CHICAGO — Nick Boyd and John Blackwell have long been overlooked.
Both were underrated high school recruits ranked outside the top 150 nationally in their respective classes. One (Boyd) went mid-major, the other (Blackwell) didn’t get an offer from the local powers in his home state of Michigan and had to pick a Big Ten rival instead. Boyd helping take FAU to the Final Four wasn’t enough for him to become a high-major no-brainer. He transferred to San Diego State instead when Dusty May left for Michigan. And even after taking the Aztecs dancing as the full-time point guard, some still didn’t give him enough credit. Check the 247Sports portal rankings: 37 guards were ranked higher than him.
