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Jon Borovich Named to 2026 100 Most Impactful Most Impactful High Major Assistant Coaches List
1/13/2026 12:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State men's basketball assistant coach Jon Borovich was named to the list of 100 Most Impactful High Major Assistant Coaches for 2026, presented by Silver Waves Media.
Borovich is in his second stint with the Michigan State men's basketball program, returning to East Lansing in August 2022 and is in his second year as an assistant coach.
Borovich, who started his coaching career at Michigan State as a graduate assistant from 2001-03 under Head Coach Tom Izzo, retuned to East Lansing in August 2022 as the program's director of recruiting operations and was named an assistant coach in June 2024.
Since his return to the full-time staff, the Spartans have extended their NCAA Tournament to 27-straight appearances, reached the Elite Eight (2025) and the Sweet Sixteen (2023) and won the Big Ten regular season title last year by three games.
Borovich has also been instrumental in scouting opponents, player development and has helped lead the team's offense. Under his guidance, several players have earned postseason honors – Tyson Walker was a two-time All-Big Ten second team selection, A.J. Hoggard twice was named All-Big Ten, Jaden Akins earned All-Big Ten third team honors and was a member of the All-Defensive Team and Jase Richardson was selected to the All-Freshman team.
Over the last three years, Borovich also helped to spearhead recruiting classes that ranked among the top-ranked in the country, with two players in the 2025-26 class who were among the top-60 players in their class and the 2024-25 class that was ranked No. 15 in the country by 247 Sports. In his first year back on staff, the coaching staff welcomed a 2023-24 recruiting class that was ranked No. 5 in the country by 247 Sports and includes two McDonald's All-American selections.
Previously, Borovich spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Northwestern (2019-22), eight season (2011-19) as an assistant at Northern Illinois, the last four as associate head coach. Prior to his stint at Northern Illinois, he was an assistant coach at Dayton (2007-11) and Oakland (2005-07).
Borovich began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Michigan State from 2001-03, assisting in video analysis while completing his master's degree in athletics administration. He then spent two seasons (2003-05) at Dayton as the Director of Basketball Operations.
A native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Borovich played collegiately at Central Michigan from 1997-2001. A two-time captain, Borovich was a part of CMU's Mid-American Conference championship team that finished with 20 wins and earned Academic All-MAC honors as a senior. He earned his bachelor's degree in sports studies from Central Michigan in 2001, with a double minor in psychology and coaching.
Borovich is in his second stint with the Michigan State men's basketball program, returning to East Lansing in August 2022 and is in his second year as an assistant coach.
Borovich, who started his coaching career at Michigan State as a graduate assistant from 2001-03 under Head Coach Tom Izzo, retuned to East Lansing in August 2022 as the program's director of recruiting operations and was named an assistant coach in June 2024.
Since his return to the full-time staff, the Spartans have extended their NCAA Tournament to 27-straight appearances, reached the Elite Eight (2025) and the Sweet Sixteen (2023) and won the Big Ten regular season title last year by three games.
Borovich has also been instrumental in scouting opponents, player development and has helped lead the team's offense. Under his guidance, several players have earned postseason honors – Tyson Walker was a two-time All-Big Ten second team selection, A.J. Hoggard twice was named All-Big Ten, Jaden Akins earned All-Big Ten third team honors and was a member of the All-Defensive Team and Jase Richardson was selected to the All-Freshman team.
Over the last three years, Borovich also helped to spearhead recruiting classes that ranked among the top-ranked in the country, with two players in the 2025-26 class who were among the top-60 players in their class and the 2024-25 class that was ranked No. 15 in the country by 247 Sports. In his first year back on staff, the coaching staff welcomed a 2023-24 recruiting class that was ranked No. 5 in the country by 247 Sports and includes two McDonald's All-American selections.
Previously, Borovich spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Northwestern (2019-22), eight season (2011-19) as an assistant at Northern Illinois, the last four as associate head coach. Prior to his stint at Northern Illinois, he was an assistant coach at Dayton (2007-11) and Oakland (2005-07).
Borovich began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Michigan State from 2001-03, assisting in video analysis while completing his master's degree in athletics administration. He then spent two seasons (2003-05) at Dayton as the Director of Basketball Operations.
A native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Borovich played collegiately at Central Michigan from 1997-2001. A two-time captain, Borovich was a part of CMU's Mid-American Conference championship team that finished with 20 wins and earned Academic All-MAC honors as a senior. He earned his bachelor's degree in sports studies from Central Michigan in 2001, with a double minor in psychology and coaching.
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