Mike Boynton

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Mike Boynton
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamOklahoma State
ConferenceBig 12
Record82–67 (.550)
Annual salary$1,010,870
Biographical details
Born (1982-01-17) January 17, 1982 (age 40)
Brooklyn, New York
Playing career
2000–2004South Carolina
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2005Furman (graduate manager)
2005–2007Coastal Carolina (assistant)
2007–2008Wofford (Associate HC)
2008–2013South Carolina (assistant)
2013–2016Stephen F. Austin (assistant)
2016–2017Oklahoma State (assistant)
2017–presentOklahoma State
Head coaching record
Overall82–67 (.550)
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA)
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 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 when the latter became the head coach at Stephen F. Austin State University, commencing with 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 Underwood's departure for Illinois.[4] In a shrewd but perfectly legal move, Boynton hired Cannen Cunningham in 2019 as an assistant coach, as a means to get top recruit Cade Cunningham to sign with Oklahoma State before the 2020 season.[5]

Head coaching record[]

Statistics overview
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 T–7th Season cancelled because of COVID-19
2020–21 Oklahoma State 21–9 11–7 5th NCAA Division I Round of 32
2021–22 Oklahoma State 10–9 3–5 Ruled ineligible from postseason play by the NCAA
Oklahoma State: 82–67 (.550) 34–46 (.425)
Total: 82–67 (.550)

Personal life[]

Boynton is married to Jenny Boynton.[6] They have one son and one daughter.[7] Boynton is a Christian.[8]

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.
  5. ^ Allen, Robert (November 15, 2019). "Boynton had a plan and he brought it to fruition with Cunningham". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Unruh, Jacob (February 24, 2020). "OSU basketball: How Jenny Boynton is boosting the Cowboys as the team's nutritionist". Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Head Coach Mike Boynton". Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Mercer, Kevin (June 3, 2020). "OSU men's basketball coach Mike Boynton talks race, faith on new episode of 'Table Forty' podcast". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

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