Anthony Boone (basketball)

Anthony Boone is an American basketball coach. He is the head coach of the Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team.[1]

Anthony Boone
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCentral Arkansas
ConferenceSouthland
Record9–13
Biographical details
Bornc. 1976
West Helena, Arkansas
Playing career
1994–1998Ole Miss
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2000Ole Miss (GA)
2000–2003Murray State (assistant)
2003–2009Jackson State (assistant)
2009–2013Grand Canyon (assistant)
2013–2014Phoenix Mercury (assistant)
2014–2019Central Arkansas (assistant)
2019–presentCentral Arkansas
Head coaching record
Overall9–13

Playing career

Boone played college basketball at Ole Miss, where he was a 1995 SEC All-Rookie selection.[2][3] His career would be hampered by injuries, but during his senior season he was nominated for the Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award, and was inducted into the Ole Miss Hall of Fame as well as having his number 41 jersey retired.[4] At the time, Boone's jersey joined Archie Manning as the only two jerseys retired in Ole Miss history.[5]

Coaching career

After graduation, Boone stayed on with Ole Miss under Rod Barnes as a graduate assistant before moving on to Murray State as an assistant coach under Tevester Anderson for three seasons. He'd follow Anderson to Jackson State and stay for six seasons until joining the staff of Grand Canyon, then a NCAA Division II under his former Ole Miss assistant Russ Pennell.[6][7] After the 2014 season, Boone would follow Pennell again as he became head coach of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury for a short spell in 2013.

When Pennell landed the Central Arkansas job, Boone joined him once more as an assistant coach. After a 1–8 start to the 2019–20 season, Pennell was placed on leave and eventually resigned in January, with Boone taking over on an interim basis.[8] After guiding the bears to a 9–13 record the remainder of the way, he was named the permanent head coach on March 9, 2020.[9][10]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Central Arkansas Bears (Southland Conference) (2019–present)
2019–20 Central Arkansas 9–139–119th
2020–21 Central Arkansas 0–00–0
Central Arkansas: 9–13 (.409)9–11 (.450)
Total:9–13 (.409)
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References
  1. "Central Arkansas Athletics - Anthony Boone - 2019-20 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff - University of Central Arkansas". ucasports.com.
  2. "Anthony Boone College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "1994-95 Southeastern Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. "Basketball's Boone an Award Finalist". Ole Miss Athletics.
  5. "Ole Miss Takes Star To Rafters Boone, More Than A Stats Guy, Has His Jersey Number Retired | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
  6. "1997-98 Basketball Roster". Ole Miss Athletics.
  7. "Anthony Boone - Men's Basketball Coach". Grand Canyon University Athletics.
  8. "Pennell out as UCA men's basketball coach". Arkansas Online. January 7, 2020.
  9. "BOONE NAMED BEARS' HEAD COACH". University of Central Arkansas Athletics.
  10. "Anthony Boone named UCA Bears head men's basketball coach". KTHV.
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