He is a soon-to-be NBA draft lottery pick, but his path to get to the league was never set in stone.
When he takes the court—whether in the rugged and legendary parks of New York City or beating his defender with a quick-as-lightning first step to the basket on the hardwood—James Bouknight never backs down from competition.
The grit and the determination, those traits define the player Bouknight has become.
“That New York style of play, that confidence, that swagger, it taught me to keep fighting and if I wanted to make something happen, I had to make it work,” says Bouknight.