Former HBCU WBB star dies tragically in Louisiana

Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications

GRAMBLING, La.  | Grambling State athletics remembers and mourns the passing of former Grambling/HBCU women’s basketball star, Jazmin Boyd.

Boyd, a member of the Grambling State women’s basketball team from 2015 to 2019, was one of the best women’s basketball players ever to step foot on the historic HBCU campus. Her accomplishments included being named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Freshman of the Year in 2016. She followed up that stellar season by earning All-SWAC honors once again in 2017.

In 2018, she helped lead the Lady Tigers win the SWAC Tournament and secure a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nearly two decades. Boyd also scored over 1,000 points during her collegiate career.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of our former women’s basketball student-athlete and GSU alumna, Jazmin Boyd,” said Grambling State Vice President for Athletics Dr. Trayvean Scott.  “Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, teammates and all who were touched by her remarkable life.” We ask for everyone to keep the Boyd family in your prayers during this very difficult time.”

“It’s so tragic, we are all in shock,” Scott told KNOE News in Monroe, Louisiana. “We are all feeling it right now.” “Our hearts and minds are with her family… from Grambling all the way to Hattiesburg, Mississippi,” added Scott.

“I got the call last night, and I was very saddened to hear it was her. Jaz was great-spirited, a great competitor, and overall a great person,” expressed her former coach, Freddie Murray .

Boyd’s outstanding performance was highlighted in 2019 when she was honored after the Lady Tigers’ victory over Alcorn State.

Her cause of death has not been officially disclosed but HBCU Sports has reported that sources told them that Boyd passed away in a car accident near Ruston, Louisiana.

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