Earl Boykins

Earl Boykins

Boykins with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2011
UTEP Miners
Position	Assistant coach
League	Conference USA
Personal information
Born	(1976-06-02) June 2, 1976 (age 48) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Listed weight	133 lb (60 kg)
Career information
High school	Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland, Ohio)
College	Eastern Michigan (1994–1998)
NBA draft	1998: undrafted
Playing career	1998–2012
Position	Point guard
Number	7, 5, 11, 12, 6
Coaching career	2013–present
Career history
As player:
1998–1999	Rockford Lightning
1999	New Jersey Nets
1999	Cleveland Cavaliers
1999	Orlando Magic
2000	Cleveland Cavaliers
2000–2002	Los Angeles Clippers
2002–2003	Golden State Warriors
2003–2007	Denver Nuggets
2007	Milwaukee Bucks
2008	Charlotte Bobcats
2008–2009	Virtus Bologna
2009–2010	Washington Wizards
2010–2011	Milwaukee Bucks
2012	Houston Rockets
As coach:
2013–2019	Douglas County HS
2021–present	UTEP (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
EuroChallenge champion (2009) Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (1998) AP Honorable mention All-American (1998) 2× First-team All-MAC (1997, 1998) MAC tournament MVP (1998) No. 11 retired by Eastern Michigan Eagles USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1997)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,791 (8.9 ppg)
Rebounds	877 (1.3 rpg)
Assists	2,092 (3.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  United States Summer Universiade 1997 Trapani Team competition

Earl Antoine Boykins^[1] (born June 2, 1976)^[2] is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the UTEP Miners. He played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats, Washington Wizards and Houston Rockets. Standing at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) in height, Boykins is the second-shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues. He also played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and overseas in Italy.

Boykins started his coaching career as the head coach for the Douglas County High School boys varsity basketball team from 2013 to 2019. He joined the UTEP Miners as an assistant coach in 2021.