Oklahoma State University Athletics
Mario Boggan
October 11, 2006 | Cowboy Basketball
2005-06 (Junior season at Oklahoma State)
• led the league in both field-goal percentage (55.2) and free-throw percentage (84.6) in conference-games only, the first player in Big 12 history to do so.
• led the team in points per game (14.8) and rebounds per game (5.7).
• was the team leader in field-goal percentage (58.1) and free-throw percentage (82.1).
• became the first player in 30 years to lead the team in both field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage — the last player to do that was Mark Tucker during the 1977-78 season.
• recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 22 points and 10 rebounds at Texas Tech on Jan. 28 and 13 points and 10 boards against Nebraska on Jan. 31.
• scored a career-high 27 points against Arkansas State on Dec. 31, connecting on 11-of-14 shots from the floor.
• made nine three-pointers on the season, including two against Texas Tech on Feb. 25.
• averaged 23 points over a three-game span against Oklahoma, Baylor and Iowa State.
• shot 68.5 percent over a five-game stretch that began at Iowa State and ended against the Cylcones in the Big 12 Tournament.
• During the last 12 games of the season, connected on 50 of his last 57 attempts from the free-throw line, good for 87.7 percent.
2004-05 (Sophomore season at Chipola College)
• averaged 20.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game while shooting 57.9 percent from the floor and 71.5 percent from the free-throw line for the Indians.
• scored a career-high 37 points against Florida Community College.
• equalled that mark against Pensacola Junior College while also grabbing 17 rebounds.
• recorded a career-high 18 caroms in a game against Middle Georgia College.
• Chipola was 33-4 on the season and fell to the College of Southern Idaho, 84-70, in the third-place game at the NJCAA Tournament.
• The Indians were ranked No. 5 in the final NJCAA Division I regular-season poll.
• In 37 games, scored 20 or more points on 19 occasions, including four 30-point contests.
• recorded 15 double-doubles.
2003-04 (Redshirt season)
• did not play collegiate basketball during the 2003-04 season.
2002-03 (Freshman season at Florida)
• played one season with the Florida Gators, seeing action in 16 games.
• averaged 2.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per contest while shooting 52 percent from the floor.
• averaged six minutes per outing.
• played a season-high 18 minutes against Coastal Carolina, and played 11 against Kansas.
• scored a season-high eight points against Coastal Carolina and also had a season-high eight rebounds.
High School
• was a consensus national top-50 player coming out of Hargrave Military Academy his senior season.
• averaged 22.2 points and 10.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game his senior year.
• recorded season highs of 36 points, 17 rebounds and six blocked shots.
• averaged 14.4 points and 7.2 rebounds as a junior for undefeated Oak Hill Academy, the high school national champions.
• connected on 231 of 283 shots from the floor, good for 81.6 percent.
• was teammates with DeSagana Diop, a first-round draft pick by Cleveland, at Oak Hill Academy.
• scored 26 points in a prep matchup with Amare Stoudemire, a 2002 first-round selection of the Phoenix Suns.
• averaged 17.4 points per game as a sophomore at Southern Durham High School.
• was named first-team all-area by the Durham Herald Sun as a sophomore.
• also considered North Carolina, Indiana, Wake Forest, Missouri, Clemson, Florida State and N.C. State coming out of high school.
Personal
Born Sept. 30, 1983, Mario is the son of Linda Boggan. He has a brother, Shavar, and a daughter, Imani. Mario enjoys playing video games and listening to music in his free time. He is majoring in education at Oklahoma State.
