Justin Joyner
Joyner, Feb 2026 with the 2025–26 Michigan Wolverines | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oregon State |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Record | 0–0 (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 25, 1988 Concord, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Playing career | |
| 2006–2011 | UC Santa Barbara |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017–2018 | Saint Mary's (DBO) |
| 2018–2022 | Saint Mary's (assistant) |
| 2022–2024 | Saint Mary's (associate HC) |
| 2024–2026 | Michigan (assistant) |
| 2026–present | Oregon State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0 (–) |
Justin Joyner (born February 25, 1988) is an American college basketball coach, currently the Beaver's men's basketball head coach at Oregon State University. He was hired in 2026 after previously holding assistant roles at the University of Michigan and Saint Mary's College of California.
Playing career
In high school, he was the starting point guard for the 32–1 2006 De La Salle High School California State Division I champions.[1] In the championship game, after his teammates missed all three prior free throw attempts in the final minute, he made a pair with 7.7 seconds left in a 43-40 victory over Clovis West High School.[2]
Joyner played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos from 2006 through 2011, where he appeared in 112 games with 74 starts, averaging 3.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He was also a three-time team captain and a 2007 all-freshman selection by the Big West.[3][4] The Gauchos won the 2010 and 2011 Big West Conference men's basketball tournaments.[5] The 2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team was also the Big West regular season co-champion (with Pacific).
Coaching career
Joyner got his first career coaching job in 2017 as the Director of Basketball Operations for the Saint Mary's Gaels. After one season, he was promoted to serve as an assistant coach. Before the start of the 2022 season, Joyner was once again promoted to be the team's associate head coach.[6][7] In 2024, he was hired by Dusty May at the University of Michigan as an assistant coach for the Wolverines.[8] On March 11, 2026, Joyner was hired to be the head coach at Oregon State University for the Beavers.[9][10] Joyner would remain with Michigan through the 2026 postseason.[11]
Personal life
Joyner's wife, Tracy, is the head soccer coach at the University of Oregon. They have a daughter, Weslee.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Men's Basketball: Justin Joyner". Saint Mary's College of California. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ Roberson, Stephen (March 20, 2006). "De La Salle survives, wins state crown De La Salle survives, takes state". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ Streeter, Isaac. "Oregon State names Justin Joyner men's basketball coach". Columbia County Spotlight. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ "Justin Joyner". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". Big West Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ Crepea, James. "Michigan assistant emerges in Oregon State men's basketball coaching search, per source". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ Bartlett, Landon. "Oregon State hires Michigan's Justin Joyner as men's basketball coach". Statesman Journal. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ Kahn, Andrew. "Michigan hires a new assistant coach from West Coast". MLive.com. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ Crepea, James. "Oregon State hiring Michigan assistant coach Justin Joyner as head basketball coach". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff; Thamel, Pete. "Sources: Oregon St. hiring Michigan's Justin Joyner as coach". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ a b Andrew Kahn (March 11, 2026). "Michigan basketball assistant takes head-coaching job". MLive.com.