Western men’s basketball team added two more signees on Wednesday afternoon.
Six-foot, five-inch, 230-pound guard Terrence Boyd from San Diego, Calif., and six-foot, eight-inch, 225-pound forward David Laury from Newark, N.J., both sent their signed National Letters of Intent to Western yesterday.
“Boyd can probably play any position on the floor,” coach Ken McDonald said. “He has an incredible will to compete and is a hard-willed kid.”
Laury averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds a game in his senior year of high school.
The signings ended about a 48-hour period in which Laury’s high school coach, Vincent Robinson, told the Bowling Green Daily News that Laury was signing with Morehead State. There have also been reports that Boyd’s most recent SAT is being investigated by SAT officials.
McDonald said that he didn’t know much about Boyd’s situation, but said he has seen this situation before and that SAT officials always investigate students whose scores increase at least 100 points between two tests.
McDonald also added that they both have to finish strong academically.
“I think they’re both going to be OK,” McDonald said. “But there’s not a whole lot of room for error. They know that and I think they’ve got challenging situations academically but they’re working hard and doing what they need to do.”
McDonald said that Laury wasn’t being himself the last couple days but thought once he relaxed he realized he wanted to be a Topper.
“There’s not a lot of morals in our business,” McDonald said. “Even when people are committed people are talking to them and at the end of the day David stayed strong with his commitment.”
On the court, Boyd is a nationally ranked recruit by ESPNU, Rivals.com and Scout.com. However, he hasn’t played high school basketball the last two seasons.
“There’s no question he’s talented,” Scout.com National Recruiting Analyst Evan Daniels said. “He’s a really athletic, strong wing that’s a really tough kid. But if you don’t have your academics in order, you can’t bring anything to the table. If WKU does get him, he’s a player that can make impact in Sun Belt (Conference).”

















