Mike Boynton
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oklahoma State |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 17, 1982 Brooklyn, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2004 | South Carolina |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Furman (Graduate manager) |
| 2005–2007 | Coastal Carolina (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Wofford (Associate HC) |
| 2008–2013 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | Stephen F. Austin (assistant) |
| 2016–2017 | Oklahoma State (assistant) |
| 2017–present | Oklahoma State |
Michael "Mike" Boynton Jr. (born January 17, 1982) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach at the Oklahoma State University.
Playing History
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Boynton led his high school basketball team at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School to the city semifinals and earned first team All-New York City honors by averaging 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 11.0 assists per game.[1]
While a player for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks from 2000 to 2004, Boynton made 129 three-pointers in 125 career games, finishing in the top ten in three-pointers made and fourth in career games played with the Gamecocks. Boynton and the Gamecocks made the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Boynton finished his playing career at South Carolina with a degree in African-American Studies.[2]
Coaching
Boynton's post-playing basketball career began as a graduate manager at Furman (South Carolina) in 2004-2005. He then moved on to be an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina University from 2005-2007 before moving to Wofford College (South Carolina) for the 2007-2008 season as associate head coach. Boynton returned to Columbia for the 2008 season as an assistant coach and stayed until 2013. Boynton moved with fellow assistant Brad Underwood to Stephen F. Austin State University, where Underwood became the head coach for the 2013-2014 season.[3] When Underwood accepted the head coaching position at Oklahoma State, Boynton moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma to serve as an assistant coach. On March 24th, 2017, Mike Boynton was named the 20th head coach of the Oklahoma State University men's basketball team following the departure of Brad Underwood.[4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Oklahoma State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Oklahoma State: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 (–) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Michael Boynton". gamecocksonline. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ "Michael Boynton". South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ "Mike Boynton, Jr.". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ "Mike Boynton Named Cowboy Basketball Head Coach". Retrieved 25 March 2017.