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| Team: Florida, Freshman |
| Physicals | Positions | Rankings | Misc |
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H: 6' 2"
W: 170 lbs
Bday: 00/00/0000
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Current: SG
NBA: PG/SG
Possible: PG
| Rank 22 in NCAA Freshmen
RSCI: 9
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High School: Ely HS
Hometown: Pompano, FL
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| USA Basketball Junior National Teams Tryouts: Top Performers
June 20, 2009
Also providing a stark contrast in showing how much of a jump most players make in their first year of college basketball was Florida’s Kenny Boynton, who was unable to make it past the final cuts when the tryout was over. Boynton started off strong in the first day but quickly resorted back to his AAU ways, jacking up bad shots left and right and struggling to get by guys off the dribble. His talent and confidence level was unmistakable, but Billy Donovan clearly has work to do in terms of showing him the right way to play.
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Player Evaluations, McDonald’s All-American Game (East Team)
April 4, 2009
 | | Jim Hlavac, DraftExpress |
This was a pretty brutal week for the local kid Kenny Boynton (#8 Scout, #7 Rivals, #10 ESPN¬), as he was unable to get anything going in most of the settings we were able to evaluate him in, although that didn’t seem to be bothering him that much. Boynton’s perimeter shot wasn’t falling at all, and when he doesn’t have a team that is working to get him shots, there isn’t a great deal he can do at the moment to contribute otherwise, as all the other parts of his game are still underdeveloped. He showed his athleticism on a few occasions, but often looked out of control forcing the issue with the ball, committing plenty of turnovers in turn. Boynton is a volume scorer who needs plenty of shots in order to be effective, which is why this probably isn’t the ideal setting to evaluate him.
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HoopHall Classic Scouting Reports, Part One
January 20, 2009
Kenny Boynton (#8 Scout, #7 Rivals, #10 ESPN) led his team to a pretty easy victory here, scoring 28 points in 28 minutes. Boynton plays on a team severely lacking in talent, which makes it hard to evaluate him as an overall player, as he needs to be relied on to score constantly. Boynton went 9-for-25 in his one game here, also hitting 5 threes, dishing out 3 assists, and pulling in 7 rebounds. He started off the game on fire, but cooled off in the second half as his team slowly squandered their huge lead until having to scramble at the very end against an unimpressive group.
Looking at his game, Boynton is a smooth, but not incredibly explosive athlete with just average length for his size. While he's not an outstanding physical specimen, he makes up for it and then some in shot-making ability, being able to score the ball at will. He shows no hesitation to pull up from NBA three-point range, and he hit a few shots from there in this game. He can shoot spotting up or on the move, and shows no problems adjusting to a hand in his face. He’s truly an excellent shot maker, hitting a handful of very tough shots here.
Boynton is also pretty strong from mid-range, showing no problem shooting on the move from a variety of angles. The biggest problem with Boynton's shooting is his streaky nature, as he can be lights out for awhile, but then go just as cold, and he doesn't make adjustments to his game when his shot isn't falling.
The biggest thing Boynton could show is more of a game attacking the basket, as he too easily settles for pull-up contested jumpers, not showing a great game getting in the lane to score. He hit a few floaters here, enough to keep the defense honest, but far preferred to jack up shots from outside.
Defensively, he's a tough competitor with a good stance and lateral quickness, and that was on display here. He also has a nose for the ball and has no problem tracking down rebounds, helping his team in that way.
Boynton should be a strong contributor for Florida from day one, but word is he's looking to play point guard there, which is strange given the fact that he hasn't shown much point guard ability in high school. Improving that aspect of his game would do a lot for his long term stock, given his size, but he could also become a more versatile scorer as well, as it's unclear whether he'll get his jumpers off with the same ease against longer, more athletic defenders. Boynton is clearly a tremendous offensive talent, and if he can learn to play in a real basketball system and become more versatile, he’ll likely develop into an NBA caliber player.
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Initial Scouting Reports, High School Class of 2009 (Top 10 recruits)
July 28, 2008
We came away a lot more impressed watching Kenny Boynton (#8 Scout, #8 Rivals, #3 ESPN) in this AAU setting than we did while he was playing with his high school team American Heritage this past season. It’s here that his frenetic style of play seems to make much more sense, and his obvious unwillingness to lose becomes much more evident. Boynton and Breakdown came away the champions of the Reebok event, which is a testament to just how effective a player Boynton is at this level.
Boynton is an extremely strong player for his age, very well conditioned, which is not something you can say about most prospects here. That tells you a little bit about his work ethic, which obviously must be very strong when you consider just how high his skill level is as well.
At this level, Boynton can’t be considered anything less than a scoring machine—as he shows an incredible knack for putting the ball in the basket in virtually every way imaginable. He is first and foremost a fantastic shooter, nearly automatic on the catch and shoot with his feet set, but also more than capable of pulling up off the dribble, mainly from behind the arc. He takes and makes ridiculous shots on a regular basis—off-balance, falling down, fading away, with a hand in his face, etc. He looks completely out of control at all times seemingly, but still emerges highly effective regardless.
Putting the ball on the floor, Boynton is also able to do quite a bit of damage. He takes the ball into the paint like a runaway freight train, finishing around the basket with great body control and excellent strength, and sometimes even utilizing a nifty floater.
College coaches we spoke with say they aren’t concerned with the fact that he shoots the ball nearly every time he touches it—“that’s why we have hall of fame coaches working with these guys” they say. Boynton obviously has great tools that need to be honed, he doesn’t seem to have received much coaching at all at this stage in his career, but his competitiveness and skill level is impressive and leaves a good deal of room for optimism. He wanted the ball late in games and showed lots of character taking over and willing his team to victory. He’s even willing to defend at times, getting low in a stance and not giving up anything easy. He never seemed to tire, even after playing 9 games in 5 days. It will be interesting to see how he pans out, particularly if he decides to go play at a school like Duke, which will seemingly be a huge clash in styles.
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South Florida Showdown: Kenny Boynton vs. Brandon Knight
January 29, 2008
Widely considered one of the top shooting guards in the class of 2009, Kenny Boynton (#9 Scout, #7 Rivals), has a long list of schools vying for his services—including Duke, Florida, Ohio State, Texas, and many others.
We’re talking about a pure scorer in the Dajuan Wagner mold, a shooting guard in a point guard’s body essentially, who doesn’t appear very close to making the transition any time soon. Boynton is built well for his size, standing a bulky 6-2, with long arms and very good athleticism. He has excellent quickness, but rarely takes the ball all the way to the basket, instead relying on his perimeter stroke as his main source of production.
Boynton is as pure a shooter as you’ll find at this level, although his percentages probably wouldn’t tell you that due to the sheer volume of shots he attempts every game. He has a terrific stroke regardless, with a quick release, excellent rotation, and range that extends well past the high school 3-point line. He can hit shots coming off screens or pulling up off the dribble, although he clearly abuses this skill. He creates his own shot extremely well, and at this level, mostly looks for a glimmer of daylight in which to pull-up from mid-range or behind the arc, showing absolutely no conscious with his shot-selection, both in the game we evaluated him against Pine Crest (missing his team’s other two best players), as well as against American Christian, when American Heritage was at full strength. When he’s on, though, his shot is simply a thing of beauty, capable of single-handedly keeping his team in the game as he showed in the first quarter here, with four long-range bombs in a span of a few short minutes.
Boynton plays a frenetic style, not really aided by the very little coaching he receives from the sidelines. He’s a good ball-handler, but has a tendency to force the issue here as well, attempting to split double-teams wildly when trapped off the pick and roll (rather than simply find the open man), and thus being very turnover prone. The whole circus that seems to surround his team doesn’t appear to be helping much—his father (a police officer, ironically) at one point came almost all the way out onto the floor screaming at the referees, the opposing coach, and anyone else that would listen after his son took an inadvertent elbow from one of the younger players on the opposing team. It was quite an embarrassing scene considering that Duke Assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski was in attendance.
Boynton seems to get frustrated very easily when things don’t go his way, a trend we noticed in both games we evaluated, especially when he’s being defended by tough defenders who do not give him space to get his shot off cleanly. He’ll let his teammates know how unhappy he is if they dare refuse to pass the ball on any given possession, and looked very frustrated standing on the free throw line trying to gather himself—bricking more shots than he made from what we saw. His body language is extremely poor, usually walking around sporting an extremely sour look on his face, especially when things aren’t going his way.
Defensively, Boynton offers very little on this end of the floor. He doesn’t put in much effort at all, and clearly has poor fundamentals, gambling for steals, and giving his matchup too much space out on the perimeter. Tyreke Evans did with him as he pleased seemingly, and at some point just seemed to be toying with him, which resulted in a technical foul.
Despite all the negatives expressed here, there still might be some room for optimism regarding Boynton’s future if he can somehow adjust his mentality and become more of a team player. He’s a strong, tough, athletic combo guard who plays extremely hard and has terrific range on his shot, something that a lot of colleges can use, as evidenced by the impressive list of schools that are after him. He’s still very young too. It’s possible that a good coach can help bring out the potential he has, but it will take a few tough years in college at the very least.
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