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HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP — After years of developing big-time basketball players and collecting national championships, Kevin Boyle is looking for a new challenge at SPIRE Academy.
On Thursday, he was introduced as SPIRE’s director of basketball and national high school head coach.
Boyle has won eight national championships over 14 years at Monteverde Academy in Florida, and St. Patrick High School in Newark, N.J.
He has helped form the careers of many NBA players, including former Cavalier Kyrie Irving, and high-level NCAA players, such as Duke star Cooper Flagg.
The move for Boyle is about the changing face of basketball in the United States with Name, Image, and Likeness becoming a driving force in collegiate basketball and the expectationit will also occur at the high school level.
SPIRE Academy Chief Executive Officer Steve Sanders said Boyle’s presence has already upped the antee for potential athletes coming to the academy.
He said three of the top 10 players in the country toured SPIRE in the last several weeks.
Boyle is bringing his sons, Kevin Jr. and Brendan, to coach the academy’s basketball teams. Boyle added he is excited about the family atmosphere at the academy.
“We [the academy] are uniquely position to control our own destiny,” Boyle said.
Boyle has won 850 games, eight national championships and coached 20 McDonald’s All American and 150 NCAA players, according to SPIRE Academy statistics shared at the press conference.
He was careful to credit his coaches and administrators at his previous stops
“I don’t think anybody succeeds alone,” Boyle said.
Boyle said the academy has done a lot of good things, but more are on the horizon.
“I think so much more can be done,” he said.
Boyle said he has worked closely with administrators and teachers to make sure athletes are taking care of business in the classroom.
Aanother challenge facing players is the fact that agents are now allowed to get involved with high school players, according to Boyle. He said most agents are of good quality, but some are not.
While some players make their way to the NBA, it is important to help the rest of the players prepare for the world and be good with their families.
Sanders said there will be a national high school and at least two prep teams, and a post graduate squad.
Boyle said it is great to have his sons with him because he then feels free to miss a practice and know his message is still getting through.
“We just want to fit in with everybody and be a part of the community,” he said.
Boyle said he is now more aware of the impact on a young life as opposed to just winning but emphasized he is still competitive and hopes to win at SPIRE Academy.
SPIRE Academy has had high-level high school players previously, including LaMelo Ball, who is presently a star with the Charlotte Hornets.
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On Thursday, he was introduced as SPIRE’s director of basketball and national high school head coach.
Boyle has won eight national championships over 14 years at Monteverde Academy in Florida, and St. Patrick High School in Newark, N.J.
He has helped form the careers of many NBA players, including former Cavalier Kyrie Irving, and high-level NCAA players, such as Duke star Cooper Flagg.
The move for Boyle is about the changing face of basketball in the United States with Name, Image, and Likeness becoming a driving force in collegiate basketball and the expectationit will also occur at the high school level.
SPIRE Academy Chief Executive Officer Steve Sanders said Boyle’s presence has already upped the antee for potential athletes coming to the academy.
He said three of the top 10 players in the country toured SPIRE in the last several weeks.
Boyle is bringing his sons, Kevin Jr. and Brendan, to coach the academy’s basketball teams. Boyle added he is excited about the family atmosphere at the academy.
“We [the academy] are uniquely position to control our own destiny,” Boyle said.
Boyle has won 850 games, eight national championships and coached 20 McDonald’s All American and 150 NCAA players, according to SPIRE Academy statistics shared at the press conference.
He was careful to credit his coaches and administrators at his previous stops
“I don’t think anybody succeeds alone,” Boyle said.
Boyle said the academy has done a lot of good things, but more are on the horizon.
“I think so much more can be done,” he said.
Boyle said he has worked closely with administrators and teachers to make sure athletes are taking care of business in the classroom.
Aanother challenge facing players is the fact that agents are now allowed to get involved with high school players, according to Boyle. He said most agents are of good quality, but some are not.
While some players make their way to the NBA, it is important to help the rest of the players prepare for the world and be good with their families.
Sanders said there will be a national high school and at least two prep teams, and a post graduate squad.
Boyle said it is great to have his sons with him because he then feels free to miss a practice and know his message is still getting through.
“We just want to fit in with everybody and be a part of the community,” he said.
Boyle said he is now more aware of the impact on a young life as opposed to just winning but emphasized he is still competitive and hopes to win at SPIRE Academy.
SPIRE Academy has had high-level high school players previously, including LaMelo Ball, who is presently a star with the Charlotte Hornets.
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