Earl Boykins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Earl Boykins
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 2, 1976(1976-06-02)
Age	48
Birthplace	Cleveland
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Gemini

Earl Boykins Biography

Earl Boykins is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on June 2, 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. One of the shortest National Basketball Association athletes to ever play the game standing at 5 feet and 5 inches. He went undrafted coming out of college even though he was second in points per game in NCAA Division I Basketball his senior year.

Upon entering the NBA, he became the second shortest player to ever play in the league, behind 5 foot 3 inch Muggsy Bogues.

Earl Antoine Boykins (born June 2, 1976) is a former American professional basketball player. 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. He was the head coach for the Douglas County High School boys varsity basketball team. He is now serving as an assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Boykins was never drafted by an NBA team, but he was signed to short-term contracts by five different NBA teams before signing a five-year, $13.7 million contract with the Denver Nuggets prior to the 2003–2004 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. After spending three full seasons and a portion of a fourth season with Denver, Boykins was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in January 2007. After finishing the season in Milwaukee, Boykins opted out of his contract; he later signed with the Charlotte Bobcats partway through the 2007–2008 season and finished the season there.

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Earl Boykins Net Worth

Earl Boykins is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Earl Boykins 's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played his college ball at Eastern Michigan University earning All-Mid- American Conference first-team honors in his junior and senior seasons.

He played on ten of the thirty teams in the NBA through his career.

Boykins was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1976. As a child his 5′ 8″ father, Willie Williams, would sneak Boykins into a gym in his gym bag. Boykins grew up playing in recreational leagues with his father and other grown men. Boykins played high school basketball at Cleveland Central Catholic High School where he averaged 24.6 points per game and led the school to a 23–2 record as a senior. In 2015, The Plain Dealer ranked him the best Cleveland- area high school basketball player of the 1990s. Eastern Michigan and Iowa were the only two Division I basketball programs to offer Boykins an athletic scholarship, though Iowa later withdrew its offer.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Earl Boykins height 5 ft 5 in Earl weight 133  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Earl Boykins Dating?

According to our records, Earl Boykins married to Keyan Mathews. As of December 1, 2023, Earl Boykins’s is not dating anyone.

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Boykins played college basketball at Eastern Michigan University from 1994 to

1998. Eastern Michigan won the MAC Tournament in 1996 and 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. In his last game he scored 18 points in a losing effort to Michigan State. On February 27, 2011, Boykins’ No. 11 jersey was retired and raised to the rafters in a ceremony at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center.

Facts & Trivia

Earl Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Earl Boykins celebrates birthday on June 2 of every year.

In the summer of 2017, Boykins competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Paul Champions. Competing for the $2 million grand prize, Boykins helped lead his team to two victories in the TBT Jamboree which secured Paul Champions’ spot as one of the 64 teams in the tournament. During the Jamboree, Boykins averaged 24.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game. In their first-round match up, Boykins scored a game-high 25 points, helping the Champions to a 78–74 victory over the Talladega Knights; a team led by former NBA players Josh Boone and Gary Forbes. Boykins and the Champions would eventually fall in the second-round to the number one seeded Untouchables.

Where is Earl Boykins now?

Since his retirement from the NBA, Boykins was the head coach at Douglas County (Colo.) High School as well as running the Boykins Basketball Academy in Denver. In addition, he founded non-profit “Boykins Kids” and has been a lecturer on leadership.

How did Earl Boykins make the NBA?

Boykins was never drafted by an NBA team , but he was signed to short-term contracts by five different NBA teams before signing a five-year, $13.7 million contract with the Denver Nuggets prior to the 2003–2004 season.

How much could Earl Boykins bench press?

Despite weighing just 133 lbs (which easily makes him the lightest player in the NBA), Boykins is reported to have maxed out his bench press at an amazing 315 lbs!

What team does Earl Boykins play for?

An undrafted free agent out of college, Boykins played for the New Jersey Nets (1999), Cleveland Cavaliers (1999 and 2000), Orlando Magic (1999), Los Angeles Clippers (2000-02), Golden State Warriors (2002-03), Denver Nuggets (2003-06, 2007), Toronto Raptors (2006-07), Milwaukee Bucks (2007; 2010-11), Charlotte Bobcats …

Who is the smallest NBA player of all time?

Muggsy Bogues is the shortest player in NBA history, listed at 5’3”. He was drafted 12th overall by the Washington Bullets in 1987 and played later played for the Hornets, Warriors and Raptors. Using his size to his advantage, Muggsy was considered a great passer and stealer.