AIKEN, SC--University of South Carolina Aiken’s men’s basketball team added Trent Boyd to its 2003-04 roster, USCA Head Coach Mike Roberts announced on Monday. Boyd, a five-foot-nine guard from Rock Hill, S.C., played his freshman season at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. He averaged 1.8 points in 17 games for the Senators.

Boyd finished the 2002-03 season having started two games for Lander. He connected on 24.3 percent (nine-for-37) of his shots from the field, 23.8 percent (five-of-21) from behind the three-point line and 80 percent (eight-of-10) from the charity stripe. He totaled 14 rebounds, 12 steals, 20 assists and 17 turnovers while averaging 11.4 minutes per game.

As a senior at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, Boyd averaged 14 points, three rebounds, eight assists and five steals per game. He earned all-region and all-conference honors in 2001.

Boyd averaged nine points, two rebounds, nine assists and seven steals for the Trojans as a junior. His highest scoring season came as a sophomore when he knocked down 25 points per contest along with three assists and three steals.

The sophomore will pursue a degree in history at USC Aiken.

The Pacers finished the 2002-03 season with a 5-23 mark and a 4-15 Peach Belt Conference record. The 2003-04 season begins for USC Aiken on November 22, with a trip to Jefferson City, Tenn., to take on Carson-Newman College.

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