2008-09: Saw action in 16 games this season ... Averaged 3.8 minutes and 0.6 points per game ... Shot .750 from the free throw line ... Scored a season-high four points and grabbed a season-high 4 rebounds against Michigan State (1/18)
2007-08: Played in all 31 games ... Averaged 8.0 minutes, 1.9 points and 1.5 rebounds a game ... Scored career-high nine points against Seton Hall (12/6) ... Nabbed career-high eight rebounds against Michigan State (2/21).
High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Bolingbrook High School ... Scored 128 points, grabbed 161 rebounds and dished out 17 assists in '05-'06 season ... Averaged 4.1 ppg ... Played on 2006 state championship team with a record of 31-2 ... Also played volleyball, track at Bolingbrook and plans to play badminton this spring ... Played for Illinois Dream Team/Hawks for two years.
Personal: Born Shantina Samar Boyd ... Daughter of Helen and Samuel Boyd ... Four-year first Honor Roll member ... Two-year National Honor Society member ... Communication studies major.
Boyd's Career Stats
| Year | G-GS | MIN | FG-A | PCT | 3P-A | PCT | FT-A | PCT | REB | AVG | A | BL | ST | PTS | AVG |
| 2007-08 | 31-0 | 249 | 17-44 | .386 | 0-0 | .000 | 24-38 | .632 | 48 | 1.5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 58 | 1.9 |
| 2008-09 | 16-0 | 61 | 2-7 | .286 | 0-0 | .000 | 6-8 | .750 | 12 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Totals | 47-0 | 310 | 19-51 | .373 | 0-0 | .000 | 30-46 | .652 | 60 | 1.3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 68 | 1.4 |