Top HS hoops coach Boyle to leave Montverde

• Jonathan GivonyMar 5, 2025, 08:50 AM ET

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Famous high school coach Kevin Boyle, winner of eight of the previous 12 championship games, informed ESPN he will depart Florida’s Montverde Academy for Spire Academy in Ohio at season’s end.Boyle, a four-time Naismith High School Coach of the Year and future Hall of Famer, has actually coached 3 No. 1 NBA draft picks and also just recently coached Duke star Cooper Flagg– the predicted No. 1 choice this year.Boyle states the move was needed because of seismic modifications underway in the high school and college basketball worlds over the past few years. Because 2021, players across the sport have been allowed to get monetary compensation by benefiting from their name, image, and similarity( NIL ), changing players’decision-making procedure in preparing their pathways to college, where considerable profits can await.Editor’s Picks 2 Related”The whole landscape of high school basketball has actually changed,”Boyle stated.

“There are new platforms for players

to showcase themselves. Interest is growing. Expectations have changed, with players now having expert representation. Leading prospects are searching for methods to optimize their advancement and image.”This new scenario necessitates various strategies, and Jonathan Ehrenfeld, our managing partner at Spire Academy, has the vision and commitment

to assist us create the course forward. I want to thank Montverde for 14 excellent years and Jon Hopman and David Bernatavitz for all their assistance. “Boyle reached Montverde in 2011 from St. Patrick High School in New Jersey, rapidly building the rural, suburban Orlando prep school into a nationwide powerhouse. He coached various leading NBA draft

picks, consisting of Cade Cunningham, Joel Embiid, Kyrie Irving, Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett, Ben Simmons, D’Angelo Russell and Jalen Duren.Flagg, who invested 2 years at Montverde and was part of a team that went a best 33-0 last season, along with predicted first-round picks Derik Queen (Maryland ), Liam McNeeley(UConn), and Asa Newell

(Georgia), called Boyle”the greatest high school coach of all time,”in a statement supplied to ESPN.Flagg added that” playing for Coach Boyle was a huge action in my basketball journey. His belief and confidence in me pushed me to grow and end up being the player I am today.”McNeeley echoed those ideas, saying Boyle”is the very best high school basketball coach of all time, and I want I could bet him just one more time.”Montverde, currently 19-6, will attempt to extend its season this weekend in the inaugural Nike EYBL Scholastic Tournament in North Augusta, South Carolina. The winner of the 10-team competition will make an automatic berth to the Chipotle High School National Championship tournament in Indianapolis, which begins April 3.