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Earl Boykins
No. 12 – Washington Wizards
PositionPoint Guard
Personal information
Born (1976-06-02) June 2, 1976 (age 48)
Cleveland, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Listed weight139 lb (63 kg)
Career information
CollegeEastern Michigan
Playing career1999–present
Career highlights and awards
1998 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award [1]
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Earl Antoine Boykins (born June 2, 1976, in Cleveland, Ohio) [2] is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Washington Wizards. Standing at 5 feet, 5 inches in height, he is the second shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues, who was 5 feet, 3 inches tall.[2] Also, Boykins' NBA listed weight of 133 pounds makes him the lightest player in NBA history. Despite his light weight, he is reportedly able to bench press 315 pounds.[2] His current playing weight is 139 pounds (63 kg). [3] After playing with the pro club Virtus Bologna in the 2008-2009 season, he signed with the Washington Wizards on November 11, 2009.

High School

Boykins played college basketball at Cleveland Central Catholic High School in Cleveland's Slavic Village.

College

Boykins played college basketball at Eastern Michigan University from 1994 to 1998. He earned All-Mid-American Conference first-team honors in his junior and senior year. Also, during his senior season, Boykins was second in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in scoring, with an average of 26.8 points per game. He holds the career record for total assists (624) at Eastern Michigan University.[2]

NBA

Boykins was never drafted by an NBA team, but he was signed to short-term contracts by various NBA teams. The organization he spent the most time with was the Denver Nuggets, as he played for them from the 2003-04 season to about midway through the 2006-07 season. On November 11, 2004, Boykins scored 32 points in a 117-109 Nuggets' home win over the Detroit Pistons, making him the shortest player in NBA history to score 30 or more points during a game.[4]

Washington Wizards

Boykins signed with the Washington Wizards in November 2009, making his return to the National Basketball Association. As a much needed addition to the injury-plagued Wizards, Boykins comes off the bench in relief of Gilbert Arenas. In the December 2, 2009, game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Boykins sank two free throws to clinch the Wizards' victory.

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 New Jersey 5 0 10.2 .476 .200 .000 .8 1.2 .2 .0 4.2
1998–99 Cleveland 17 0 10.0 .345 .154 .667 .8 1.6 .3 .0 2.6
1999–00 Orlando 1 0 8.0 .750 .000 .000 1.0 3.0 .0 .0 6.0
1999–00 Cleveland 25 0 10.1 .473 .400 .783 1.0 1.8 .5 .0 5.3
2000–01 LA Clippers 10 0 14.9 .397 .125 .824 1.1 3.2 .5 .0 6.5
2001–02 LA Clippers 68 2 11.2 .400 .310 .770 .8 2.1 .3 .0 4.1
2002–03 Golden State 68 0 19.4 .429 .377 .865 1.3 3.3 .6 .1 8.8
2003–04 Denver 82 3 22.5 .419 .322 .877 1.7 3.6 .6 .0 10.2
2004–05 Denver 82 5 26.4 .413 .337 .921 1.7 4.5 .9 .2 12.4
2005–06 Denver 60 0 25.7 .410 .346 .874 1.4 3.8 .8 .1 12.6
2006–07 Denver 31 4 28.3 .413 .373 .908 2.0 4.3 .8 .1 15.2
2006–07 Milwaukee 35 19 33.0 .427 .419 .886 2.2 4.5 .9 .0 14.0
2007–08 Charlotte 36 0 16.0 .355 .318 .831 .9 2.7 .4 .0 5.1
Career 520 33 20.9 .414 .349 .879 1.4 3.4 .6 .0 9.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 Denver 5 0 24.2 .444 .357 .857 2.4 3.8 1.0 .2 13.4
2004–05 Denver 5 1 30.4 .397 .000 .895 1.0 3.8 .8 .2 14.2
2005–06 Denver 5 0 28.0 .322 .211 .765 1.4 4.0 .8 .0 11.0
Career 15 1 27.5 .389 .225 .837 1.6 3.9 .9 .1 12.9

Italy

Following the 2007–08 NBA season, Boykins was an unrestricted free agent. Instead of signing with an NBA team, he decided to play basketball in Europe, as he signed a one-year, $3.5 million net income contract with Virtus Bologna of the Italian A League.[5] The one-year deal made Boykins the highest-paid basketball player in the Italian League and included income from Bologna's sponsorship and marketing arms, which is not an option for NBA players because of salary-cap restrictions. [6]

On December 26, 2008, it was announced by Virtus general manager Claudio Sabatini that Boykins was cut from the club due to behavioral issues after Boykins flew home to the United States in order to see his sick son. [7][8] However, a few days later it was announced that Boykins was staying with the club. [9][10] In June 2009 he was released by Virtus and he's now a member of the Washington Wizards in light of recent injuries to the Wizards backcourt.

References

  1. ^ 1998 Frances Pomeroy Naismith.
  2. ^ a b c d NBA.com bio.
  3. ^ Italian A League official player profile 63 kg (139 pounds) in weight.
  4. ^ Boykins adds career-high 32 in win.
  5. ^ Cats' Boykins latest NBA player to bolt for Europe, signs $3.5 million net pay deal.
  6. ^ ESPN.com Boykins' deal includes part of the team's marketing and sponsorships.
  7. ^ Boykins cut from Virtus for behavior.
  8. ^ Realgm.com Boykins cut by Virtus Bologna.
  9. ^ Agent: Boykins to stay in Italy.
  10. ^ Talkbasket.net Boykins to stay with Virtus.

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