Jamal Boykin

Jamal Boykin
No. 54 – Sendai 89ers
Position Power forward / Center
League bj league
Personal information
Born (1987-04-27) April 27, 1987
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Fairfax (Los Angeles, California)
College Duke (2005–2006)
California (2007–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Gaziantepspor
2011–2012 Omonia BC
2012 Iwate Big Bulls
2012–2013 GasTerra Flames
2013 s.Oliver Baskets
2013–2014 Cherkaski Mavpy
2014 Nelson Giants
2014–2015 BG Göttingen
2015–present Sendai 89ers
Career highlights and awards

Jamal Thomas Boykin (born April 27, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Sendai 89ers of the Japanese bj league. He played college basketball for Duke University and the University of California, Berkeley.

High school career

Boykin attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California. He was named the 2005 Gatorade State Player of the Year in California after averaging 22 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks and 5 assists in his senior year.[1]

College career

In his freshman season at Duke, Boykin played sparingly for the Blue Devils. In 26 games (70 minutes played in total), he averaged just one point per game.[1][2]

In 2006, Boykin transferred to California after just 3 games for the Blue Devils in the 2006–07 season. He decided to leave Duke after coming down with mononucleosis. He realized that he couldn't provide the team with 100 percent on the practice court, and instead decided to pursue a bigger role with a different program.[3] After sitting out the rest of the 2006–07 season due to NCAA transfer rules, he joined the Golden Bears in December 2007 for the rest of the 2007–08 season.

In his redshirted sophomore season, he made an immediate impact, going on to receive the team's Hustle Award at the end of the year. In 25 games, he averaged 7.8 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.[2][4]

In his junior season, he was Cal's leading rebounder, with a total of 211 and 120 in conference games. In 33 games (all starts), he averaged 9.6 points and 6.4 rebounds.[2][4]

In his senior season, he was named to the 2010 All-Pac-10 second team. In 35 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 28.4 minutes per game.[2][4] His collegiate career would, ironically, come to an end against the very Blue Devil team he walked away from. In the Round of 32 in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Cal and Duke were pitted against each other. Duke would wind up winning the head-to-head matchup on its way to a national championship.[3]

Professional career

2010–11 season

Boykin went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft. In August 2010, he signed with Gaziantepspor of Turkey for the 2010–11 season.[5]

2011–12 season

In September 2011, Boykin signed with Omonia BC of Cyprus for the 2011–12 season. In February 2012, he left Omonia after managing just eight games and signed with the Iwate Big Bulls of Japan for the rest of the season.[5]

2012–13 season

In July 2012, Boykin signed with GasTerra Flames of the Netherlands for the 2012–13 season.[5]

2013–14 season

In August 2013, Boykin signed with s.Oliver Baskets of Germany for the 2013–14 season.[6] In early November 2013, he left Oliver after just three games. On November 28, 2013, he signed a two-month deal with the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig.[7] The next day, however, he was released after failing physicals.[8]

In December 2013, he signed with Cherkaski Mavpy of the Ukraine for the rest of the season. In early March 2014, he left the Ukraine following the civil unrest in the country.[9]

On March 8, 2014, he signed with the Nelson Giants for the 2014 New Zealand NBL season.[10] On May 29, 2014, he was named the Player of the Week for round eight.[11]

2014–15 season

In August 2014, Boykin signed with BG Göttingen of Germany for the 2014–15 season.[12][13] In 31 games for Göttingen, he averaged 8.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

2015–16 season

On August 6, 2015, Boykin signed with the Sendai 89ers of Japan for the 2015–16 season.[14]

Personal

Boykin's father, Ruben Sr., is a salesman, and his mother, Mary, is a high school English teacher. His older brother, Ruben Jr., played college basketball at Northern Arizona, where he was a three-time All-Big Sky selection. He also has two older sisters, Desi and Serena.[1][4] His wife, Isri, is a model and a web designer.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 #34 Jamal Boykin
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jamal Boykin Stats
  3. 1 2 “Where are they now?” Duke basketball edition: Transfers part 1
  4. 1 2 3 4 Jamal Boykin Bio
  5. 1 2 3 ShamSports.com: Jamal Boykin player profile
  6. ↑ s.Oliver Wuerzburg sign Jamal Boykin
  7. ↑ New Yorker Phantoms announced Jamal Boykin
  8. ↑ Jamal Boykin did not pass physicals with Phantoms
  9. ↑ Giants Confirm Second Import
  10. ↑ Giants sign tower of power
  11. ↑ Boykin's dethrones Braimoh
  12. ↑ Jamal Boykin heading to BG Goettingen?
  13. ↑ Center und Künstler Jamal Boykin für BG Göttingen ein echter Glücksgriff (German)
  14. ↑ Sendai 89ers sign Jamal Boykin, ex Goettingen
  15. ↑ It's Phill and finals over family ties for Boykin

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