 500th win with a 73-57 victory over Colorado State on Jan. 12, 2007. She is just one of 25 Division I coaches in the country to have accumulated 500 wins, and ranks among the top 20 in the nation in career winning percentage.
During her illustrious career, the winningest coach in Utah basketball history, has led the Utes to 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, nine regular-season conference titles, three divisional crowns and six league tournament championships.
In 24 years, she has had just one losing season (1993-94) and she has never posted a conference record below .500. Elliott has coached at least one first-team all-conference player in every season but one, and during her era, Utah has reached the championship game in all but seven MWC, WAC and HCAC tournaments ever held.
The 2006-07 saw Elaine Elliott's squad advance to the MWC Championship semifinal, and to the second round of the Women's NIT. She saw two of her athletes garner all-conference honors as Morgan Warburton landed on the first team and Kalee Whipple on the third team.
Utah finished 27-7 in 2005-06 and had the most successful postseason run any Utah or MWC women's basketball team has ever had. The Utes won the MWC Tournament Championship and advanced all the way to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Touranment. Utah nearly advanced to the Final Four, before falling to Maryland, the eventual national champions, in overtime.
Elliott guided Kim Smith to her fourth consecutive MWC Player of the Year award and a third-team All-America honor by the Associated Press. The season marked the 17th 20-win season for Utah under Elliott's tutelage. Meanwhile, Shona Thorburn was named the MVP of the MWC Tournament. Julie Larsen -- Elliott's other senior last season -- finished the season as the top three-point shooter in NCAA Division I, hitting 50.4 percent of her attempts.
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