| Jay Joyner | |
| Birth Place: | Amityville, New York, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1993–1996 |
| Player Team1: | South Carolina State |
| Player Years2: | 199?–199? |
| Player Team2: | CB 1939 Canarias |
| Coach Years1: | 2002–2003 |
| Coach Team1: | Centennial HS (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2003–2005 |
| Coach Team2: | Tennessee State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2005–2006 |
| Coach Team3: | Columbia State CC (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2006–2008 |
| Coach Team4: | Rutgers (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2008–2009 |
| Coach Team5: | Cumberland (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2009–2012 |
| Coach Team6: | Columbia State CC |
| Coach Years7: | 2012–2016 |
| Coach Team7: | North Carolina A&T (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 2016–2020 |
| Coach Team8: | North Carolina A&T |
| Overall Record: | 47–62 (college) |
| Tournament Record: | 0–1 (CIT) |
| Awards: | MEAC Coach of the Year (2018) |
Jay Joyner is an American college basketball coach and former head coach for the North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team. [1] [2]
Joyner played college basketball at South Carolina State under Cy Alexander, and was a part of the Bulldogs 1996 NCAA tournament squad. After college he played for the CB 1939 Canarias in Spain's Liga ACB, but retired due to nagging knee problems and his first child on the way.
Joyner's college coaching career began under Alexander at Tennessee State, where he served as an assistant coach. He'd then move on to assistant coaching jobs at Columbia State, Rutgers, and Cumberland before returning to Columbia State as head coach. In three seasons with the Chargers, he compiled a 61–23 record and two Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association regular season titles.
When Alexander was named the head coach at North Carolina A&T, Joyner joined his staff as an assistant coach. He was elevated to the head coaching position on March 7, 2016 after Alexander resigned. Joyner was suspended indefinitely as head coach on December 27, 2019 for undisclosed reasons. NC A&T State University stated that the issue was a "personnel matter" and would not comment further until the issue was resolved. Joyner was replaced by associate head coach Willie Jones as head coach.[3]
‡ Cy Alexander resigned January 29, 2016; Joyner coached rest of season.