Winford Boynes

Winford Gladstone Boynes III^[1] (born May 17, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a 6'6" (198 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) guard and played collegiately at the University of San Francisco from 1975–1978.^[2]

Winford Boynes

Personal information
Born	(1957-05-17) May 17, 1957 (age 67) Greenville, South Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Capitol Hill (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
College	San Francisco (1975–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career	1978–1987
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	34, 6
Career history
1978–1980	New Jersey Nets
1980–1981	Dallas Mavericks
1983–1984	Fenerbahçe
1985–1986	Pantterit
1986–1987	Nice BC
Career highlights and awards
2× Third-team All-American – NABC (1977, 1978) First-team Parade All-American (1975) Fourth-team Parade All-American (1974)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,478 (8.4 ppg)
Rebounds	363 (2.1 rpg)
Assists	207 (1.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Boynes was the 13th selection in the 1978 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets.^[3] The Nets had acquired the pick from the New York Knicks, along with Phil Jackson on June 8, 1978, in exchange for the Houston Rockets' 1978 first-round draft choice (Micheal Ray Richardson) and the Nets' 1979 first-round draft choice (Vinnie Johnson).^[4] In two seasons from 1978 to 1980, he played 133 games for the Nets, averaging 9.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. In 1980, Boynes was made available in the NBA expansion draft in which he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks.^[4] He was part of the starting lineup for the Mavs' first NBA game in 1980, in which he top-scored with 21 points in a 103–92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.^[5]

He played for Fenerbahçe from Turkey in 1983–84 season in Turkish Basketball League.^[6]