Boatner is in his second season with the Mount basketball staff. In his first year, the Mountaineers advanced to the 2017 NCAA Tournament while also collecting the school's first Northeast Conference regular season title in 21 years.
He joined the Mount coaching staff after serving the past previous two seasons as a graduate manager at Indiana University. A Bloomingon, Indiana, native, Boatner played his collegiate basketball at William and Mary.
While at William and Mary, he played in 124 games, fourth most in school history, while averaging 4.9 points. He finished his career ranked sixth in 3-point percentage (.383), seventh in 3-pointers made (161) and 13th in 3-pointers made per game (1.3). A team captain, he was named the winner of the Kraze Award, given to the Tribe player who embodies the traits for former team captain John Kratzer, who received the inaugural United States Basketball Writers Association Most Courageous Athlete award after battling cancer.
A graduate of Bloomington North High School, he was an Indiana All-Star and an All-State selection for the Cougars after averaging 18.1 points as a senior and 21.3 points as a junior. He is the son of Melvin and Nancy Boatner. His brother, Kelvin, played four years for the Naval Academy.
“I love that he played for me at an early stage in my career,” said Christian. “I've always been impressed with his knowledge of the game, his unselfishness as a person and his ability to connect with players. His time spent in one of the most elite programs in the country and under one of the guys I respect the most in this business (Tom Crean) makes him a perfect fit for our program. I believe his playing experience and understanding of how to develop players will really impact our guards right away.”
