{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fe8a763f5-1d3c-44fe-afb2-7b904bd9a8fb","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 166: Mike Boynton, Being Adaptable In Your Coaching","description":"Guest: Mike Boynton, Oklahoma State Head Coach\n\n\n\n\nIn this week's coaching conversation, Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton joins the podcast to share insights on being adaptable in your coaching.\n\n\u00a0\n\nCoach Boynton has built the program over his four seasons leading to an outstanding 2020-21 season where the Cowboys advanced to the finals of the Big 12 Championship, earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and ended the year ranked No. 11 in the Associated Press top-25 \u2013 all firsts since 2005. Oklahoma State\u2019s first-round win in the NCAA Tournament was its first since 2009. In four seasons at the helm Boynton has compiled a 72-58 record while leading the Cowboys to 17 wins over ranked opponents, including 10 victories over top-10 squads.\n\n\u00a0\n\nIn four seasons at the helm Boynton has compiled a 72-58 record while leading the Cowboys to 17 wins over ranked opponents, including 10 victories over top-10 squads. He also hauled in back-to-back top-25 recruiting classes, mentored eight All-Big 12 Conference selections and 11 Academic All-Big 12 team honorees.\n\n\u00a0\n\nBoynton's coaching career began as a graduate manager at Furman in 2004\u201305. He then moved on to be an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina University from 2005 to 2007 before moving to Wofford College (South Carolina) for the 2007\u201308 season as associate head coach. Boynton returned to Columbia for the 2008\u201309 season as an assistant coach and stayed until 2013. Boynton moved with fellow assistant Brad Underwood when the latter became the head coach at Stephen F. Austin State University, commencing with the 2013\u201314 season. When Underwood accepted the head coaching position at Oklahoma State, Boynton moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma to serve as an assistant coach.\n\n\u00a0\n\nBreakdown\n\n1:00 - Slogan\n\n5:00 - Posted Up Guards\n\n10:00 - Players Playing Multiple Positions\n\n14:00 - Analytics\n\n21:00 - Getting to the Next Level\n\n24:00 - Giving Up Switches\n\n26:00 - Playing Off the Ball and Re-Spacing Action\n\n32:00 - Value of Ball Reversal\n\n34:00 - Coaches Being Adaptable\n\n37:00 - Thinking From Player's Perspective\n\n39:00 - His Basketball Philosophy\n\n43:00 - Dominant Hand Thing\n\n46:00 - Keeping Opponents Off-Balance\n\n48:30 - Defend the 3-Point Line\n\n50:00 - Adaptability of a Coach\n\n51:30 - Not Getting The Coaching Job\n\n58:00 - Young Coach Coaching New Players\n\n\n\n\nMike Boynton\u2019s Bio:\n\nBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Boynton\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/thacoachmike\n\n\n\n\nBasketball Immersion\n\nWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en\n\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion\n\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion\n\n\n\n\nBetOnline Website:\n\nWebsite: www.betonline.ag\n\n\n\n\nBest in the West Video Series\n\nBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/99fb6b4c-cd69-4167-850f-60bbfaea9b7c/135e2835370674a32c6c6235a6a3e54f4f6110ae3868283f018ade21bc307ab.jpeg"}