Baylor

Brian Boland resigned as Baylor's Director of Tennis and Head Men's Tennis Coach on July 29, 2020, after two seasons in Waco. He was introduced on May 24, 2018 as the ninth head coach in program history and led the Bears to a 38-9 record, including a 26-0 mark at home, during his tenure.

Despite the 2020 season being cut short, Boland and the Bears recorded a 13-3 record and a perfect 10-0 mark in Waco. Boland reached 600 career wins after the Bears swept Boise State, 7-0, on Jan. 18. 

Boland guided the Bears to the program's ninth Big 12 Championship title in 2019, upending eventual national champion and top-seeded Texas, 4-1, in the finals. Boland saw six Bears earn a combined eight all-conference honors, highlighted by Big 12 Freshman of the Year Adrian Boitan. The Bears advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals in Boland's first season and went a perfect 16-0 in home matches.

A four-time national champion with 23 years of head coaching experience, Boland won four national championships in a five-year span at Virginia before departing to become the head of men's tennis for USTA Player Development in May 2017.

Boland has tallied a 612-99 career record and led teams to 18 NCAA Tournament appearances. His teams have averaged less than one loss in conference play per season, going a combined 212-20 over 22 seasons.

Virginia finished top-10 nationally in each of the final 14 seasons in Boland's 16-year tenure as head coach, including 11 consecutive seasons with a top-five final national ranking. He led the Cavaliers to national championships in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017, and UVA advanced to the national semifinals in 10 of his final 11 seasons, including each of the last eight years. His teams achieved No. 1 national rankings in 10 different seasons, won six ITA National Team Indoor Championships and 12 ACC Championships.

Virginia also won 13 consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference regular season titles and went on a streak of 140 consecutive wins against ACC opponents, which is the longest winning streak in conference history in any sport.

Boland was recognized as ITA National Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2016. He's a seven-time ITA Regional Coach of the Year and a 10-time conference Coach of the Year. Boland has coached 43 All-Americans, four NCAA Singles Champions, three NCAA Doubles Champions, 59 All-ACC selections, three ITA National Players of the Year, two ITA National Freshmen of the Year, 10 ITA Regional Rookies of the Year, four ACC Freshmen of the Year, 12 ACC Tournament MVPs and three ACC Players of the Year.

Boland's first five years as a head coach were at his alma mater, Indiana State, where he led the program from 1997 through 2001. He posted a 121-32 record at ISU, including a 57-3 Missouri Valley Conference mark that included a perfect 36-0 league record over his final three seasons. He was recognized as MVC Coach of the Year in four of five seasons and was named 2000 ITA Region V Coach of the Year.

During his tenure at Indiana State, Boland also served as Director of Tennis at the Terre Haute Country Club. In addition, he and his wife Becky established the Sycamore Tennis Summer Camp, which drew hundreds of kids from across the state. On Sept. 29, 2016, he was inducted into the Indiana State University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Boland earned a bachelor of science degree in political science from ISU in 1995. He and his wife, Becky, have four children, Briana, Bryce, Brendan and Brooke. 

THE BOLAND FILE

Born	May 27, 1972
College	Indiana State University, 1995
Family	Wife: Becky; Children: Briana, Bryce, Brendan, Brooke

 

COACHING EXPERIENCE
1997-2001	Indiana State University • Head Coach
2002-2017	University of Virginia • Head Coach
2017-2018	USTA • Head of Men's Tennis (Player Development)
2018-2020	Baylor University • Head Coach

 

COACHING HONORS Two-time ITA National Coach of the Year (2008, 2016) Seven-time ITA Regional Coach of the Year Six-time ACC Coach of the Year Four-time MVC Coach of the Year

 

BY THE NUMBERS

National Titles	4 (2013, 2015-17)
Conference Titles	16 (13 - ACC, 3 - MVC)
Conference Tournament Titles	16 (12 - ACC, 3 - MVC, 1- Big 12)
Postseason Berths	18
NCAA Semifinals	10 (2007-08, 2010-17)
NCAA Finals	6 (2011-13, 2015-17)

 

HEAD COACHING RECORD
Year	School	Record	Postseason	Conf. Record	Conf. Finish
1997	Indiana State	19-11	--	10-2	3rd (MVC)
1998	Indiana State	22-7	--	11-1	2nd (MVC)
1999	Indiana State	23-4	NCAA First Round	12-0	Champions (MVC)
2000	Indiana State	31-5	NCAA Second Round	12-0	Champions (MVC)
2001	Indiana State	26-5	NCAA Second Round	12-0	Champions (MVC)
2002	Virginia	12-12	--	2-6	7th (ACC)
2003	Virginia	20-8	--	4-4	5th (ACC)
2004	Virginia	24-4	NCAA Round of 16	7-1	Champions (ACC)
2005	Virginia	27-3	NCAA Quarterfinals	9-0	Champions (ACC)
2006	Virginia	24-9	NCAA Quarterfinals	9-2	Champions (ACC)
2007	Virginia	30-4	NCAA Semifinals	11-0	Champions (ACC)
2008	Virginia	32-1	NCAA Semifinals	11-0	Champions (ACC)
2009	Virginia	32-1	NCAA Quarterfinals	11-0	Champions (ACC)
2010	Virginia	39-2	NCAA Semifinals	11-0	Champions (ACC)
2011	Virginia	34-1	NCAA Finals	11-0	Champions (ACC)
2012	Virginia	29-2	NCAA Finals	11-0	Champions (ACC)
2013	Virginia	30-0	NCAA Champions	10-0	Champions (ACC)
2014	Virginia	27-3	NCAA Semifinals	11-0	Champions (ACC)
2015	Virginia	29-3	NCAA Champions	12-0	Champions (ACC)
2016	Virginia	30-4	NCAA Champions	11-1	Champions (ACC)
2017	Virginia	34-1	NCAA Champions	11-1	2nd (ACC)
2019	Baylor	25-6	NCAA Quarterfinals	3-2	2nd (Big 12)
2020	Baylor	13-3	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*
Career	23 Seasons	612-99	18 NCAA Berths	212-20

*The 2020 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All winter and spring NCAA Championships were officially canceled on March 12, and the Big 12 Conference canceled remaining portions of spring schedules on March 13.