University of San Francisco Athletics

University of San Francisco men's head basketball coach Rex Walters has announced Ronnie Boyce, a 6-4 shooting guard currently attending Connors State College in Warner, Okla., has signed a national letter of intent to attend USF next fall.
 
Boyce, a native of Oklahoma City, will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning with the 2015-16 season.
 
Boyce helped lead Bill Muse's powerful Connors State team to a 30-2 overall record last season, including a 17-0 mark in league play, en route to a Region II title and the top seed in the National Junior College Association of America Men's Basketball Championships. The Cowboys defeated Tyler Community College in the second round before falling to South Plains in the quarterfinals.
 
He earned third team NJCAA Division I All-America honors after averaging a team-high 18.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game last season for the Cowboys. Boyce scored a season-high 31 points against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, one of his 12 20-plus point games on the season. He was also named the NJCAA's National Player of the Week after scoring 31 points in Connors State's 87-74 victory over Seminole State College.
 
Boyce is one of three Connors State players sign with Division I schools, following Corlbe Irvin (Kansas State) and Phabian Glasco (Western Kentucky).
 
"We feel very fortunate to announce the signing of Ronnie Boyce to our basketball program," said Walters. "Ronnie comes from one of the best junior college programs in the nation. I really like his skill set as a scorer and playmaker and we feel he has a chance to make an immediate impact on our team next season."
 
Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Boyce graduated from Putnam High School where he averaged 20.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game as a senior on Shawn Deary's team. In 71 varsity games, he averaged 12.4 points.
 
Boyce will be joined by Dont'e Reynolds (F, 6-7; Kinston, NC / Odessa College), Cedric Wright (F, 6-6; Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Dillard HS), Matthew McCarthy (F, 6-9; Melbourne, Australia / Xavier College / Waverly Falcons) and Marquill Smith (G, 6-4; Miami, Fla. / Miami Christian HS)  as newcomers on next year's squad.