Kylan Boswell

Kylan Boswell is an American basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Arizona Wildcats for two seasons. He also represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship and 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

Early life and education
He was born to Brandon and Ashley Boswell in Champaign, Illinois. He is of African-American and Samoan heritage. Boswell attended Bottenfield Elementary and Edison Middle School in Champaign before transferring to Urbana Middle School, leading the Tigers to a state finals appearance. Following this, he departed for high school in California. He played for two different schools throughout two seasons before transferring to Arizona College Preparatory for his junior year before joining the University of Arizona.

Boswell attended Centennial High School in Corona, California, where he led the basketball team to a CIF Southern Section title. He subsequently transferred to AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona, for his junior year. Boswell helped the Dragons reach the GEICO Nationals in Fort Myers, Florida, where they were upset by Montverde Academy 72–63 in the opening round.

College career
Boswell reclassified as a high school student, forgoing his senior year of high school. As the youngest player in college basketball in 2022, Boswell completed his freshman year at 17.

In March 2023, Boswell was awarded the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.

After two years at Arizona, Boswell transferred to Illinois.

National team career
Boswell joined the 12-player roster for the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in August 2021. He led the US to a 6–0 record and the gold medal with averages of 9.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game.

In June 2023, Boswell joined the 12-player roster for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup. In the semifinal, he contributed 11 points and five steals, but the USA suffered a historic 89–86 loss to France.