Education
Boykin attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California.
Boykin attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California.
He played college basketball for Duke University and the University of California, Berkeley. In his freshman season at Duke, Boykin played sparingly for the Blue Devils. In 26 games (70 minutes played in total), he averaged just one point per game.
In 2006, Boykin transferred to California after just 3 games for the Blue Devils in the 2006-2007 season.
He decided to leave Duke after coming down with mononucleosis. He realized that he couldn"t provide the team with 100 percent on the practice court, and instead decided to pursue a bigger role with a different program
After sitting out the rest of the 2006-2007 season due to National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer rules, he joined the Golden Bears in December 2007 for the rest of the 2007-2008 season. In his redshirted sophomore season, he made an immediate impact, going on to receive the team"s Hustle Award at the end of the year.
In 25 games, he averaged 7.8 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.
In his junior season, he was Cal"s leading rebounder, with a total of 211 and 120 in conference games. In 33 games (all starts), he averaged 9.6 points and 6.4 rebounds. In his senior season, he was named to the 2010 All-Pac-10 second team
In 35 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 28.4 minutes per game.
His collegiate career would, ironically, come to an end against the very Blue Devil team he walked away from. In the Round of 32 in the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, Cal and Duke were pitted against each other.
Duke would wind up winning the head-to-head matchup on its way to a national championship. 2010-2011 season
Boykin went undrafted in the 2010 National Basketball Association draft.
In August 2010, he signed with Gaziantepspor of Turkey for the 2010-2011 season.
2011-2012 season
In September 2011, Boykin signed with Omonia British Columbia of Cyprus for the 2011-2012 season. In February 2012, he left Omonia after managing just eight games and signed with the Iwate Big Bulls of Japan for the rest of the season. 2012-2013 season
In July 2012, Boykin signed with GasTerra Flames of the Netherlands for the 2012-2013 season.
2013-2014 season
In August 2013, Boykin signed with s.Oliver Baskets of Germany for the 2013-2014 season.
In early November 2013, he left Oliver after just three games. On November 28, 2013, he signed a two-month deal with the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig.
The next day, however, he was released after failing physicals. In December 2013, he signed with Cherkaski Mavpy of the Ukraine for the rest of the season.
In early March 2014, he left the Ukraine following the civil unrest in the country.
On March 8, 2014, he signed with the Nelson Giants for the 2014 New Zealand NBL season. On May 29, 2014, he was named the Player of the Week for round eight. 2014-2015 season
In August 2014, Boykin signed with Black Gold Göttingen of Germany for the 2014-2015 season.
In 31 games for Göttingen, he averaged 8.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
2015-2016 season
On August 6, 2015, Boykin signed with the Sendai 89ers of Japan for the 2015-2016 season. Boykin"s father, Ruben Senior, is a salesman, and his mother, Mary, is a high school English teacher.
He also has two older sisters, Desi and Serena.
