Class of 2016

Ian Boyd is one of the best all-around athletes to ever attend Apex High School. Ian was a 2016 graduate of Apex High School and a four-year letter winner in basketball and football at Apex High School. He was selected as the 2016 North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA) North Carolina Player of the Year and earned First Team All-State honors his senior year.  As a sophomore, he led Apex to the State Championship and was named the 2014 State Championship game’s MVP after scoring 24 points (4 in the first half, 20 in the second!) in Apex’s championship victory over Lake Norman. Ian Averaged 21.7 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game as a junior while being named first-team all-conference. Ian’s sophomore year he earned All-Conference First Team, East All Regional Team, and News & Observer All Metro Basketball team honors. Ian started as a freshman and earned All-Conference Second-Team honors by averaged 12.9 points per game, 6.9 rebounds per game. 

Ian is Apex’s most prolific scorer in school history. He scored over 2,000 points, which was something that had not been done in Wake County since the early 1990s by Garner legend Donald Williams. According to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s record book, at the completion of his career, Ian was 26th all-time in career points in North Carolina with 2,128 points. “It’s not even close that he’s the most versatile player I’ve ever coached,”  said Apex Hall-of-Fame basketball coach David Neal.

Ian was a dual-sport athlete at Apex. In football he received offers from Virginia Tech, Old Dominion, and East Carolina. Boyd was Apex’s starting varsity quarterback as a freshman but played mostly running back and wide receiver during his sophomore through senior varsity seasons. He achieved 4,210 all-purpose yards during his football career (1,775 rushing, 1,312 receiving, 1,123 passing) and he was named SWAC All-Conference in 2014.

After graduating from Apex High School, Ian Boyd played college basketball at George Mason from 2016-2020. During his freshman season, playing 19 minutes per game. The following year, he played in all 33 games and averaged 24.8 minutes per game. Over his career at George Mason, Ian Boyd played in 95 games, averaging 6.3 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game. Boyd had many impressive moments during his time at George Mason, but perhaps none of them can top the end of conference play during the 2017-18 season. Boyd didn’t just hit one buzzer-beater that year. He made three in back-to-back-to-back games. Dubbed “Mr. SportsCenter” by his teammates, Boyd made a three-point shot at Saint Joseph’s, a layup vs. UMass, and a tip-in at VCU, winning the game for the Patriots each time. 

When in town, Ian can still be seen at Apex High School games. He has remained loyal to Apex High School and his basketball exploits are legendary.