(Lipscomb Athletics)
A former Caldwell County standout has a new college basketball home.
Derrin Boyd announced on social media Saturday that he will play his final season at the College of Charleston.
Boyd will suit up for former University of Louisville coach Chris Mack in Charleston. Mack took over the Cougars program after former Charleston coach Pat Kelsey left to become the new head coach at Louisville.
Boyd was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the 2023-24 season.
Boyd was also a Second Team All-ASUN and All-Academic Team selection.
He was well on his way to First Team All-ASUN honors as a player before a season-ending knee injury derailed the final month of the campaign.
Boyd was among the conference scoring leaders this past season at 17.6 points per game. He played in 22 contests with 20 starts. He averaged 3.6 rebounds per game.
Boyd shot 44 percent from 3-point range to go along with 83.7 percent from the free-throw line (fourth in the ASUN).
The 6-foot-3 guard scored double-digits in 19 games, including nine 20-plus-point games and a 38-point performance at Florida Gulf Coast.
Boyd played as a graduate student this past season at Lipscomb.
He finishes his time with the Bisons with 733 points, 193 rebounds, 80 assists and 47 steals.
One last time‼️ Time to go to work @CofCBasketball 🖤🦅 pic.twitter.com/WieBwB6UW9
— 𝔇𝔢𝔯𝔯𝔦𝔫 𝔅𝔬𝔶𝔡 (@DBoyd_4) April 13, 2024
At Caldwell County, Boyd is fourth on the Tigers’ career scoring list with 1,911 points. He is also fifth on Caldwell’s all-time rebounding list with 633 boards.
Boyd is a 2019 Caldwell County graduate.
He played two seasons at Georgetown College before moving to Nashville and playing two more years at Lipscomb.
Boyd scored 945 points in two seasons of action at Georgetown while grabbing 256 rebounds, dishing out 149 assists and recording 55 steals.
Boyd has scored 1,678 points overall in his college career.
Meanwhile, the College of Charleston went 27-8 last season and won the Colonial Athletic Association tournament, but then lost to Alabama in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
However, seven players that could have returned to the Cougars next year have since moved on.
