East Tennessee State University

Awards & Honors

• 2024-25 SoCon Defensive Player of the Year

2024-25 Season - In his final season in an ETSU uniform, Boyd played in 31 of the team's 32 games and started 27 of them...He ranked second on the team with 945 minutes played and was one of three Bucs to average 30 minutes or more per game...Shot 43.5 percent from the field on the season...Averaged 8.7 points and 7.2 rebounds to go with 28 steals and 28 blocks...Did not come off the floor in games at Chattanoog and Wofford late in the season...Finished with 10 or more points on 12 occasions...Reached double-digit rebounds eight times in 2024-25...Boyd's top scoring effort came in a win over Queens (NC) in late November with 20 points...Grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds later in the season in a game at VMI...Boyd finished top five in the SoCon in all rebounding categories both overall and in league games...In SoCon games, Boyd was one of just four players to average at least one steal and one block per game...At the end of the season, Boyd was named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year...He is the first Buccaneer to ever earn this honor. 

2023-24 Season - Played in 30 games with 29 starts … Averaged 6.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in 30.4 minutes per game … Missed five straight games with a foot injury from Jan. 10-24 ... Career-high 12 rebounds vs. UNCG in SoCon semis (3/9) ... Posted eight points on 4-of-6 shooting vs. UNCG (3/2) ... Totaled nine points, nine rebounds and three steals vs. VMI (2/21) ... Finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals vs. Wofford (2/7) ... Posted eight points, seven rebounds and career-high four rebounds in his return vs. Samford (1/27) ... Finished with eight points and a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Mercer (1/3) ... First double-double vs. East Carolina (12/29) ... Posted 14 points and tied then a career-high 11 rebounds vs. the Pirates ... Then a career-high 11 rebounds at Utah State (12/22) ... Posted nine points and 10 rebounds vs. Kansas City (12/20) ... Finished with eight points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. Tusculum (12/15) ... Posted eight points and seven rebounds vs. TTU (12/10) ... Led the Bucs with nine rebounds at Jax State (12/3) ... Totaled eight points and eight rebounds in the win over Alabama A&M (11/24) ... Scored a season-high 17 points, along with adding six rebounds in the win over Davidson (11/17) ... Posted seven points, five rebounds and three assists at Butler (11/13) ... Nearly had a double-double at Elon (9 points, 8 rebounds) ... Posted eight points, five rebounds and two steals in ETSU debut vs. King (11/6)
 
Prior to ETSU - A 6-foot-5, 220-pound forward, comes to ETSU after spending the 2022-23 season at USC Aiken...In his one season at USC Aiken, averaged 11.2 points and 5.6 rebounds in 27.5 minutes per game ... Started in all 33 games where he shot 48 percent from the field and was a 72 percent free throw shooter ... Helped guide the Pacers to a 24-win season and trip to the NCAA Division II Sweet 16, marking the program’s best finish in nearly 10 years ... Posted 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the 84-77 win over No. 1 seed Augusta in the second round of the tournament, while finishing with 16 points, six rebounds and two steals in the Sweet 16 game over No. 3 seed Lincoln Memorial ... Scored in double figures 20 times last season and posted two double-doubles ... Scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the conference tournament game against Lander, while he pulled down a career-high 13 boards to go with 18 points against Columbus State on Feb. 1 ... Grabbed at least seven rebounds nine times and finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists in his collegiate debut versus Tusculum.

Prep/Personal - Born in Queens, N.Y., and moved to Concord, N.C., at nine years old... Played at Cannon High School where he averaged 14.2 points, 12.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists his senior season ... Was named all-state following his senior campaign and was a North Carolina Private School all-star selection ... Led Cannon to the Class 4-A state title ... Played AAU for the Charlotte Hoyas.