The Choboy File
Career Record • 176-124 • 12 seasons
Record at NC State • 46-56 • 4 seasons
- Choboy was named the Wilson ITA Region I Head Coach of the Year for the 2002 season and was one of eight finalists for the national coach of the year award.
- Brown and Charleston Southern were both in last place when Choboy took over and he guided both schools to a conference title within four years, the first conference title in school history for both teams.
Entering his fifth season at the helm of the Wolfpack, NC State head coach Jon Choboy has positioned his tennis team for success, totally changing the culture and attitude of the program in a short span of time. Using the advantages of the elite 30,000 square foot J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, coupled with his drive and determination to succeed, Choboy has helped the Wolfpack turn the corner in the Atlantic Coast Conference and become a national player.
In his first season with NC State, Choboy inherited only two players and fielded a roster of just six players for the season, winning 30 singles matches as a team. After a year of recruiting, he brought in a strong class of six players, led by 2004 All-ACC standout Conor Taylor. That year, his squad won 46 matches, including 15 ACC matches, compared to six conference wins his first season. In 2005, the Wolfpack continued its ascent up the conference standings, as well as in the national polls, as the team finished the season at No. 46 in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. The team’s 15 wins served as the most since 1988 for any Wolfpack team, while the 12-0 start to the season marked the second best start and second longest win streak in school history.
Choboy came to the Wolfpack after a four-year stint at Brown University, compiling a record of 53-37. He led the Bears 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 and was one of eight finalists for national coach of the year.
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, place the only freshman in the country in the singles national tournament and field a team in the 2001 NCAA doubles championship.
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. The men’s team at Charleston Southern won their first conference title in school history under his tutelage. At Springfield, Choboy’s team won the conference title in 1991, and he has named Northeast Conference Coach of the Year that same season.
Success appears to follow Choboy wherever he goes. A look at his past reveals a history of helping turn programs around and developing players. Both Brown and Charleston Southern were last in their respective conferences when Choboy took over, and both won the school’s first conference championship within four years.
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, N.Y., native is a 1989 graduate of Canisius College with a bachelor of science degree in physical education. In 1992, Choboy received his masters degree in physical education - sport psychology. His masters thesis, “The Influence of Mental Imagery on the Tennis Service Accuracy of Intermediate Level Tennis Players” was published in 1992.
At Canisius he was a three-year all-conference selection, and finished with a career record of 75-10 at 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 I member of the United States Professional Tennis Association since 1989.
Choboy is married to his wife Tammy, and has three children, his daughter Madison, 9, son Landon, 6, and daughter Laney, 22 months.
