DURHAM, N.C.— The 2017 Naismith Trophy High School Girls’ Player of the Year Preseason Watch List was announced this week with two recent Duke women’s basketball signees – Mikayla Boykin and Jade Williams -- among the 50 selected.
A 5-9 guard from Clinton, N.C., Boykin enters her senior year ranked No. 5 on the All Star Girls Report, No. 18 on the Blue Star Report and No. 20 on espnW HoopGurlz/Girls Basketball Report . She suffered a torn ACL in the summer following her freshman season and had a setback in the spring of 2016 as she was preparing for the USA Basketball trials, missing her sophomore and junior seasons of high school due to her injuries.