I mentioned this one back on March 28th (D2 DIRT). The hiring of former Angelo State head coach Cinco Boone at Texas Arlington is now official. Here’s the release from the school:
Boasting more than 100 career wins and four NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament appearances as a collegiate head coach over the past seven years, Cinco Boone has joined the UT Arlington men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach.
Boone comes to UTA from D-II Angelo State and replaces Riley Davis, who accepted a similar position at East Carolina.
“First, I would like to thank Riley Davis for his service within our program over the last four seasons,” said UTA head men’s basketball coach Greg Young. “I am excited for Riley and his family with his new position at East Carolina.”
“Cinco Boone and I have a long relationship together, going back to him serving as my assistant coach at Jacksonville College,” Young added. “Cinco has worked at every level of college basketball with some very successful coaches. His recruiting ties in the state of Texas and nationally will add to our staff in an immediate way. Cinco is a tireless worker with collegiate head-coaching experience who will lead to a seamless transition with our staff and team.”
During his time at Angelo State, Boone amassed an overall record of 129-67, qualified for the Lone Star Conference Tournament each of his seven years at the helm and made the aforementioned four trips to the D-II NCAA Regional Tournament, reaching the 2016 Final.
“I am extremely excited to be joining Coach Young’s staff here at UTA,” stated Boone. “We have a relationship which dates all the way back to my alma mater of Eastern New Mexico, plus I’ve worked for him before at Jacksonville College. We always use to say we would work together again someday, and this was that incredible opportunity to do it. I think Coach Young is the most genuine human being in college basketball, and I’m grateful to be able to work for him again.”
Boone won at least 20 games four times as ASU’s head coach, averaging better than 18 wins per season, including the COVID-19 impacted 2020-21 campaign in which the Rams played just a conference schedule and 18 total games.
Boone guided the Rams to 70 Lone Star Conference victories – an average of 10 per year – during his time in charge. With the league success, Boone developed an incredible 20 all-conference players in the past seven years.
Before becoming ASU’s head coach, Boone helped guide the Rams to a 47-15 record during two seasons as the associate head coach from 2013-15. He became the sixth head coach in ASU’s history after now-Texas coach Chris Beard left for the same position at Little Rock.
“I am thankful for my nine years at Angelo State, what we accomplished and the lifelong relationships that were formed,” Boone added. “With that said, I’m fired up to live in Arlington, work with the faculty and staff at UTA and help our student-athletes every single day. Go Mavs!”
Boone arrived at ASU with prior coaching experience at the D-I, D-II, junior college and high school levels, including working as Beard’s assistant coach at McMurry during the 2012-13 season which followed two years as an assistant at Stephen F. Austin. He also had prior head-coaching experience at Jacksonville College and was a graduate assistant at Hardin-Simmons and an assistant at Portales High School (New Mexico).
A Portales, N.M. native, Boone earned his bachelor’s degree from Eastern New Mexico in Mathematics after graduating from Portales HS. His first coaching position came at his high school alma mater where he was the assistant varsity coach from 2003-06. Boone began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at Hardin-Simmons during the 2006-07 season, earning his graduate degree in Sports Recreation and Management in 2008.00 career wins and four NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament appearances as a collegiate head coach over the past seven years, Cinco Boone has joined the UT Arlington men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach.
Boone comes to UTA from D-II Angelo State and replaces Riley Davis, who accepted a similar position at East Carolina.
“First, I would like to thank Riley Davis for his service within our program over the last four seasons,” said UTA head men’s basketball coach Greg Young. “I am excited for Riley and his family with his new position at East Carolina.”
“Cinco Boone and I have a long relationship together, going back to him serving as my assistant coach at Jacksonville College,” Young added. “Cinco has worked at every level of college basketball with some very successful coaches. His recruiting ties in the state of Texas and nationally will add to our staff in an immediate way. Cinco is a tireless worker with collegiate head-coaching experience who will lead to a seamless transition with our staff and team.”
During his time at Angelo State, Boone amassed an overall record of 129-67, qualified for the Lone Star Conference Tournament each of his seven years at the helm and made the aforementioned four trips to the D-II NCAA Regional Tournament, reaching the 2016 Final.
“I am extremely excited to be joining Coach Young’s staff here at UTA,” stated Boone. “We have a relationship which dates all the way back to my alma mater of Eastern New Mexico, plus I’ve worked for him before at Jacksonville College. We always use to say we would work together again someday, and this was that incredible opportunity to do it. I think Coach Young is the most genuine human being in college basketball, and I’m grateful to be able to work for him again.”
Boone won at least 20 games four times as ASU’s head coach, averaging better than 18 wins per season, including the COVID-19 impacted 2020-21 campaign in which the Rams played just a conference schedule and 18 total games.
Boone guided the Rams to 70 Lone Star Conference victories – an average of 10 per year – during his time in charge. With the league success, Boone developed an incredible 20 all-conference players in the past seven years.
Before becoming ASU’s head coach, Boone helped guide the Rams to a 47-15 record during two seasons as the associate head coach from 2013-15. He became the sixth head coach in ASU’s history after now-Texas coach Chris Beard left for the same position at Little Rock.
“I am thankful for my nine years at Angelo State, what we accomplished and the lifelong relationships that were formed,” Boone added. “With that said, I’m fired up to live in Arlington, work with the faculty and staff at UTA and help our student-athletes every single day. Go Mavs!”
Boone arrived at ASU with prior coaching experience at the D-I, D-II, junior college and high school levels, including working as Beard’s assistant coach at McMurry during the 2012-13 season which followed two years as an assistant at Stephen F. Austin. He also had prior head-coaching experience at Jacksonville College and was a graduate assistant at Hardin-Simmons and an assistant at Portales High School (New Mexico).
A Portales, N.M. native, Boone earned his bachelor’s degree from Eastern New Mexico in Mathematics after graduating from Portales HS. His first coaching position came at his high school alma mater where he was the assistant varsity coach from 2003-06. Boone began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at Hardin-Simmons during the 2006-07 season, earning his graduate degree in Sports Recreation and Management in 2008.
