He left his family in Bahamas to follow his hoop dreams in San Diego, the 6-10 16-year-old DeAndre Ayton has appeared as one of the top prospects in the world (He is Power Forward and player of Balboa City School Basketball). By the end of the camp, his mother was already being approached by Bahamians now staying in the United States with bonds to American schools. Moving to the US look like the next reasonable step, and Ayton quickly comprehended that maybe he should give hoops a serious shot. Later that summer he began visiting possible schools to attend. Among them was one in Houston, where he says he got the exclusive chance of meeting Hakeem Olajuwon. “He told me to just keep working on my footwork and stay inspired,” Ayton says. “I began watching his videos. He was the first guy I really watched.”
The family decided not to pursue the Houston school and finally agreeing on Balboa City School in San Diego (BCS). Ayton moved to Southern California that September and began classes instantly as a seventh grader. Located at 525 Hawthorn Street San Diego, CA 92101, across the street from the Balboa Park that’s home to the world famous San Diego Zoo, the private school is remarkably small, with a cumulative student body of about 120 in grades K-12, leaving many classroom sizes in the single digits. (Visit this link for more details https://balboaschool.com/about-bcs/). “I told my mom I was on a mission at age 12,” says Ayton. “I knew what I wanted. I knew what my mom and family were going through. I came over here for business—to work.”
Read more at http://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/deandre-ayton-interview-slam-feature/The family decided not to pursue the Houston school and finally agreeing on Balboa City School in San Diego (BCS). Ayton moved to Southern California that September and began classes instantly as a seventh grader. Located at 525 Hawthorn Street San Diego, CA 92101, across the street from the Balboa Park that’s home to the world famous San Diego Zoo, the private school is remarkably small, with a cumulative student body of about 120 in grades K-12, leaving many classroom sizes in the single digits. (Visit this link for more details https://balboaschool.com/about-bcs/). “I told my mom I was on a mission at age 12,” says Ayton. “I knew what I wanted. I knew what my mom and family were going through. I came over here for business—to work.”
See his videos at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T01ko3TvvMA
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lntA8x_9FBY
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