Mike Boynton
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.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oklahoma State |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 40–37 |
| Annual salary | $1,010,870 |
| 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 |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–49 |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (NIT) |
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 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, Boynton was named the 20th head coach of the Oklahoma State University men's basketball team following the departure of Brad Underwood.[4] In 2019, Boynton hired Cannen Cunningham as an assistant coach. His brother, top recruit Cade Cunningham, subsequently signed with Oklahoma State.[5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Oklahoma State | 21–15 | 8–10 | T–6th | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2018–19 | Oklahoma State | 12–20 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2019-20 | Oklahoma State | 18–14 | 7–11 | ||||||
| Oklahoma State: | 51–49 (.510) | 20–34 (.370) | |||||||
| Total: | 51–49 (.510) | ||||||||
Personal life
Boynton is married to Jenny Boynton.[6] They have one son and one daughter.[7] Boynton is a Christian.[8]
References
- "Michael Boynton". gamecocksonline. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- "Michael Boynton". South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- "Mike Boynton, Jr". Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- "Mike Boynton Named Cowboy Basketball Head Coach". Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- Allen, Robert (November 15, 2019). "Boynton had a plan and he brought it to fruition with Cunningham". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- Unruh, Jacob. "OSU basketball: How Jenny Boynton is boosting the Cowboys as the team's nutritionist". Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- "Head Coach Mike Boynton". Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- Mercer, Kevin. "OSU men's basketball coach Mike Boynton talks race, faith on new episode of 'Table Forty' podcast". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved June 6, 2020.