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American basketball player & coach (b.1975)

Bob Boldon Boldon in 2013 Current position Title Head coach Team Ohio Conference MAC Record 221–177 (.555) Biographical details Born (1975-05-01) May 1, 1975 (age 51) Louisville, Ohio, U.S. Playing career 1993–1997 Walsh Position 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 318–264 (.546) Tournaments 0–1 (NCAA Division I) 7–7 (WNIT) 8–7 (MAC) Accomplishments and honors Championships MAC tournament championship (2015) Awards MAC Coach of the Year (2015) Horizon League Coach of the Year (2013)

**Robert John Boldon** (born May 1, 1975)[1] is an American [women's basketball](/source/Women's_basketball) coach and former [basketball](/source/Basketball) player. He is the current head [women's basketball](/source/Ohio_Bobcats_women's_basketball) coach at [Ohio University](/source/Ohio_University). He previously held the same position at [Youngstown State University](/source/Youngstown_State_University), [Lambuth](/source/Lambuth_University), and [Arkansas-Monticello](/source/University_of_Arkansas_at_Monticello).

## Playing career

Boldon started at point guard for four years and led the [Walsh Cavaliers](/source/Walsh_Cavaliers) to the [NAIA](/source/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics) Final Four in [1995–96](/source/1996_NAIA_Division_II_men's_basketball_tournament). 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](/source/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. In 2008, he was inducted into the Walsh Athletics Wall of Fame.[2]

## Education and personal life

Boldon, a native of [Louisville, Ohio](/source/Louisville%2C_Ohio), graduated from [Walsh University](/source/Walsh_University) in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. He earned his master's degree in liberal studies from [Indiana](/source/Indiana_University_Bloomington) in 2003. Boldon is married and has four sons.[3]

## Coaching career

He began his head coaching career at [University of Arkansas at Monticello](/source/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](/source/Lambuth_University) in 2008–09. Boldon also served as an assistant coach at Walsh, [Wilmington](/source/Wilmington_College_(Ohio)), [IPFW](/source/IPFW_Mastodons), [Gannon](/source/Gannon_University), [Texas A&M-Corpus Christi](/source/Texas_A%26M_University%E2%80%93Corpus_Christi), [Akron](/source/Akron_Zips), and [Florida Gulf Coast University](/source/Florida_Gulf_Coast_University).[4]

### Youngstown State

Boldon led [Youngstown State](/source/Youngstown_State_Penguins_women's_basketball) 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.[5] In 2010, he led the Penguins their first victory in nearly two years. In his third year the Penguins won 23 games and finished second in the [Horizon League](/source/Horizon_League). They qualified for the [2013 WNIT](/source/2013_Women's_National_Invitation_Tournament).

### Ohio

He was announced as [Ohio's](/source/Ohio_Bobcats) head coach on March 28, 2013.[6] He won [MAC](/source/Mid-American_Conference) championships during his [2nd](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Ohio_Bobcats_women's_basketball_team) and [3rd seasons](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Ohio_Bobcats_women's_basketball_team) at Ohio.[7] They won the [2015 MAC tournament](/source/2015_MAC_women's_basketball_tournament) and played in the [NCAA tournament](/source/2015_NCAA_Division_I_women's_basketball_tournament) where they lost to [Arizona State](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_women's_basketball_team). He was named [2015 MAC](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Mid-American_Conference_women's_basketball_season) Coach of the year.[8] During the [2018–19 season](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Ohio_Bobcats_women's_basketball_team) his team won a school record 30 games and he became the leader in coaching wins in program history. Ohio played in the [WNIT](/source/Women's_National_Invitation_Tournament) in [2016](/source/2016_Women's_National_Invitation_Tournament), [2017](/source/2017_Women's_National_Invitation_Tournament), [2019](/source/2019_Women's_National_Invitation_Tournament), [2021](/source/2021_Women's_National_Invitation_Tournament), [2022](/source/2022_Women's_National_Invitation_Tournament) and [2026](/source/2026_Women's_National_Invitation_Tournament).[9]

## Head coaching record

Record table 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[10] Ohio 9–21 4–14 T-4th (East) 2014–15[11] Ohio 27–5 16–2 1st (East) NCAA first round 2015–16[12] Ohio 26–7 16–2 1st (East) WNIT Third Round 2016–17[13] Ohio 22–10 12–6 2nd (East) WNIT First Round 2017–18[14] Ohio 16–15 9–9 3rd East 2018–19[15] Ohio 30–6 14–4 1st East WNIT Quarterfinals 2019–20[16] Ohio 19–11 11–7 T-1st East MAC Semifinals* 2020–21[17] Ohio 15–9** 11–6** 3rd WNIT Regional consolation championship game 2021–22[18] Ohio 15–15 9–10 8th WNIT First Round 2022–23[19] Ohio 6–23 4–14 T-11th 2023–24[20] Ohio 11–19 8–10 T-6th 2024–25[21] Ohio 6–23 4–14 T-10th 2025–26[22] Ohio 18–14 11–7 5th WNIT First Round 2026–27[23] Ohio 0–0 0–0 Ohio: 221–177 (.555) 129–104 (.554) Total: 318–264 (.546) 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 a positive COVID-19 test. The team lost the game and the loss doesn’t count towards his record.

Source:[24]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NCAA_Coaches_1-0)** ["Women's Basketball Coaches Career"](http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch). *NCAA*. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Bob Boldon – Walsh Basketball Hall of Fame Profile](http://www.walsh.edu/bobbolden) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110929000203/http://www.walsh.edu/bobbolden) September 29, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), retrieved 2011-Aug-9

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Head Coach Bob Boldon](http://www.penguinsbasketballcamps.com/womensbasketball/head-coach-bob-boldon.cfm), retrieved 2011-Aug-9

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Bob Boldon – FGCU Athletics](http://www.fgcuathletics.com/athletics/directory/137/1248/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111003141043/http://www.fgcuathletics.com/athletics/directory/137/1248/) October 3, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), retrieved 2011-Aug-9

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Youngstown_Profile_5-0)** [Bob Bolden – Profile](http://www.ysusports.com/sports/wbkb/coaches/bob_boldon), Youngstown State Athletics Department, Retrieved 2011-Aug-9

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Boldon named Bobcats' new coach"](https://www.athensmessenger.com/sports/ohiouniversity/boldon-named-bobcats-new-coach/article_871fb710-365c-5beb-9b30-2f43654cafe0.html). Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Manoloff, Dennis (March 15, 2016). ["Ohio Bobcats are No. 1 seed for MAC Women's Tournament"](https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2016/03/ohio_bobcats_mac_womens_tourna.html). *Cleveland Plain Dealer*. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Boldon Named WBB MAC Coach of the Year"](https://woub.org/2015/03/22/boldon-named-wbb-mac-coach-of-the-year/). WOUB. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Bio_9-0)** ["Bob Boldon"](http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbkb/coaches/boldon_bob?view=bio). *Ohio University*. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["2013-14 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2013-14). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2014-15). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2015-16). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2016-17). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2017-18). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2018-19). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2019-20). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2020-21). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2021-22). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2022-23). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2023-24). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved April 20, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2024-25). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2025-26). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** ["2026-27 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/schedule/2026-27). *Ohio University Athletics*. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** ["Bob Boldon"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/bob-boldon-1.html). *Sports Reference*. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

## External links

- [Ohio Bobcats coaching bio](https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/wbball/roster/coaches/bob-boldon/183)

- Media related to [Bob Boldon](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bob_Boldon) at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Current women's basketball head coaches of the Mid-American Conference Ryan Gensler (Akron) Brady Sallee (Ball State) Fred Chmiel (Bowling Green) Kristen Sharkey (Buffalo) Kristin Haynie (Central Michigan) Sahar Nusseibeh (Eastern Michigan) Fran Recchia (Kent State) Glenn Box (Miami (OH)) Jacey Brooks (Northern Illinois) Bob Boldon (Ohio) Ginny Boggess (Toledo) Mike Leflar (UMass) Kate Achter (Western Michigan)

v t e Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball head coaches Joyce Ramsey (1975–1982) Jeff Cohen (1982–1983) Ed DiGregorio (1983–2003) Tisha Hill (2003–2008) Cindy Martin (2008–2010) Bob Boldon (2010–2013) John Barnes (2013–2023) John Nicolais # (2023–2024) Melissa Jackson (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

v t e Ohio Bobcats women's basketball head coaches Nancy Schaub (1973–1977) Kathy Martin (1977–1978) Gwen Hoover (1978–1981) Becky DeStefano (1981–1984) Amy Prichard (1984–1990) Marsha Reall (1990–1999) Lynn Bria (1999–2006) Sylvia Crawley (2006–2008) Semeka Randall (2008–2013) Bob Boldon (2013– )

v t e Horizon League Women's Basketball Coach of the Year 1987: Jones 1988: Barnett 1989: Hawkins 1990: Stein 1991: McGraw 1992: Ehlen 1993: Stein 1994: Procter 1995: Olkowski 1996: Olkowski 1997: Botham 1998: Olkowski 1999: Borseth 2000: Borseth 2001: Botham 2002: Borseth 2003: Borseth 2004: Borseth 2005: Borseth 2006: Botham 2007: Borseth 2008: Bollant & Williams 2009: Bollant 2010: Rademacher 2011: Bollant 2012: Bollant 2013: Boldon 2014: None 2015: Bradbury 2016: Rechlicz 2017: Merriweather 2018: Parkinson 2019: Merriweather 2020: Parkinson 2021: Merriweather 2022: Barnes 2023: Borseth 2024: Kielsmeier 2025: Marchesano 2026: Karius

v t e Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year 1982: Wettig 1983: Wettig 1984: Golden 1985: Davenport 1986: Prichard 1987: Voll 1988: DeKalb 1989: Voll 1990: Wunder 1991: Fennelly 1992: Fennelly 1993: Clark 1994: Reall 1995: Reall 1996: Lindsay 1997: Ehlen 1998: Lindsay 1999: Ehlen 2000: Frese 2001: Ehlen 2002: Roller 2003: Ehlen 2004: Fantanarosa 2005: Miller 2006: Miller 2007: Miller 2008: Miller 2009: Cullop & Miller 2010: Kest 2011: Cullop 2012: Miller 2013: Cullop 2014: Roos 2015: Boldon 2016: Guevara 2017: Starkey 2018: Guevara 2019: Guevara 2020: Oesterle 2021: Fralick 2022: Cullop 2023: Cullop 2024: Cullop 2025: Sallee 2026: Box

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