Former Florida Atlantic point guard Nick Boyd has transferred to San Diego State, the latter school announced Tuesday.
Boyd has two seasons of eligibility remaining and was a member of the FAU team that lost to the Aztecs in the memorable 2023 Final Four.
“Nick is everything you want in a player,” San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher said. “He prioritizes winning first and foremost. He is an elite point guard as both a scorer and playmaker. His ability to score at all three levels, 3-point shot, midrange and at the rim make him very hard to defend.”
Boyd played in 88 games and made 51 starts in three seasons for the Owls. He averaged 8.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists and made 126 3-point baskets.
Last season, Boyd averaged 9.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 27 games (14 starts). He knocked down 42 3-pointers.
Boyd made a career-best 68 3-pointers and shot 40 percent from behind the arc in 2022-23, when FAU posted a school-best 35-4 record. The Owls were on the verge of reaching the national title game but San Diego State’s Lamont Butler made a game-ending shot to end that dream and push the Aztecs into the championship game.
Ironically, Butler just transferred from San Diego State to Kentucky.
Boyd made the winning layup with 2.5 seconds remaining in FAU’s 66-65 victory over Memphis in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. That marked the Owls’ first-ever NCAA win.
–Field Level Media
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