Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Video Coordinator
Former Wake Forest women's basketball standout Lakevia Boykin has been named the program's video coordinator for the 2016-17 season, Demon Deacons' head coach Jen Hoover announced in September. Boykin returns to Wake Forest after spending four seasons with the program from 2009-10 to 2012-13.
"We are thrilled to welcome Lakevia Boykin back to Wake Forest and our women's basketball family," Hoover said. "She is very familiar with our program, our style of play and my coaching style and she knows what it takes to be successful on and off the court as a Demon Deacon. Her competitive drive and passion for Wake Forest, along with her experience in the ACC and at the international level will have an immediate impact on our program inspiring not only current players, but future Deacons to come."
Over the course of her career, Boykin played in each of the 130 games the Demon Deacons played during her four years with the program to set the school record in the process. She finished one game ahead of former teammates Dearica Hamby and Brooke Thomas. As a freshman, Boykin started five games before starting 97 of 98 games during her final three seasons with the program.
As a senior, Boykin finished second on the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game while totaling 1,309 points in her career, which puts her 11th in program history. She is one of 23 players in Wake Forest history to have surpassed the 1,000 point mark. Along the way, she also racked up 167 made three-pointers and 102 starts, which sit fifth and seventh in program history, respectively.
During her senior season, Boykin went off for 34 points on Jan. 10, 2013, against Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla. With 19 points in the first half, the Deacs trailed 36-33 heading into halftime before outscoring FSU 47-36 in the second half to pull away for the 80-72 victory over the 18th-ranked Seminoles. The performance is one of 38 games in which a Demon Deacon scored 30-plus points.
"It's an honor and privilege to be back at such a wonderful University," Boykin said. "I really enjoyed my time here as a student-athlete and look forward to my new role as a member of the women's basketball staff at Wake Forest."
After school, Boykin played professionally overseas. Most recently, Boykin played for Wolfenbuettel in Germany before taking the job as video coordinator for the Deacons.
