(College of Charleston Athletics photo)
Former Caldwell County basketball standout Derrin Boyd is one step closer to potentially playing basketball in the NBA.
Boyd was among the players chosen Saturday in the 2025 NBA G League Draft.
He was selected by the Santa Cruz Warriors with the seventh pick of the second round — the No. 38 pick overall.
The G League serves as the developmental league of the NBA.
Santa Cruz is affiliated with the Golden State Warriors.
Huge congratulations to our guy, Derrin Boyd for being selected in the NBA G League Draft by the Santa Cruz Warriors with the 7th Pick of the 2nd Round (38th overall) today!
The 6’3” Guard from Princeton, Kentucky had a terrific college career and ready for the next step! #OMS pic.twitter.com/tBwBheNShv
— One Motive Sports (@OneMotiveSports) October 25, 2025
Boyd played five seasons of college basketball at three different schools — and nearly added a fourth.
He redshirted his first year at Georgetown College before playing two seasons with the NAIA school.
Boyd then spent two seasons at Lipscomb University in Nashville before playing last season at the College of Charleston.
Boyd entered the transfer portal at the end of his one year with the Cougars.
According to a report by Sportico, Vanderbilt had made a $350,000 NIL offer to the 25-year-old 6-foot-3 guard. However, a U.S. District Judge ruled against another year of eligibility for Boyd.
Sportico reported that Boyd earned $120,000 in NIL money last year at the College of Charleston
The 2019 Caldwell grad was a third-team All-Coastal Athletic Association selection at Charleston in the 2024-25 season, averaging 13.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists for a team that finished 24-9.
Boyd scored 2,109 points in his five years of college basketball action.
At Caldwell, Boyd is fourth on the Tigers’ career scoring list with 1,911 points. He is now sixth on Caldwell’s all-time rebounding list with 633 boards.
