Jon Coyne

Bio

Jon Coyne joined the Kansas baseball staff as an Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator in June 2022. Coyne enters his second season with the Jayhawks in 2024.

In November 2022, less than five months after being hired, Coyne led the way in assembling the No. 1 JUCO recruiting class. The No. 1 ranking by Perfect Game was the Jayhawks’ first-ever top ranked recruiting class. The coaching staff followed that up by earning the No. 1 JUCO recruiting class for a second consecutive year in November 2023. An aggressive approach to the transfer portal also earned Kansas the No. 9-ranked transfer class and the best in the Big 12 by D1Baseball in January 2024.

Upon his arrival at Kansas, Coyne was tasked with filling out the 2023 roster. He quickly brought in 18 transfers in less than two months to fill out the roster.

Coyne arrived at Kansas following four seasons at University of New Mexico as the Infield Coach/Recruiting Coordinator. He was also responsible for working directly with the hitters where his team’s batting average was at least .285 every year.

Coyne’s recruiting efforts resulted in the highest ranked high school class in program history in 2020 as the group was ranked 33rd by Perfect Game on signing day. His JUCO signing classes also received high marks by Perfect Game as the 2022 class was ranked No. 20 and the 2020 class came in at No. 22.

Prior to New Mexico, Coyne was Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at Howard College for two seasons (2017-18) and Cisco College for two seasons (2015-16). He also spent time as a volunteer assistant at Wichita State (2013-14) and University of Texas – Pan American (fall of 2012).

While at Howard, Coyne helped develop 38 players that transferred to Division I programs and had four players selected in the MLB Draft. Howard helped the team post a 71-42 overall record and made regional appearances in each of his two seasons at Howard. In 2018, Howard led all NJCAA programs in home runs with 131.

Coyne’s two seasons at Cisco were highlighted by an appearance in the 2016 NJCAA World Series and an NJCAA Region V Championship that year. Cisco had a 90-30 record and made regional appearances in both of his seasons. Coyne assisted in sending 41 student-athletes to Division I schools and had 11 players picked in the MLB Draft.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Coyne played collegiately at El Paso Community College (2008-09) and at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2010). He graduated in 2012 from University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies.

Coyne’s Coaching Career Highlights
• 79 student-athletes who have transferred to play Division I Baseball
• 20 MLB Draft selections
• Highest ranked JUCO recruiting class in program history at Kansas in 2023 (1st by Perfect Game)
• Highest ranked high school recruiting class in program history at New Mexico in 2020 (33rd by Perfect Game)
• New Mexico’s JUCO signing classes were ranked No. 20 in 2022 and No. 22 in 2020 by Perfect Game
• New Mexico hit at least .285 every year under his hitting instruction
• Howard led all NJCAA programs in home runs with 131 in 2018
• Cisco made an appearance in the 2016 NJCAA World Series and an NJCAA Region V Championship