Salem College

Sharee’ Boyd was named as the fifth head coach in Salem basketball history in a formal announcement from Salem’s Director of Athletics J.J. Antoine on Monday, October 17th. Boyd, who served as an assistant coach at Winston-Salem State from 2018-22, took over the Salem program after Quntashea Lewis’ departure for Virginia Wesleyan in August.

Boyd made an immediate impression with her crosstown move from Winston-Salem State to Salem College, notching an impressive 87-66 victory in her collegiate head coaching debut, which came over Warren Wilson on November 8, 2022.

With just 10 players at her disposal, Boyd used her time management skills to orchestrate additional wins over Mary Baldwin (70-53) and Meredith (84-69) to help Salem claim two of five USA South Conference wins on the slate. With those five wins in league action, Salem made its seventh appearance in a conference tournament in program history and its third in the USA South Conference tournament. The Spirits went onto face eventual tournament champion Greensboro.

Boyd’s 2022-23 unit was highlighted by the tandem of Dionne Sampson and Minnie Griffin. Sampson moved into seventh on the program’s all-time scoring list, becoming just one of five players with 600 points, 200 rebounds, 100 assists and 100 steals. She also earned her first-ever USA South Player of the Week honor, which came on February 13, 2023. Griffin, who came away with a pair of USA South Rookie of the Week distinctions, became the first-ever player in program history to those distinctions twice in the same season.

In 2023-24, Boyd brought in nine new players, including eight first year’s, to the program following her first season. The result was the first 5-0 start to open a campaign in program history, which included wins over Warren Wilson, Trinity (D.C.), Agnes Scott, Meredith and Bob Jones. Boyd became the first coach since Britni Mohney, in 2017-18, to win at least eight games in a season at Salem.

Boyd spent four years with the Rams as both an Assistant Coach and the Director of Operations/Logistics. In that capacity she ensured all student-athletes were compliant with NCAA rules and regulations, while assisting in the day-to-day duties of women’s basketball program. She inherits a Salem basketball program that finished 4-20 overall and 3-15 in the USA South Conference a season ago. The three league wins came against Meredith (Jan. 29), Averett (Feb. 5) and William Peace (Feb. 12), while the non-conference triumph came in 73-67 fashion against Virginia Wesleyan on November 13th.

During her stint, she worked directly with the forwards and centers, developing the CIAA Freshman of the Year (Amaya Tucker), two All-CIAA selections (Amaya Tucker, Brionna Pate) and three All-CIAA Tournament selections (Amaya Tucker, O’Shea Hatley {2x}) along the way. With Boyd on the bench the Rams were 42-42 overall and posted a 25-25 mark in CIAA league play. The Rams reached the second round of the CIAA Tournament on two occasions and semifinal round of the 2020 tournament during Boyd’s tenure.

The best statistical season with Boyd on staff at Winston-Salem State was in 2018-19, when the Rams finished 15-13 overall and 11-7 in CIAA play. The Rams capped off the slate with a 9-5 mark at home and had four three-game winning streaks during the course of the season. Winston-Salem State fell in the opening round of the CIAA Tournament that season to Elizabeth City State to close out its season.

Prior to joining the Winston-Salem State women’s basketball program, she spent one season at Louisburg College. In her time with the Hurricanes, Boyd oversaw duties as the housing liaison and travel coordinator while working with student-athletes to take part in community relations and volunteer opportunities throughout the Louisburg, N.C. area.

On the court, Boyd was an assistant coach and head coach of the Hurricanes’ jayvee program and eventually was elevated as the Interim Head Coach of the varsity program. Louisburg would finish with a 23-5 record in 2017-18, winning 10 wins at both home and on the road along the way. The season was highlighted by a 10-game winning streak, which spanned from November 11, 2017 to January 16, 2018. The Hurricanes scored at least 90 points in seven contests, including a 106-point outing against Central Carolina Community College (Nov. 11) and a 105-point outburst versus Patrick Henry Community College (Nov. 16).

With Boyd’s developmental tactics, Louisburg women’s basketball had five players transition to NCAA Division I, II and III programs. During her time with the Canes, Boyd helped the Canes reach the Region X Championship and played a key role in the individual development of all-conference guards Shontai Totten and Teana Lewis.

Boyd’s first experience as a coach came at Hopewell High School in Huntersville, N.C., where she was an assistant coach. In the 2016-17 season, Boyd worked first-hand with four student-athletes that would go onto play basketball at the NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II level. The quartet included K. Ruffin-Pratt (Charleston Southern), Erin Thames (Kent State), Michaela Gibbons (USC Upstate) and Fajhenee Bradford (Barton).

Boyd played three seasons at Wingate University where she helped Wingate win the Southern Athletic Conference Tournament championship in 2014 as a sophomore. Early in her junior season, shoulder injuries forced her to end her college playing career. She transferred to UNC Charlotte, earning a Bachelor of Arts in history in 2016.

In her prep career at Hopewell High School in Huntersville, N.C., Boyd was a four-time all-conference selection, an all-district selection and 2012 conference player of the year. She selected to play in the N.C. East-West All-Star game. Boyd led her team to three consecutive conference championships and upon her graduation from Hopewell, Boyd held school records in points, rebounds and blocked shots.