Mike Boynton Signs Oklahoma State Contract to Replace Brad Underwood as HC

Oklahoma State has promoted assistant coach Mike Boynton as its new head basketball coach.

The team announced the news on its Twitter account Friday:

Boynton replaces Brad Underwood, who left to fill the head coaching vacancy at Illinois after one season with the Cowboys.

The former South Carolina basketball player was in his first season with Oklahoma State. He followed Underwood from Stephen F. Austin, where he spent the previous three seasons.

He also worked as an assistant at Coastal Carolina, Wofford and South Carolina.

Guerin Emig of Tulsa World added some insight on Boynton's personality:

Oklahoma State had also interviewed TV analyst Doug Gottlieb, per Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com, but clearly didn't feel he was the right fit for the job.