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Nick Boyd Season 2024-25

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PositionG
Weight175 lbs
Height6-3
ClassSenior
HometownGarnerville, N.Y.
Previous SchoolFlorida Atlantic
Exp.TR

Bio following the 2024-25 season

As a Senior (2024-25 Season)
MW Rankings: No. 5 in assist-to-turnover ratio, No. 7 in assists, No. 11 in 3-point field goals, No. 11 in free throw percentage, No. 13 in scoring
NCAA Rankings: No. 86 in assists-to-turnover ratio, No. 165 in assists per game, No. 186 in assists
A starter in all 31 games … Averaged 13.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 29.9 minutes per game … Shot 41.1 percent (134-of-326) from the field, 35.1 percent (52-of-148) from beyond the arc, and 74.6 percent (94-of-126) from the line with 121 assists and 30 steals in a total of 926:32 of game action … Scored in double figures in 22 contests with a season-high 24 points versus Boise State (2/15) … Attempted at least five shots in 30 games and 10 or more in 24 with a career single-game high matching 15 at UNLV (3/4) … Sank at least four shots in 20 games with a high for the season and his career of 10 against Boise State … Hit at least 40.0 percent of his shots in 14 contests … Made two or more 3-pointers in 18 games and had his season high, five, versus California (12/21) at the San Jose TipOff … In 29 contests, he hoisted a minimum of three 3-point shots, topping out at eight versus California at the San Jose TipOff and against North Carolina (3/18) at the NCAA Tournament’s First Four as his season high … Shot 40.0 percent or better from long range in 14 games in which he attempted at least three shots from distance … Attempted at least two free throws in 25 games with a single game best and career-tying 10 versus Gonzaga (11/18) … Shot at least 75.0 percent from the line in 14 of the 25 games in which he attempted at least two free throws … Twice, against Air Force (1/8) and UNLV (1/18), grabbed a season-best two offensive rebounds … His eight defensive boards versus Gonzaga and San Jose State (1/28) were a season-high … In 11 contests he totaled at least five rebounds with a season-best against Gonzaga and San Jose State … When he finished with a minimum of four assists the team was 14-3 and his season and career-high were eight against California Baptist (12/11) and at Colorado State (2/8) … Recorded six games with multiple steals, including a career-high five against Air Force … Played double figure minutes in each game and 30 or more in 20 of those contests with a career-high 35:49 against Boise State.

As a Junior at FAU (2023-24 Season)
Appeared in 27 games, including 14 starting assignments… Averaged 9.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game… Added 48 assists, 23 steals and one block in 644 minutes on the floor… Shot 80-of-200 (40.0 percent) from the floor, including 42-of-123 (34.1 percent) from 3-point range, and 48-of-57 (84.2 percent) from the line… Scored in double figures in 12 games, including a career-high matching 21 at Tulane (1/11)... Among eight games with a minimum of four made field goals, drained a career-best equaling seven at Tulane, where he also attempted a career-high 15 shots, one of six games where he took double-digit shots... Had multiple 3-pointers in 11 contests, which included a single-game career-best six at Tulane... Took at least four treys in 19 games with 11 3-point attempts at Tulane, his career high... Single-game highs of nine and 10 free throws and attempts, respectively, came at North Texas (3/6)... Finished two games, at UAB (2/8) and vs. North Texas (3/15) in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, with a season-best two offensive boards... Totaled six games of at least four defensive rebounds, with seven vs. Tulane a season-high... Overall, in eight contests, totaled at least four rebounds, with two games, vs. Tulane (3/2) and vs. North Texas (3/15), finishing with a season single-game best seven... His seven assists vs. Eastern Michigan (11/14) are his career-high, among 11 games with multiple dimes...  Matched a career-best with three steals vs. Loyola Chicago (11/8), vs. Bryant (11/18), at Rice (1/24), and versus Tulsa (2/3), among five games with multiple steals... Lone block of the season was produced vs. Tulsa (2/3)... Played double-digit minutes in each of his 27 appearances, 20 or more minutes in 19 contests and 30-plus on five occasions, including a career-high 33:02 vs. UTSA (12/21).

As a Redshirt Sophomore at FAU (2022-23 Season)
C-USA Rankings: No. 11 in 3-point field goals made.
NCAA Rankings: No. 208 in 3-point field goals, No. 285 field goal attempts.
Appeared in 38 games, including starts in 37 contests… Averaged 8.9 points and 4.3 rebounds in 23.6 minutes per game… Added 92 assists, 29 steals and one block in 898 minutes of action… Shot 122-of-272 (44.9 percent) from the floor, including 68-of-170 (40.0 percent) from 3-point range, and 28-of-45 (62.2 percent) from the line… Led the team in assists (92) Entering the 2023-24 season, his 2.23 career assist-to-turnover ratio was the best in program history... His 40.0 percent shooting from the bonus distance was the seventh highest in Florida Atlantic history... Completed the season ranked fourth in career 3-point shooting (40.0 percent)... Posted double figures in the scoring column in 16 games, FAU went 14-2 in those games, including a career-high 21 points at Rice (3/2)... Knocked down a career-best seven field goals at Albany (11/26), at UAB (2/2) and at Rice, among 14 contests with at least four made buckets... In 10 games, hoisted double figure shots with a 13-shot effort at UAB being his single-game high... Hit multiple 3-pointers in 20 games with five made vs. Northern Kentucky (12/21) his single-contest high... Took a minimum of three treys in 31 games, FAU was 28-3 in those games, with a season-best 10 at UAB... In seven games he knocked down multiple free throws, with four at Eastern Michigan (12/4) his single-game best... Eight free throw attempts at Eastern Michigan is a season-high among 15 games in which he had a minimum of two attempts... Pulled down two or more offensive boards in seven contests with a single-game high of three achieved at Western Kentucky (1/16), at UAB, vs. Western Kentucky (3/9) and vs. Kansas State in the NCAA Tournament... Has 17 games with at least four defensive rebounds and his season-high, nine, came vs. South Alabama (11/30)... Overall totaled at least five rebounds in 14 contests, with a season-high 10 vs. South Alabama... In three games, vs. Lynn (11/7), vs. Louisiana Tech (2/11) and vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (3/19), he totaled a season-best five assists and in 30 games he dropped at least two dimes... Finished five games with two or more steals, including a career-high three at Florida (11/14), vs. Florida International (12/17) and at Western Kentucky (1/16)... Blocked his lone shot on the season vs. Western Kentucky (1/28)... Played double figure minutes in 37 games, 20 or more in 32 and 30 or more in four, including a season-high 32 at UAB (2/2).

As a Sophomore at FAU (2021-22 Season)
Utilized his redshirt season.

As a Freshman at FAU (2020-21 Season)
Appeared in 23 games, all as a reserve… Averaged 5.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game… Added 42 assists, 10 steals and three blocks in 3354 minutes per outing… Shot 41-of-97 (42.3 percent) from the floor, including 16-of-40 (40.0 percent) from 3-point range, and 20-of-26 (76.9 percent) from the line… Tied for the team lead in free throw percentage and among freshmen paced the squad in assists, field goals, 3-point field goals, 3-point percentage, and minutes... Reached double figure scoring three times, led by a season-high 17 points vs. Mobile (11/28), and also scored 11 points vs. Florida International (1/16) and at UTSA (2/13)... Sank at least three field goals in seven contests with a season best six buckets vs. Mobile, a game in which he attempted a season-high 11 field goals... Hit at least 40.0 percent of his field goal attempts in 12 games (FAU was 8-4 in those contests), with a single-game high 75.0 percent in contests in which he attempted at least four shots... Knocked down a season-best four 3-pointers vs. Mobile among four games with multiple treys... Hoisted a single-game high six 3-pointers vs. Mobile... Recorded five games in which he was perfect from the free throw line (min. two attempts) and vs. Florida International attempted and made season bests of five and four shots, respectively... Recorded five games with multiple offensive boards, including a season-high four at Florida International (1/14)... Best night on defensive glass was a five board contest at UTSA (2/13)... Overall had four games of at least four rebounds, with a seven-rebound game at Florida International his season high... Dropped at least three dimes in 12 games with a single-game best of six vs. Florida National (12/3)...Had a pair of steals, a season-high, vs. Middle Tennessee State (3/4), vs. Florida International and vs. Florida Memorial (12/12) and in those games he also notched his three blocks, one in each game... Played double-figure minutes in 19 games, a minimum of 20 minutes five times, including a season-best 26 vs. Mobile.

High School
A 2019 graduate of St. Mary High School in Rutherford, N.J.… Scored 1,000 points at St. Mary in just 41 games... His 747 points as a senior, set a single-season scoring record for the school and ranked No. 2 in the state that season... Named the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference (NJIC) Player of the Year as a senior as well as a first-team All-NJIC performer in both his junior and senior seasons... Spent the first two seasons of his high school career at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J. where he helped lead the team to a 57-6 record... Following graduation from St. Mary, he spent a post-graduate year at Bosco Institute in Merriville, Ind.