Michael Boynton Jr. (born January 17, 1982) is an American basketball coach, currently an assistant coach at the University of Michigan. Previously he was the head coach at Oklahoma State University from 2017 to 2024.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Michigan |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 17, 1982 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| 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) |
| 2017–2024 | Oklahoma State |
| 2024–present | Michigan (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 119–109 (.522) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA Division I) 4–2 (NIT) |
Playing career
editA 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.[2]
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.[3]
Coaching career
editBoynton'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.[4] 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.[5]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 Conference) (2017–2024) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Oklahoma State | 21–15 | 8–10 | T–6th | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2018–19 | Oklahoma State | 12–20 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Oklahoma State | 18–14 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Oklahoma State | 21–9 | 11–7 | 5th | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Oklahoma State | 15–15 | 8–10 | 5th | ineligible | ||||
| 2022–23 | Oklahoma State | 20–16 | 8–10 | 7th | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2023–24 | Oklahoma State | 12–20 | 4–14 | T–13th | |||||
| Oklahoma State: | 119–109 (.522) | 51–75 (.405) | |||||||
| Total: | 119–109 (.522) | ||||||||
Personal life
editBoynton is married to Jenny Boynton.[6] They have one son and one daughter. Boynton also has three older sisters.[7] Boynton is a Christian.[8]
References
edit- ^ https://www.michigandaily.com/sports/mens-basketball/report-mike-boynton-jr-expected-to-join-dusty-mays-staff/
- ^ "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. He was fired on March 14, 2024 after having only been to 1 NCAA tournament". Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ Unruh, Jacob (February 24, 2020). "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 (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.