Winford Boynes

Winford Boynes
Personal information
Born	(1957-05-17) May 17, 1957 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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall
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 (Turkey)
1985–1986	Pantterit (Finland)
1986–1987	Nice BC (France)
Career highlights and awards
2× Third-team All-American – NABC (1977, 1978)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,478 (8.4 ppg)
Rebounds	363 (2.1 rpg)
Assists	207 (1.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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]

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 1st round draft choice (Micheal Ray Richardson) and the Nets' 1979 1st 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]

References

1978 NBA Draft

First round	Mychal Thompson Phil Ford Rick Robey Micheal Ray Richardson Purvis Short Larry Bird Ron Brewer Freeman Williams Reggie Theus Butch Lee James Hardy George Johnson Winford Boynes Roger Phegley Mike Mitchell Jack Givens Rod Griffin Dave Corzine Marty Byrnes Frankie Sanders Mike Evans Raymond Townsend

Second round	Terry Tyler Keith Herron Rick Wilson Ron Carter Wayne Radford Buster Matheney John Long Jeff Judkins Marvin Johnson John Rudd Harry Davis Greg Bunch Tommie Green Maurice Cheeks Terry Sykes Lew Massey James Lee Wayne Cooper Jerome Whitehead Keven McDonald Glenn Hagan Clemon Johnson

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