Mikayla Boykin
- Year: Freshman
- Height: 5-foot-9
- Position: Point guard
Game breakdown: Ranked as high as the No. 5 recruit in the nation before coming to Durham, Boykin has the potential to be the next great Duke point guard in a line of many. In an interview with the Chronicle this summer, Blue Devil head coach Joanne P. McCallie said Boykin has the strength and outside shot to one day equal former Duke great Jasmine Thomas.
With extreme athleticism, Boykin will be a threat with and without the ball. The North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year will be very difficult to guard, and can also bring it on defense. Although she struggled in the Blue-White scrimmage, scoring just three points, she should be a star if she develops and lives up to her potential.
Role on the team: With point guard Kyra Lambert due to miss some time after tearing her ACL in March, Boykin has an opportunity to play her way into the starting lineup to begin the season. McCallie has also discussed playing a three-point-guard lineup at times, with Lexie Brown, Lambert and Boykin. If she improves from her showing in the Blue-White scrimmage, she'll be a major contributor on this team and one of its main weapons.
Projected stats: 12.1 PPG, 4.5 APG, 1.1 SPG
Stay tuned with the Blue Zone for our continuing player previews with freshman Mikayla Boykin tomorrow. Previous players previewed: Jayda Adams and Madison Treece.
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Managing Editor 2018-19, 2019-2020 Features & Investigations Editor
A member of the class of 2020 hailing from San Mateo, Calif., Ben is The Chronicle's Towerview Editor and Investigations Editor. Outside of the Chronicle, he is a public policy major working towards a journalism certificate, has interned at the Tampa Bay Times and NBC News and frequents Pitchforks.