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Malachi Payne

Malachi Payne

Malachi Payne

Point Guard
2026 Class
5'10" Height
Boyd County School
State
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Malachi
Payne PG
Class
2026
Height
5'10"
HS
Boyd County
|
KY
A transfer into Boyd from Huntington, West Virginia, Payne is a good athlete for his size and should...
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Malachi Payne is a 5'10" Point Guard in the 2026 class. Payne attends Boyd County in Kentucky. Payne's Player Profile was created on March 27, 2024. Subscribe to Prep Hoops to see where Malachi Payne is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

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Malachi
Payne PG
Class
2026
Height
5'10"
HS
Boyd County
|
KY
Malachi Payne
A transfer into Boyd from Huntington, West Virginia, Payne is a good athlete for his size and should...
Written by Steve Quattrocchi
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A transfer into Boyd from Huntington, West Virginia, Payne is a good athlete for his size and should make an explosive back court next to Jacob Spurlock Jacob Spurlock Jacob Spurlock 6'4" | SG Boyd County | 2026 State KY . Keep an eye on Malachi as the potential X factor in the regional title chase.

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