Winford Boynes

Winford Boynes
Personal information
Born (1957-05-17) May 17, 1957
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolCapitol Hill
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
CollegeSan Francisco (1975–1978)
NBA draft1978: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Drafted byNew Jersey Nets
Playing career1978–1987
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number34, 6
Career history
1978–1980New Jersey Nets
1980–1981Dallas Mavericks
1983–1984Fenerbahçe
1985–1986Pantterit
1986–1987Nice BC
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points1,478 (8.4 ppg)
Rebounds363 (2.1 rpg)
Assists207 (1.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Winford Gladstone Boynes III[1] (born May 17, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a 6-foot-6-inch (198 cm) 185 pounds (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 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]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1978–79 New Jersey 69 17.0 .430 .787 2.2 1.1 .6 .1 9.3
1979–80 New Jersey 64 17.2 .473 .000 .765 2.1 1.5 .9 .3 8.5
1980–81 Dallas 44 17.2 .387 – .818 1.7 .8 .5 .4 6.5
Career 177 17.1 .435 .000 .783 2.1 1.2 .7 .2 8.4

References

  1. ^ a b "-Winford Boynes NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Winford Boynes profile, thedraftreview.com
  3. ^ 1978 NBA Draft, basketballreference.com
  4. ^ a b New Jersey Nets: Trade History, nba.com
  5. ^ MAVERICKS: Mavs History, nba.com
  6. ^ "Fenerbahçe-Efes Pilsen rivalry".
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