Winford Boynes
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| Shooting guard / Small forward | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 17, 1957 Greenville, South Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Capitol Hill (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
| College | San Francisco (1975–1978) |
| NBA draft | 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall |
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
| Pro playing career | 1978–1987 |
| Career history | |
| 1978–1980 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1980–1981 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1983–1984 | Fenerbahçe (Turkey) |
| 1985–1986 | Pantterit (Finland) |
| 1986–1987 | Nice BC (France) |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,478 (8.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 363 (2.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 207 (1.2 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Winford Gladstone Boynes III[1] (born May 17, 1957, in Greenville, South Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" (198 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) guard and played collegiately at the University of San Francisco from 1975–1978.[2]
Boynes was the 13th selection in the 1978 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets.[3] The Nets had acquired the pick from the New York Knicks, along with Phil Jackson on June 8, 1978 in exchange for the Houston Rockets' 1978 1st round draft choice (Micheal Ray Richardson) and the Nets' 1979 1st round draft choice (Vinnie Johnson).[4] In two seasons from 1978 to 1980, he played 133 games for the Nets, averaging 9.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. In 1980, Boynes was made available in the NBA expansion draft in which he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks.[4] He was part of the starting lineup for the Mavs' first NBA game in 1980, in which he top-scored with 21 points in a 103-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.[5]
He played for Fenerbahçe Istanbul from Turkey on 1983-84 season in Turkish Basketball League.[6]
References
- ↑ Winford Boynes profile, Basketball-Reference.com
- ↑ Winford Boynes profile, thedraftreview.com
- ↑ 1978 NBA Draft, basketballreference.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Jersey Nets: Trade History, nba.com
- ↑ MAVERICKS: Mavs History, nba.com
- ↑ Fenerbahçe-Efes Pilsen rivalry
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Photo of Winford Boynes playing for the Dallas Mavericks @ mavswiki.com
- Finnish League profile
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