Marquette University Athletics
Women's Basketball
Sheila Boykin
- Title:
- Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
- Email:
- marquetteWBB@marquette.edu
Marquette University women’s basketball head coach Cara Consuegra announced Sheila Boykin as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the program on April 7, 2026.
“We are excited to have Sheila join our staff,” Consuegra said. “She is a bright young coach who is very relatable. Her experiences both as a player and a coach will make her a perfect mentor for our student-athletes.”
Boykin spent the last three seasons an assistant coach at South Florida under Jose Fernandez (2023-25) and Michele Woods-Baxter (2025-26). The Bulls won 62 games while she was on staff and reached the 2025 NCAA Tournament after winning the American Conference tournament championship.
Prior to her time in Tampa, Boykin was an assistant coach at Loyola University Chicago (2022-23) and CSUN (2020-22). She broke into coaching as a graduate assistant with San Diego State (2018-20).
Boykin played collegiately at LSU where she appeared in 113 games during her career. The 2014 recipient of the Eye of the Tiger Award, which is presented annually to an LSU student-athlete who overcomes adversity in their life to succeed both in the classroom and in competition, Boykin averaged 5.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists as a senior.
After graduating from LSU in 2015 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies, Boykin played professionally in both Greece and Turkey. She went on to earn a master's degree in homeland security from San Diego State while serving on the coaching staff there.
“We are excited to have Sheila join our staff,” Consuegra said. “She is a bright young coach who is very relatable. Her experiences both as a player and a coach will make her a perfect mentor for our student-athletes.”
Boykin spent the last three seasons an assistant coach at South Florida under Jose Fernandez (2023-25) and Michele Woods-Baxter (2025-26). The Bulls won 62 games while she was on staff and reached the 2025 NCAA Tournament after winning the American Conference tournament championship.
Prior to her time in Tampa, Boykin was an assistant coach at Loyola University Chicago (2022-23) and CSUN (2020-22). She broke into coaching as a graduate assistant with San Diego State (2018-20).
Boykin played collegiately at LSU where she appeared in 113 games during her career. The 2014 recipient of the Eye of the Tiger Award, which is presented annually to an LSU student-athlete who overcomes adversity in their life to succeed both in the classroom and in competition, Boykin averaged 5.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists as a senior.
After graduating from LSU in 2015 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies, Boykin played professionally in both Greece and Turkey. She went on to earn a master's degree in homeland security from San Diego State while serving on the coaching staff there.
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