Kenneth Franklin Boynton[1] (born May 12, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Florida.
 Boynton with Yeşilgiresun in 2017 | |
| Hapoel Haifa | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 12, 1991 Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | American Heritage School (Plantation, Florida) |
| College | Florida (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–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 |
| 2023 | Sichuan Blue Whales |
| 2024–present | Hapoel Haifa |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school
editBoynton attended American Heritage School[2] 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
editIn 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.[3] He was also named to the All-SEC Second Team.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] In Boynton's junior season, Florida once again made the NCAA Tournament, but lost to the Louisville Cardinals in the Elite Eight.[7] On April 5, 2012 Boynton announced that he would return for his senior season at Florida.[8]
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
editAfter 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.[9] He got released after playing only 5 games with Netanya. On November 27, 2013 Boynton signed a 1-month deal with Hapoel Gilboa Galil.[10]
For the 2016–17 season, Boynton signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League and Eurocup.[11] He signed with the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association on September 6, 2018.[12]
On January 6, 2023, he signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.[13]
On December 15, 2023, Boynton signed with Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[14]
On October 16, 2024, Boynton signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Kenneth Franklin Boynton". Balkanleague.net. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "Kenny Boynton- Yahoo! Sports".
- ^ "Kenny Boynton Stats, News, Photos- ESPN".
- ^ "Gator Men's Basketball Roster/Bio".
- ^ Martel, Brett. "Florida collapses in regional to Butler". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012.
- ^ "Kenny Boynton Named SEC Player of the Week". Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ^ "Florida Gators vs. Louisville Cardinals recap". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017.
- ^ DiRocco, Michael (April 5, 2012). "Kenny Boynton of Florida Gators returning for senior season". ESPN.
- ^ "Kenny Boynton moves to Netanya". Sportando.net.
- ^ "Kenny Boynton signs a one-month deal with Gilboa Galil". Sportando.net. November 27, 2013.
- ^ "Kenny Boynton Joins Nizhny Novgorod". nn-basket.ru. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "Kenny Boynton signs with CBA Shenzhen Leopards". Sportando. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (January 6, 2023). "BCM Basketball lands Kenny Boynton". Sportando. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "四川男篮官宣新外援 CBA老熟人肯尼·伯顿加盟". 四川在线. December 15, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "Kenny Boynton (ex Sichuan BW) agreed terms with H.Haifa". Eurobasket.com. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.