Jamal
Boykin Bio
Personal Notes:
Born Jamal Thomas Boykin on April 27, 1987, in Los Angeles, Calif.
... father, Ruben Sr., is a salesman, and mother, Mary, is a high
school English teacher ... older brother, Ruben Jr., is a senior
basketball player for Northern Arizona University ... last season,
his brother earned All-Big Sky first team recognition after averaging
13.3 points per game ... also has two older sisters, Desi and Serena
... Serena was a four-year member of the Long Beach State track
team, throwing the shot put ... was a member of the Principal’s
Honor Roll ... won the School Spirit Award and Principal Award ...
skipped the Bob Gibbons AAU Tournament, hosted in the Triangle,
in 2004 because he was playing the lead role in a school play ...
enjoys painting, drawing, preaching and acting ... favorite athletes
are LeBron James and Michael Jordan.
High School Notes:
Named the 2005 Gatorade State Player of the Year in California
after averaging 22 points, 12 rebounds, four blocked shots and five
assists for Fairfax High School ... Parade third team All-America
in 2005 ... John Wooden Award winner as a senior for the city Player
of the Year in Los Angeles ... three-time all-city selection ...
Street and Smith third team All-America as a junior ... earned California
High School Sports Junior Player of the Year honors ... shot .766
from the field and averaged 19.5 points and 11.4 rebounds per game
while leading Fairfax to the California state championship in 2004
... also had 103 assists, 97 blocked shots and 63 steals as a junior
... named state Sophomore Player of the Year after registering 16
points and 10 rebounds per game ... rated as the country’s
108th-best prospect overall and 24th-ranked small forward by Rivals.com
... listed 88th overall and No. 20 among power forwards by Scout.com.
Career Notes:
Looking to make a jump and increase his minutes this season ...
should be ready to assume a more prominent role on this year’s
team ... a mature young man whose basketball passion has made him
a crowd favorite at Duke ... active in Duke’s award-winning
Verizon Read with the Blue Devils, a community outreach reading
program in the Durham school district ... also was a featured speaker
at the school’s Junior Blue Devil Club Day presented to kids
between the ages of 1-16 ... his speech to that group focused on
why he chose Duke and the importance of reading and doing homework
at an early age.
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