Mike Boynton

Mike Boynton
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Oklahoma State
Conference Big 12
Record 21–15
Biographical details
Born (1982-01-17) 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
Head coaching record
Overall 21–15
Tournaments 2–1 (NIT)

Michael Boynton Jr. (born January 17, 1982) is an American basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach at the Oklahoma State University–Stillwater.

Playing career

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 career

Boynton's post-playing basketball career began as a graduate manager at Furman (South Carolina) in 2004–05. He then moved on to be an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina University from 2005 to 2007 before moving to Wofford College (South Carolina) for the 2007–08 season as associate head coach. Boynton returned to Columbia for the 2008–09 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 2013–14 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 24, 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 21–158–10T–6thNIT Quarterfinal
Oklahoma State: 21–15 (.583)8–10 (.444)
Total:21–15 (.583)

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Boynton". gamecocksonline. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Michael Boynton". South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mike Boynton, Jr". Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mike Boynton Named Cowboy Basketball Head Coach". Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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