# Devin Boyd > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Devin_Boyd > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Devin_Boyd.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Boyd > Source revision: 1334375247 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American basketball player (born 1970)}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Devin Boyd | image = | image_size = | caption = | career_number = | career_position = [Point guard](/source/Point_guard) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 185 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|9|13}} | birth_place = | nationality = American | high_school = [Walbrook](/source/Walbrook_High_School) ([Baltimore, Maryland](/source/Baltimore%2C_Maryland)) | college = [Towson](/source/Towson_Tigers_men's_basketball) (1988–1993) | draft_year = 1993 | highlights = * [ECC Player of the Year](/source/East_Coast_Conference_(Division_I)_Men's_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year) (1991) * First-team All-[Big South](/source/Big_South_Conference) (1993) * First-team All-[ECC](/source/East_Coast_Conference_(Division_I)) (1991) * ECC Rookie of the Year (1989) }} '''Devin Lemuel Boyd''' (born September 13, 1970) is an American former [basketball](/source/basketball) player known for his college career at [Towson University](/source/Towson_University) from 1988 to 1993. He was a two-time all-conference performer and the 1991 [East Coast Conference Player of the Year](/source/East_Coast_Conference_(Division_I)_Men's_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year) as a [junior](/source/Junior_(education_year)). Through the 2021–22 season, Boyd is still Towson's [all-time leader](/source/Towson_Tigers_men's_basketball_statistical_leaders) for career points (2,000) and assists (438) and is second all-time in steals (264). ==College career== Boyd is a native of [Baltimore, Maryland](/source/Baltimore%2C_Maryland) and attended the [Walbrook High School](/source/Walbrook_High_School).{{cite news |last=Willis |first=Dail |date=February 9, 1999 |title=Teacher arrested on drug charges; Ex-basketball player is Towson University scoring leader |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-02-10-9902100054-story.html |work=[The Baltimore Sun](/source/The_Baltimore_Sun) |location=[Baltimore, Maryland](/source/Baltimore%2C_Maryland) |access-date=May 1, 2022}} He earned Second Team All-Metro honors as a junior and then All-Metro First Team as a senior. Towson University offered him a basketball scholarship, and so in 1988 Boyd enrolled to play for the [Tigers](/source/Towson_Tigers_men's_basketball). In his [freshman](/source/freshman) season of 1988–89, Boyd averaged 13.7 points, 4.8 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/devin-boyd-1.html | title=Devin Boyd College Stats |date=2022 |website=sports-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date= May 1, 2022}} The Tigers finished in second place in the [East Coast Conference](/source/East_Coast_Conference_(Division_I)) (ECC) with a 10–4 conference record and Boyd was named the ECC Rookie of the Year.{{cite web |url=https://towsontigers.com/honors/hall-of-fame/devin-boyd/22 | title=Hall of Fame: Devin Boyd (2004) |date=2022 |website=TowsonTigers.com |publisher=Sidearm Sports|access-date= May 1, 2022}}{{cite news|last=|first=| title=All-star teams | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/373010214 |newspaper=The Evening Sun |location=Baltimore, Maryland |date=March 3, 1989 |page=38 |via =[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|accessdate = May 1, 2022}} He followed that year with a slight dip in production during his [sophomore](/source/sophomore) campaign in which his averages dropped to 11.7 points, 3.9 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. Towson was the regular season and [ECC tournament](/source/1990_East_Coast_Conference_(Division_I)_men's_basketball_tournament) champion, however, and earned the school's first ever berth into the [NCAA tournament](/source/1990_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament), where they lost in the first round to [Oklahoma](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_Oklahoma_Sooners_men's_basketball_team).{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/towson/1990.html | title=1989–90 Towson Tigers Roster and Stats |date=2022 |website=sports-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date= May 1, 2022}} As a junior in 1990–91, Boyd earned an All-ECC First Team honor and was named the [ECC Player of the Year](/source/East_Coast_Conference_(Division_I)_Men's_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year). He led the Tigers to second consecutive ECC regular season and [ECC tournament](/source/1991_East_Coast_Conference_(Division_I)_men's_basketball_tournament) championships, plus another berth into the [NCAA tournament](/source/1991_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament) where they would lose in the first round to [Ohio State](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men's_basketball_team). Boyd's 20.7 points and 2.9 steals per game both led the East Coast Conference. He also added 3.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. The following year, Boyd fractured his elbow in the first game of the season, requiring him to [redshirt](/source/redshirt_(college_sports)) (sit out) his natural senior season. Boyd returned in 1992–93 as a redshirt senior.{{cite news|last=McMullen |first=Paul | title=Boyd overcomes waisted summer | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/170961126 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore, Maryland |date=January 25, 1993 |page=25 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = May 1, 2022}} It was also Towson's first year as a member of the [Big South Conference](/source/Big_South_Conference). He averaged career-highs of 23.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, plus 3.0 assists and 2.6 steals. In the regular season's final game, Boyd scored a career-high 46 points in a double overtime win over [UMBC](/source/UMBC_Retrievers_men's_basketball), which is still the second best single-game performance in Towson history. Boyd was named to the All-Big South First Team after leading the Tigers to win the regular season title. He finished his collegiate career with 2,000 points, 337 rebounds, 438 assists, and 264 steals. Through the 2021–22 season, Boyd is still Towson's career leader in points and steals, and is second in assists. In 2004, Towson University inducted him into their athletics hall of fame. ==Later life== Boyd never played professional basketball. He became a special education teacher at Walbrook High School from 1996 to 1999 and was popular amongst the students. In 1999, he was arrested in [Catonsville, Maryland](/source/Catonsville%2C_Maryland) after 60 grams of crack cocaine were found in his apartment. Previous criminal history included being charged with a third-degree sex offense involving a 15-year-old foster child in his brother's care as well as a failure to appear in court over a 1994 sexual assault case in which he was involved. In 2012, Boyd opened a restaurant called Love Grill. ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/devin-boyd-1.html Devin Boyd] @ sports-reference.com {{East Coast Conference (Division I) Men's Basketball Player of the Year navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Devin}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Baltimore Category:Point guards Category:Towson Tigers men's basketball players Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Devin Boyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Boyd) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Boyd?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.