Kenny Boynton

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Kenny Boynton
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Boynton with Yeşilgiresun in 2017
No. 2–BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1991-05-12) May 12, 1991 (age 33)
Pompano Beach, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school American Heritage School
(Plantation, Florida)
College Florida (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013 Barak Netanya
2013–2014 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2014–2015 SOMB
2015–2016 Sinpaş Denizli
2016–2017 Nizhny Novgorod
2017–2018 Yeşilgiresun Belediye
2018 Hebei Xianglan
2018–2021 Shenzhen Leopards
2021–2023 Tianjin Pioneers
2023 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Career highlights and awards

Kenny Boynton Jr. (born May 12, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the University of Florida.

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High school

Boynton attended American Heritage School [1] where he was a standout basketball player. In his senior season, Boynton averaged 33.0 points per game. He finished his high school career as the third-leading scorer in Florida high school basketball history. Kenny was also named to the 2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game and the Parade All-America first team.

College career

In his first season at Florida, Boynton averaged 14 points per game and 2.7 assists per game.

In Boynton's sophomore season, he had a slight increase in scoring, averaging 14.2 points per game to go along with 2.6 assists per game. [2] He was also named to the All-SEC Second Team. [3] In the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Florida reached the Elite Eight, but then lost to the Butler Bulldogs after Boynton missed a three pointer with less than 20 seconds left in the game. [4]

On December 19, 2011, Boynton was named SEC Player of the Week after registering 22 points, two assists, one rebound and a steal in a win over Texas A&M. [5] In Boynton's junior season, Florida once again made the NCAA Tournament, but lost to the Louisville Cardinals in the Elite Eight. [6] On April 5, 2012 Boynton announced that he would return for his senior season at Florida. [7]

In Boynton's senior season, the Gators advanced to the Elite Eight for the third consecutive year where they were defeated by Michigan.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Boynton was signed to the Lakers summer league team on July 2, 2013 but did not make the team.

He ultimately signed with Barak Netanya of Israel's Ligat HaAl. [8] He got released after playing only 5 games with Netanya. On November 27, 2013 Boynton signed a 1-month deal with Hapoel Gilboa Galil. [9]

For the 2016–17 season, Boynton signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League and Eurocup. [10] He signed with the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association on September 6, 2018. [11]

On January 6, 2023, he signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kenny Boynton- Yahoo! Sports".
  2. ↑ "Kenny Boynton Stats, News, Photos- ESPN".
  3. ↑ "Gator Men's Basketball Roster/Bio".
  4. ↑ Martel, Brett. "Florida collapses in regional to Butler". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kenny Boynton Named SEC Player of the Week". Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Florida Gators vs. Louisville Cardinals recap". ESPN . Archived from the original on October 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ DiRocco, Michael (April 5, 2012). "Kenny Boynton of Florida Gators returning for senior season". ESPN .
  8. ↑ "Kenny Boynton moves to Netanya". Sportando.net.
  9. ↑ "Kenny Boynton signs a one-month deal with Gilboa Galil". Sportando.net. November 27, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Kenny Boynton Joins Nizhny Novgorod". nn-basket.ru. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kenny Boynton signs with CBA Shenzhen Leopards". Sportando. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ "BCM Basketball lands Kenny Boynton". Sportando. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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