Boynton Gives Canes a Shot

Local shooting guard Kenny Boynton is a 5 star player according to any recruiting service. The kid has offers from just about every school in the country, and yet his list is said to be down to Miami and Duke. Frank Haith has recruited him since he was in 8th grade (Kenny is a junior now), and calls him every week.

So why is this important? Boynton represents the biggest recruit the University of Miami has really had a shot at landing in quite some time, if not ever. Aside from Devin Ebanks last season (who went to IU), most of the kids we target have historically not been McDonald's All Americans. If we actually start getting commits from these nationally recruiting players, then our basketball program has really arrived.

Beating a program like Duke for a talent like Boynton's would be the next step in making Miami a basketball school. This process might have the potential to be sped up if Ebanks decides to opt out of his LOI to Indiana due to all the recruiting issues going on over there. Imagine some dream scenario where both kids wound up in Coral Gables. Not only would the Canes be a Top 15 team, but they would have the exposure to stay there.