Words. Jason Jordan

Before John Wall was hogging headlines, there was an equally fierce recruiting war being waged over Florida’s top combo guard Kenny Boynton. In the end he chose to stay home to try and bring the Florida Gators back to prominence.

But over the last few months the proverbial wheels have been appearing to fall off in Gainesville, making Boynton’s commitment invaluable. We chatted with him about everything from his prediction for next season to why he had to nearly shoot Florida coach Billy Donovan with a dart gun. MORE >

Words. dimemag

From North Carolina coach Roy Williams‘ phone call from the Final Four to John Calipari ditching Memphis for Kentucky to Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski putting on the full-court press, the recruitment of Word of God Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) point guard John Wall has been a true made-for-TV-drama.

But as talented as these head coaches are at selling their schools, often times it’s the recruits and signees that have the biggest impact on a player’s decision. We caught up with recruits from each of the schools that are perceived favorites for Wall’s signature and had them give their best sales pitch to land Wall… MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

When it comes to air balls it’s all about dispelling the embarrassment.

Kenny Boynton is beyond embarrassed.

Not even the roaring waves ramming the Pompano Beach, Fla., coastline can drown out the seemingly deafening chirps of the imaginary crickets inside of the Ely High gym. His eyes frantically shift from left to right like windshield wipers in a monsoon. Boynton, a senior combo guard who is signed with Florida, quickly debates if anyone noticed that he not only missed the shot, but, even worse, the rim.

Everyone’s looking now. MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

Prep players around the country are making hygienic changes in wake of the swine flu pandemonium.

Don’t get him wrong, Reggie Bullock has never been mistaken for a germaphobe or an obsessive compulsive or being socially awkward, but in lieu of the recent swine flu mania, Bullock readily ‘fessed up to being all of the above.

“I do a lot of things different these days,” says Bullock, a junior shooting guard from Kinston (N.C.) High, who is rated the No. 13 prospect in HighSchoolHoop top 50. “One of the biggest things I do now is wipe the ball off every deadball during games. Every little bit helps. This whole swine flu stuff is crazy.” MORE >