Bob Boldon

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Bob Boldon
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Boldon in 2013
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Ohio
Conference MAC
Record196–143 (.578)
Biographical details
Born (1975-05-01) May 1, 1975 (age 49)
Louisville, Ohio
Playing career
1993–1997 Walsh
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1998Walsh (assistant)
1998–1999 Wilmington (assistant)
1999–2001 IPFW (assistant)
2001–2002 Gannon (assistant)
2002–2004 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (assistant)
2004–2006 Arkansas-Monticello
2006–2008 Akron (assistant)
2008–2009 Lambuth
2009–2010 Florida Gulf Coast (assistant)
2010–2013 Youngstown State
2013–present Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall294–231 (.560)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
7–7 (WNIT)
8–7 (MAC)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MAC tournament championship (2015)
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (2015)
Horizon League Coach of the Year (2013)

Robert John Boldon (born May 1, 1975) [1] is an American women's basketball coach and former basketball player. He is the current head women's basketball coach at Ohio University. He previously held the same position at Youngstown State University, Lambuth, and Arkansas-Monticello.

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Playing career

Boldon started at point guard for four years and led Walsh to the NAIA Final Four in 1995–96. As a freshman, Boldon averaged 8.2 points and accumulated 163 assists. Over the next three years, Boldon was named First Team All-Mid-Ohio Conference each season, accumulating 204 assists and an average of 12.7 points as a sophomore, 222 assists and an average of 14.5 points as a junior, and 186 assists and an average of 14.3 points as a senior. During his junior season, Boldon led his team to the Mid-Ohio Conference championship and was named the MOC Player of the Year, first team NAIA All-American, and Mr. Hustle at the NAIA National Tournament. He was named NAIA Second Team All-American following his senior season. He is still Walsh's career assist leader with 775 and is fourth in career points with 1,694. In 2008, he was inducted into the Walsh Athletics Wall of Fame. [2]

Education and personal life

Boldon, a native of Louisville, Ohio, graduated from Walsh University in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. He earned his master's degree in liberal studies from Indiana in 2003. Boldon is married and has four sons. [3]

Coaching career

He began his head coaching career at University of Arkansas at Monticello in the 2004–05 season and also served as the head coach of the women's basketball team at Lambuth University in 2008–09. Boldon also served as an assistant coach at Walsh, Wilmington, IPFW, Gannon, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Akron, and Florida Gulf Coast University. [4]

Youngstown State

Boldon led Youngstown State to its biggest win increase ever under a first-year head coach in the 2010–11 campaign. Overall, the Penguins went 6–24 for the campaign for a six-win improvement from the previous year. [5] In 2010, he led the Penguins their first victory in nearly two years. In his third year the Penguins won 23 games and finished second in the Horizon League. They qualified for the 2013 WNIT.

Ohio

He was announced as Ohio's head coach on March 28, 2013. [6] He won MAC championships during his 2nd and 3rd seasons at Ohio. [7] They won the 2015 MAC tournament and played in the NCAA tournament where they lost to Arizona State. He was named 2015 MAC Coach of the year. [8] During the 2018–19 season his team won a school record 30 games and he became the leader in coaching wins in program history. Ohio played in the WNIT in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022. [9]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Arkansas-Monticello Cotton Blossoms (Gulf South Conference)(2004–2006)
2004–05Arkansas-Monticello 15–148–8T–3rd
2005–06Arkansas-Monticello 15–139–7T–3rd
Arkansas-Monticello:30–27 (.526)17–15 (.531)
Lambuth Eagles (Independent)(2008–2009)
2008–09Lambuth 29–7
Lambuth:29–7 (.806)
Youngstown State Penguins (Horizon League)(2010–2013)
2010–11Youngstown State 6–244–14T-9th
2011–12Youngstown State 10–204–1410th
2012–13 Youngstown State 23–1011–52nd WNIT Second Round
Youngstown State:39–54 (.419)19–33 (.365)
Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference)(2013–present)
2013–14 [10] Ohio 9–214–14T-4th (East)
2014–15 [11] Ohio 27–516–21st (East) NCAA first round
2015–16 [12] Ohio 26–716–21st (East) WNIT Third Round
2016–17 [13] Ohio 22–1012–62nd (East) WNIT First Round
2017–18 [14] Ohio 16–159–93rd East
2018–19 [15] Ohio 30–614–41st East WNIT Quarterfinals
2019–20 [16] Ohio 19–1111–7T-1st EastMAC Semifinals*
2020–21 [17] Ohio 15–9**11–6**3rd WNIT Regional consolation championship game
2021–22 [18] Ohio 15–159–108th WNIT First Round
2022–23 [19] Ohio 6–234–14T-11th
2023–24 [20] Ohio 11–198–10T-6th
2024–25 [21] Ohio 0–20–0
Ohio:196–143 (.578)116–84 (.580)
Total:294–231 (.560)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

* MAC tournament had to stop due to COVID-19 pandemic. ** Boldon missed one conference game due to a positive COVID-19 test. The team lost the game and the loss doesn’t count towards his record.

Source: [22]

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References

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  2. ↑ Bob Boldon – Walsh Basketball Hall of Fame Profile Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 2011-Aug-9
  3. ↑ Head Coach Bob Boldon, retrieved 2011-Aug-9
  4. ↑ Bob Boldon – FGCU Athletics Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 2011-Aug-9
  5. ↑ Bob Bolden – Profile, Youngstown State Athletics Department, Retrieved 2011-Aug-9
  6. ↑ "Boldon named Bobcats' new coach". Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  7. ↑ Manoloff, Dennis (March 15, 2016). "Ohio Bobcats are No. 1 seed for MAC Women's Tournament". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Boldon Named WBB MAC Coach of the Year". WOUB. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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  10. ↑ "2013-14 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  12. ↑ "2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  13. ↑ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  16. ↑ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  17. ↑ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  18. ↑ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  19. ↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  20. ↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  21. ↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Bob Boldon". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
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