Topic: HZ: Boykins Ready to Hit the High Notes for the Herd

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By JACK BOGACZYK
HERDZONE.COM COLUMNIST

HUNTINGTON – When Marshall basketball coach Tom Herrion lauded two of his reserves following Saturday’s win over Coppin State, it was music to DeVince Boykins’ ears.

And if anyone among the Thundering Herd hoopsters knows music, it would be Boykins.

Boykins is an accomplished drummer, and the redshirt freshman guard’s return to health after arthroscopic knee surgery in late September could pay dividends soon to a Herd team that keeps losing personnel.

After the comeback win over Coppin, Herrion praised the jump-start that Boykins and fellow freshman guard Tamron Manning gave the Herd, particularly through trapping pressure defense. Now, with leading scorer and point guard DeAndre Kane out indefinitely after suffering an injury to his right (shooting) hand, the two guards figure to play a more prominent role.

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