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OSU basketball: After 'heartbreaking' coaching change, Chris Harris Jr. excited to finally play at Texas A&M

That’s why when Harris wanted to reopen his recruitment, he turned to Boynton. At least 17 coaches reached out to Harris. He and his family met with new Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams. They met with Texas Tech coach Chris Beard.

But they were always drawn back to Boynton.

“If you don’t have a bond with the head coach, then it’s going to be kinda hard for you,” Harris said. “You can have a ball with the assistant coach, but the head coach is really the main man that’s going to do this, do that.

“So long as I had a bond with the head coach, it’ll be fine.