Bio

College: 2010-11: Saw action in 18 games ... Tallied six points and 17 rebounds as a reserve ... Also blocked one shot ... Member of GLIAC Championship and NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen squad ... GLIAC All-Academic honoree ... 2009-10: Played in 16 games ... Tallied seven points and nine rebounds in a reserve role ... Played a total of 57 minutes ... Scored two points in three different games ... Shot 50% from the field and 75% from the free throw stripe ... Had 10 personal fouls on the season ... Was a GLIAC All-Academic Team honoree ... 2008-09: Saw action in 14 games as a reserve ... Totaled 26 points and six rebounds in 47 minutes ... Finished with a season-high eight points versus Kuyper (1/5) ... Notched first collegiate point at Tiffin (12/6) ... Had four points in three games ... Shot 70.6% (12-17) from the field ... Added two assists and a steal ... Sank both of his free throw attempts ... Saw his first-ever action in the season opener at Northern Kentucky (11/15) ... Played 10 minutes or more in two different games ... 2007-08: Redshirted at FSU during the 2007-08 season.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Grayling High School ... Averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds for GHS as a prep senior in 2006-07 ... Ranked as the state’s fifth-best senior prospect at the center position by InsidePrepSports.com ... Helped Vikings to a conference championship in the Lake Michigan Conference in 2005 ... Totaled 12 points and 10 boards per contest as a junior ... All-State Honorable Mention choice ... Team captain ... Named team’s Most Improved Player in 2004 ... Earned all-conference honorable mention honors ... Tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds a game as a sophomore (2004-05) ... Scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds as a freshman ... Helped team to 20-3 and 19-4 marks, respectively, in 2004-05 and 2005-06 .... Coached by Rich Moffit ... Four-year letterwinner ... Also competed in baseball.

Personal: Son of James and Cheryl Boyland of Grayling, Mich. ... Born 7/24/89 in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... Hobbies include shooting and hunting ... Father is a retired corrections officer ... His brother, Mike, plays collegiate basketball at Lake Superior State University ... Also has a younger sister, Laura ... Criminal Justice major.