 He received a gold basketball emblematic of his selection on the All-America basketball team appearing in "The Sporting News", a national sports newspaper.He played for the Waterloo Hawks (1949–50), Boston Celtics and Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1950–51) in the National Basketball Association for a total of 109 games.In his 1948–49 season for Waterloo, Boykoff's shooting average (41.3%) was the fourth-highest in the league.