North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Names Choboy Men's Tennis Coach
7/25/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
July 25, 2002
Jon Choboy has been named head coach of the men's tennis team at NC State University. Choboy comes to the Wolfpack from Brown University, where he has served as head coach for the past four seasons.
While at Brown, Choboy compiled a record of 53-37, enjoying his greatest success last season when he led Brown to its first-ever Ivy League championship, completing a perfect 7-0 regular season and earning an NCAA Tournament berth. For his efforts, Choboy was named the Wilson ITA Region I Head Coach of the Year for the 2002 season.
Brown qualified for the 2002 National Team NCAA Indoor Championships as one of the top 16 teams in the country, a first-ever feat for the school.
Since 1998, Brown's regional ranking jumped from 18th in 1998-99 to first in 2001-02. Choboy also helped produce the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2000 and 2001.
Prior to his stint at Brown, Choboy served as an assistant coach at Florida for two years. While with the Gators, Choboy helped Florida to a No. 9 and No. 15 national ranking.
Choboy also has head-coaching experience at Charleston Southern and Springfield College. While at Charleston Southern he coached both the men's and women's teams, and was named Big South Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1996. At Springfield, Choboy's team won the conference title in 1991, and he has named Northeast Conference Coach of the Year that same season.
Choboy also worked as an assistant coach at Springfield College and Canisius College, and has served as the head tennis coach at Niagara Catholic High School and St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute.
The Youngstown, New York, native is a 1989 graduate of Canisius College with a bachelor of science degree in physical education. Choboy also obtained his master's in psychology from Springfield in 1992.
At Canisius he was a three-year all-conference selection, going 75-10 as first and second singles. He competed on the Canadian Satellite Circuit from 1987-88 and in USPTA sanctioned tennis tournaments from 1989-92. Choboy has been a Professional 1 member of the United States Professional Tennis Association since 1989.
