Bob Boldon

Robert John Boldon (born May 1, 1975)[1] is the current head women's basketball coach at Ohio University. He was announced as Ohio's head coach on March 28, 2013.[2] Boldon led Youngstown State University to its biggest win increase ever under a first-year head coach in the 2010–11 campaign. Overall, the Penguins went 6–24 for the campaign for a six-win improvement from the previous year.[3] In 2010, he led the Penguins their first victory in nearly two years.

Bob Boldon

Boldon in 2013
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Ohio
Conference	MAC
Record	154–78 (.664)
Biographical details
Born	May 1, 1975 Louisville, Ohio
Playing career
1993–1997	Walsh
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1998	Walsh (assistant)
1998–1999	Wilmington (assistant)
1999–2001	IPFW (assistant)
2001–2002	Gannon (assistant)
2002–2004	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (assistant)
2004–2006	Arkansas-Monticello
2006–2008	Akron (assistant)
2008–2009	Lambuth
2009–2010	Florida Gulf Coast (assistant)
2010–2013	Youngstown State
2013–present	Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall	252–166 (.603)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MAC Tournament championship (2015)
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (2015) Horizon League Coach of the Year (2013)

He began his head coaching career at University of Arkansas at Monticello in the 2004–05 season and also served as the head coach of the women's basketball team at Lambuth University in 2008–09. Boldon also served as an assistant coach at Walsh, Wilmington, IPFW, Gannon, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Akron, and Florida Gulf Coast University.[4]

Playing career

Boldon started at point guard for four years and led Walsh to the NAIA Final Four in 1995–96. As a freshman, Boldon averaged 8.2 points and accumulated 163 assists. Over the next three years, Boldon was named First Team All-Mid-Ohio Conference each season, accumulating 204 assists and an average of 12.7 points as a sophomore, 222 assists and an average of 14.5 points as a junior, and 186 assists and an average of 14.3 points as a senior. During his junior season, Boldon led his team to the Mid-Ohio Conference championship and was named the MOC Player of the Year, first team NAIA All-American, and Mr. Hustle at the NAIA National Tournament. He was named NAIA Second Team All-American following his senior season. He is still Walsh's career assist leader with 775 and is fourth in career points with 1,694.[5]

Education and personal life

Boldon, a native of Louisville, Ohio, graduated from Walsh University in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. He earned his master's degree in liberal studies from Indiana in 2003. Boldon is happily married to wife, Rebecca. He has four sons: Tyler, Andrew and twins, Luke and Zach.[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Arkansas-Monticello Cotton Blossoms (Gulf South Conference) (2004–2006)
2004–05	Arkansas-Monticello	15–14	8–8	T–3rd
2005–06	Arkansas-Monticello	15–13	9–7	T–3rd
Arkansas-Monticello:		30–27 (.526)	17–15 (.531)
Lambuth Eagles (Independent) (2008–2009)
2008–09	Lambuth	29–7
Lambuth:		29–7 (.806)
Youngstown State Penguins (Horizon League) (2010–2013)
2010–11	Youngstown State	6–24	4–14	T-9th
2011–12	Youngstown State	10–20	4–14	10th
2012–13	Youngstown State	23–10	11–5	2nd	WNIT Second Round
Youngstown State:		39–54 (.419)	19–33 (.365)
Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14	Ohio	9–21	4–14	T-4th (East)
2014–15	Ohio	27–5	16–2	1st (East)	NCAA First Round
2015–16	Ohio	26-7	16-2	1st (East)	WNIT Third Round
2016–17	Ohio	22-10	12-6	2nd (East)	WNIT First Round
2017–18	Ohio	16-15	9-9	3rd East
2018–19	Ohio	30-6	14-4	1st East	WNIT Quarterfinals
2019-20	Ohio	19-11	11-7	T-1st East	MAC Semifinals*
2020-21	Ohio	5-4**	3-3**	N/A
Ohio:		154–78 (.664)	85–46 (.649)
Total:		252–166 (.603)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

* MAC tournament had to stop due to COVID-19 pandemic. ** Boldon missed one conference game due to positive Covid-19 test. The team lost the game and the lost doesn’t count towards his record.

References

1. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
2. "Bob Boldon". Ohio University. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
3. Bob Bolden - Profile, Youngstown State Athletics Department, Retrieved 2011-Aug-9
4. Bob Boldon - FGCU Athletics Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2011-Aug-9
5. Bob Boldon - Walsh Basketball Hall of Fame Profile Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2011-Aug-9
6. Head Coach Bob Boldon, retrieved 2011-Aug-9