Nick Boyd

Nicholas Boyd (born April 23, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference.

Raised in Garnerville, New York, Boyd played his first two years of high school basketball at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, New Jersey, but found limited playing time. He subsequently transferred to St. Mary in Rutherford, New Jersey, playing his final two seasons there. In his junior season, Boyd scored 336 points before missing the rest of the season with a broken left arm. In his senior season, Boyd scored 747 points to set a single-season scoring record for the school and was ranked No. 2 in the state for scoring. This led to him being named the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference (NJIC) Player of the Year.

Following an underwhelming recruiting cycle stemming from his junior year injury, Boyd took a gap year at Bosco Institute in Crown Point, Indiana. Boyd proceeded to receive offers from Sacred Heart, Iona, Niagara and Fairfield among others, ultimately committing to play for Dusty May at Florida Atlantic.

As a freshman in the COVID-ridden 2020–21 season, Boyd came off the bench, averaging 5.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game. Boyd opted to redshirt the following season before ascending to a starting role in the 2022–23 season. Boyd was named Conference USA Freshman of the Week on December 5, 2022 after recording his first career double-double in the Owls' 84–59 win against South Alabama and scoring 17 points while recording seven rebounds in a 101–74 win over Eastern Michigan. On March 17, 2023, Boyd hit the game winning shot over Memphis in the Owls' first game in the 2023 NCAA tournament. Boyd proceeded to start every game of the Owls' cinderella run to the Final Four, most notably being the defender on Lamont Butler when he hit the buzzer-beater that sealed the 72–71 win for San Diego State. Overall, Boyd started 37 of the Owls' 38 games, averaging 8.9 points and 4.3 rebounds in 23.6 minutes per game.

In his redshirt sophomore season, Boyd averaged 9.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game, but was moved to the bench as he started only 14 out of 27 games. Following the season, after May left to accept the job at Michigan, Boyd entered the transfer portal.

On April 30, 2024, Boyd committed to play for the San Diego State Aztecs. Boyd started in all 31 of the Aztecs' games, averaging 13.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 29.9 minutes per game. At the conclusion of the regular season, Boyd was named All-Mountain West second team. Following the season, Boyd entered the transfer portal for a second time.

On April 8, 2025, Boyd committed to play for the Wisconsin Badgers. On January 12, 2026, Boyd was named as Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week. This came after he put up 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the Badgers' 80–72 win over UCLA on January 6, 2026 and followed that with 22 points, six assists and five rebounds with no turnovers in the Badgers' upset 91–88 win over No. 2 Michigan on January 10, 2026. On February 16, 2025, Boyd was named the Men's Basketball Player of the Week for a second time after he put up 25 points, five rebounds with no turnovers in the Badgers' upset 92–90 overtime win over No. 8 Illinois on February 10, 2026, followed by a 29-point performance in a 92–71 win over No. 10 Michigan State on February 13, 2026.

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Boyd is a Christian. He is the nephew of former Rutgers head coach, Fred Hill.

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