Kylan Boswell Explained

Kylan Boswell
Number:4
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:200
League:Big Ten Conference
Team:Illinois Fighting Illini
Birth Date:18 April 2005
Birth Place:Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
High School:
College:Arizona (2022–2024)
Illinois (2024–present)
Highlights:

Kylan Boswell is an American basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Arizona Wildcats for two seasons. He also represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship[1] and 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[2]

Early life and education

He was born to Brandon and Ashley Boswell in Champaign, Illinois.[3] He is of African-American and Samoan heritage.[4] Boswell attended Bottenfield Elementary and Edison Middle School in Champaign before transferring to Urbana Middle School, leading the Tigers to a state finals appearance. Following this, he departed for high school in California.[5] He played for two different schools throughout two seasons before transferring to Arizona College Preparatory for his junior year before joining the University of Arizona.[6]

Boswell attended Centennial High School in Corona, California, where he led the basketball team to a CIF Southern Section title.[7] He subsequently transferred to AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona, for his junior year.[8] Boswell helped the Dragons reach the GEICO Nationals in Fort Myers, Florida, where they were upset by Montverde Academy 72–63 in the opening round.[9]

College career

Boswell reclassified as a high school student, forgoing his senior year of high school.[10] As the youngest player in college basketball in 2022, Boswell completed his freshman year at 17.[11]

In March 2023, Boswell was awarded the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.[12]

After two years at Arizona, Boswell transferred to Illinois.[13]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona| 35 || 0 || 15.2 || .450 || .390 || .789 || 1.6|| 1.6 || .7 || 0.0 || 4.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona| 36 || 35 || 26.9 || .396 || .379 || .795 || 2.3 || 3.6 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 9.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25| style="text-align:left;"| Illinois|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 71 || 35 || 21.1 || .411 || .382 || .793 || 2.0 || 2.6 || 1.1 || 0.1 || 7.2

National team career

Boswell joined the 12-player roster for the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in August 2021.[14] He led the US to a 6–0 record and the gold medal with averages of 9.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game.[15]

In June 2023, Boswell joined the 12-player roster for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.[16] In the semifinal, he contributed 11 points and five steals, but the USA suffered a historic 89–86 loss to France.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scott . Dana . AZ Compass Prep boys basketball transfer Kylan Boswell picked for USA U16 roster for FIBA Americas . The Arizona Republic.
  2. Web site: Bruce . Pascoe . No medal for USA, Boswell at U19 World Cup; Borovicanin has double-double in Serbia's loss . . 2 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Richey . Scott . Hometown star doing big things — with more to come . . 18 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Arizona NIL Success Story: Kylan Boswell . https://web.archive.org/web/20240523123114/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/03/07/arizona-nil-success-story-kylan-boswell . dead . May 23, 2024 . pac-12.com .
  5. Web site: Scott . Richey . Boswell commits to Arizona . . 28 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Tripton . John . 5-star PG Kylan Boswell discusses final schools . On3 . 19 January 2022.
  7. Web site: Fattal . Tarek . Kylan Boswell leads Centennial over Sierra Canyon to win CIF Open Division title . . 12 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Graveline . Sam . 5-star Arizona hoops commit Kylan Boswell reclassifies to 2022 . Arizona Sports . . 7 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Pedersen . Brian J. . Kylan Boswell progressing well through rehab after foot surgery, status for 2022-23 season still uncertain . Arizona Desert Swarm . 21 September 2022.
  10. Web site: Early ESPN NBA mock draft: Arizona's Kylan Boswell a lottery pick . 26 June 2023 .
  11. Web site: NBA Draft Scouting Report: Arizona's Kylan Boswell . NBA Draft Digest . August 2023 . .
  12. Web site: Scheer . Jason . Kylan Boswell named Pac-12 Basketball Freshman of the Week . .
  13. Web site: Former Arizona guard Kylan Boswell commits to Illinois . 14 April 2024 .
  14. Web site: Sam . Doric . 5-Star PF Kylan Boswell Commits to Arizona over Illinois, UNLV . .
  15. Web site: Jackson, Boswell, Tre Johnson, Harper, Dailey among mix of old and young for USA . FIBA.basketball .
  16. Web site: Scheer . Jason . Boswell invited to USA Basketball U19 National Team Training Camp . .
  17. Web site: Fink . Jenna . Arizona's Kylan Boswell, Team USA miss podium at FIBA U19 World Cup . . 2 July 2023.