Kenny Boynton is a junior basketball

Basketball

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 player for the University of Florida

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High School

Boynton attended American Heritage School where he was a standout basketball player. In his senior season, Boynton averaged 33.0 points per game. He finished his high school career as the third-leading scorer in Florida high school basketball history. Kenny was also named to the 2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida, home of the University of Miami Hurricanes. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly-recruited high school boys graduating in...

 and as a Parade High School All-American.

Freshman season

In his first season at Florida, he averaged 14 points per game and 2.7 assists per game.

Sophomore season

In Boynton's sophomore season, he had a slight increase in scoring, averaging 14.2 points per game to go along with 2.6 assists per game. He was also named to the All-SEC Second Team. In the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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, Florida reached the Elite Eight

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, but then lost to the Butler Bulldogs

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after Boynton missed a three pointer with less than 20 seconds left in the game.