Jason Box

Biography

Jason Box joined Swarthmore College Athletics as the head coach for men's tennis before the start of the 2018-19 school year. In 2024-25, Swarthmore captured its third consecutive Centennial title and advanced to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament. The Garnet were 10th in the final ITA National Rankings, peaking at No. 8 during the campaign. Michael Melnikov was the Centennial Player of the Year for the third season in a row and also earned All-America status in both singles and doubles once again alongside partner Utham Koduri. In 2023-24, the Garnet repeated as Centennial Conference Champions and earned their second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance under Box. In 2022-23, Box led the Garnet to their first Centennial Conference title in program history and a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017, earning ITA National Coach of the Year honors. Prior to Swarthmore, Box had been the head coach of both the men's and women's teams at Millsaps College in Mississippi since 2011. During the 2007-08 school year, Box served as the leave replacement head coach while Swarthmore's Mike Mullan was on sabbatical. After his first stint at Swarthmore, Box was an assistant coach at Bates College for two years where he coached the 2009 NCAA Men's Doubles Champions and Singles Runner-up. He was then the head coach at Lake Forest College for one year. He graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South in 2006 with a degree in anthropology and was a two-time all-conf