In the paint

A certified college hoops junkie, Roderick Boone’s love for basketball grew along with his height when he shot up several inches during his sophomore, junior and senior years at Uniondale High School. Usually, when most people meet the 32-year-old native Long Islander, the first two questions are, “How tall are you? Did you play basketball?” A late bloomer on the basketball court, he decided if he wasn’t good enough to play in college, he might as well do the next best thing: write about it.