Entering the 2024-25 season
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.
Nick Boyd Season 2024-25
#2No. 23/24 SDSU Wins Fourth Straight with Victory Over CBU
San Diego State held off a late California Baptist charge for an 81-75 victory Wednesday night.
No. 24 Aztecs Top San Diego, 74-57, on Saturday Night
The Aztecs completed the sweep of their San Diego neighbors with a 74-57 victory over the University of San Diego.
Aztecs Down No. 6/7 Houston 73-70 in Overtime
SDSU knocked off No. 6/7 Houston in overtime in the Players Era Festival third-place game in Las Vegas.
Aztecs Fall to Oregon 78-68
SDSU was bested by Oregon in Las Vegas on Wednesday in the Players Era Festival.
Aztecs Fall to No. 3/4 Gonzaga
Fouls and free throws hurt the Aztecs in an 80-67 loss to Gonzaga on Monday night.
DeGourville Named Mountain West Freshman of the Week
Taj DeGourville is one of three true freshman this year to record at least 10 points, six rebounds and five assists without a turnover in a game this year.
Five Aztecs Reach Double-Figures in Rout of Occidental College
San Diego State moved to 2-0 to begin the season with a 100-49 victory over Occidental College Tuesday night.
Men's Hoops Host Occidental on Tuesday Night
SDSU is looking to get off to a 2-0 start on the season and its 12th straight win against Occidental on Tuesday. The game will tip at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on YurView (Channel 4).
Byrd Leads Aztecs in Season Opening Victory Over UC San Diego
San Diego State beat their first crosstown opponent, 63-58, to being the 2024-25 campaign on Wednesday.
Men's Hoops Set for Season Opener Against UC San Diego
The Aztecs and Tritons will tip off at Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night.
Aztecs Roll in Exhibition Win Over Cal State San Marcos
Men’s Hoops Host CSU San Marcos in Wednesday Exhibition
San Diego State looks to start the year with its 31st consecutive exhibition win.
Changes To Players Era Festival Format Announced
The new format follows updated guidance from the NCAA and will feature two games in group play and a championship Saturday to finish the event.
Waters and Compton Honored; Aztecs Predicted to Finish Fourth
Mountain West preseason awards and the predicted order of finish are announced as the teams meet in Las Vegas for Mountain West Media Day.
Men’s Hoops 2024-25 Broadcast Schedule Revealed
San Diego State will have at least 25 of the team’s 29 games broadcast on national television.