Winford Boynes

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Winford Gladstone Boynes III (born May 17, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a guard and played collegiately at the University of San Francisco from 1975–1978.

Boynes was the 13th selection in the 1978 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. 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). 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. 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.

He played for Fenerbahçe from Turkey in 1983–84 season in Turkish Basketball League.

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Template:Nbay	New Jersey	69	17.0	.430		.787	2.2	1.1	.6	.1	9.3
Template:Nbay	New Jersey	64	17.2	.473	.000	.765	2.1	1.5	.9	.3	8.5
Template:Nbay	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

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Photo of Winford Boynes playing for the Dallas MavericksTemplate:Category handler @ mavswiki.com
• Finnish League profile