Men's Basketball
Borovich, Jon
Jon Borovich
- Title:
- Director of Recruiting Operations
- Email:
- msuhoops@ath.msu.edu
- Phone:
- 355-1643
Jon Borovich is in his second stint with the Michigan State men’s basketball program, returning to East Lansing in August 2022 and is starting 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.
Last year, Michigan State finished the season with a 30-7 overall record, extended its NCAA Tournament streak to 27-straight appearances, reached the Elite Eight and finished the season ranked No.7 in the country. The Spartans posted a 17-3 record in the Big Ten Conference and won the league’s regular season title by three games, with two players earning all-conference honors.
In 2023-24, Michigan State went 20-15 and extended its NCAA Tournament to 26-straight appearances as three players earned All-Big Ten honors.
In his first year back at MSU, the Spartans finished the 2022-23 season with a 21-13 record, advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament and had three players earn All-Big Ten honors.
Borovich returned to East Lansing after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Northwestern (2019-22). He helped lead the Wildcats to seven Big Ten wins in each of the last two seasons, the program's most in a year since the 2016-17 season. During his time with the Wildcats, Borovich helped recruit and develop Boo Buie, Chase Audige and Brooks Barnhizer, who were all vital to NU’s last two NCAA Tournament appearances.
Prior to his stint at Northwestern, Borovich spent eight seasons (2011-19) as an assistant at Northern Illinois, the last four as associate head coach. Before arriving in DeKalb, he spent four seasons (2007-11) as an assistant coach at Dayton and two campaigns (2005-07) as an assistant at Oakland.
Borovich was promoted to associate head coach at Northern Illinois in August of 2015 and played a large role in the program’s rebuilding process. The Huskies finished 2015-16 season with a 21-13 record, the second-most wins in school history, and earn just the fourth postseason appearance in program history.
As an assistant at Dayton, Borovich helped the Flyers advance to the postseason in each of his four seasons. The Flyers averaged more than 24 wins per season during that span, were ranked as high as No. 14 in the Associated Press poll in 2007-08, went 27-8 in 2008-09 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament, won 25 games and the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) title in 2009-10 and again made the NIT in 2010-11.
During his two seasons at Oakland (2005-07), the Golden Grizzlies won 30 games. In Borovich's second year, Oakland compiled a 19-14 mark, the most wins for the school since joining Division I in 1997.
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 and his wife, Kara, have two sons, Bennett and William.
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.
Last year, Michigan State finished the season with a 30-7 overall record, extended its NCAA Tournament streak to 27-straight appearances, reached the Elite Eight and finished the season ranked No.7 in the country. The Spartans posted a 17-3 record in the Big Ten Conference and won the league’s regular season title by three games, with two players earning all-conference honors.
In 2023-24, Michigan State went 20-15 and extended its NCAA Tournament to 26-straight appearances as three players earned All-Big Ten honors.
In his first year back at MSU, the Spartans finished the 2022-23 season with a 21-13 record, advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament and had three players earn All-Big Ten honors.
Borovich returned to East Lansing after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Northwestern (2019-22). He helped lead the Wildcats to seven Big Ten wins in each of the last two seasons, the program's most in a year since the 2016-17 season. During his time with the Wildcats, Borovich helped recruit and develop Boo Buie, Chase Audige and Brooks Barnhizer, who were all vital to NU’s last two NCAA Tournament appearances.
Prior to his stint at Northwestern, Borovich spent eight seasons (2011-19) as an assistant at Northern Illinois, the last four as associate head coach. Before arriving in DeKalb, he spent four seasons (2007-11) as an assistant coach at Dayton and two campaigns (2005-07) as an assistant at Oakland.
Borovich was promoted to associate head coach at Northern Illinois in August of 2015 and played a large role in the program’s rebuilding process. The Huskies finished 2015-16 season with a 21-13 record, the second-most wins in school history, and earn just the fourth postseason appearance in program history.
As an assistant at Dayton, Borovich helped the Flyers advance to the postseason in each of his four seasons. The Flyers averaged more than 24 wins per season during that span, were ranked as high as No. 14 in the Associated Press poll in 2007-08, went 27-8 in 2008-09 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament, won 25 games and the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) title in 2009-10 and again made the NIT in 2010-11.
During his two seasons at Oakland (2005-07), the Golden Grizzlies won 30 games. In Borovich's second year, Oakland compiled a 19-14 mark, the most wins for the school since joining Division I in 1997.
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 and his wife, Kara, have two sons, Bennett and William.
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