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Aniya Finger
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Hopewell High School
- Prev School:
- North Carolina Central
Career Accolades
2025-26 BOXTOROW HBCU Division I Women’s Basketball All-American Second Team
2025-26 All-MEAC First Team
2023-24 Preseason All-MEAC Third Team
North Carolina Central
Redshirt Senior (2025-26)
Named to the BOXTOROW HBCU Division I Women’s Basketball All-American Second Team and All-MEAC First Team despite starting just 12 of her 26 games played … Scored in double figures 17 times with two 20-point performances … Ranked third on the team with 38 made 3-pointers and third in 3-point percentage at 42.1 … Averaged 11.8 points (sixth in the MEAC) and 6.1 rebounds (seventh in the MEAC), with 13.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in league play to rank fifth in the conference … Set a career high against Maryland Eastern Shore with 30 points, 12 rebounds and six steals for one of her six double-doubles … Recorded a steal in 19 games with multiple in nine and four-plus in four – her career-high six steals came against Morgan State … Had a steal in 11 straight games, totaling 23 from Dec. 22-Feb. 14 … Scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting against No. 8 Oklahoma … Closed her career at NC Central with 11 points, five rebounds, four steals and a block in the MEAC Tournament quarterfinals
Redshirt Junior (2024-25)
Did not play
Redshirt Sophomore (2023-24)
Named to the 2023-24 Preseason All-MEAC Third Team before starting four of her 15 games played, averaging 8.8 points and 5.4 rebounds … Shot a career-best 53.4 percent from the floor and 84.6 percent from the free throw line … Scored a season-high 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting against SC State … Lone double-double came against Delaware State with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the MEAC quarterfinals … Tied her career high with three blocks against Norfolk State
Redshirt Freshman (2022-23)
Played in 21 games, including 10 starts, leading her team in field goal percentage (.482) and rebounds (7.2) … Averaged 8.2 points and 1.4 steals with six double-doubles … Made her collegiate debut against Campbell with four points, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal in 19 minutes … Started her first game against Rutgers with an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double … Tallied seven double-digit scoring performances and seven double-digit rebounding performances – she had four straight double-digit rebound games against Howard (17), Norfolk State (12), South Carolina State (10) and Coppin State (14) from Feb. 25-March 9 … Scored a season-high 21 points against N.C. Wesleyan (Nov. 22) … Pulled down a season-best 17 rebounds against Howard (Feb. 25) … Dished out a season-high four assists against Coppin State (March 9) … Swiped a season-best four steals against Virginia Lynchburg (Jan. 4) … Tallied two three-block performances
Freshman (2021-22)
Redshirted her freshman season
Winston-Salem State
Freshman (2020-21)
Did not play due to COVID-19
High School
Attended Hopewell High School, where she was a four-time all-conference selection … Earned both offensive player of the year and player of the year honors in her prep career … Scored over 1,500 points … Member of the Honor Roll and National Honors Society
Personal
Born on Nov. 29, in Charlotte, N.C. … Related to Charlotte Smith, a former WNBA player and current collegiate coach
2025-26 BOXTOROW HBCU Division I Women’s Basketball All-American Second Team
2025-26 All-MEAC First Team
2023-24 Preseason All-MEAC Third Team
North Carolina Central
Redshirt Senior (2025-26)
Named to the BOXTOROW HBCU Division I Women’s Basketball All-American Second Team and All-MEAC First Team despite starting just 12 of her 26 games played … Scored in double figures 17 times with two 20-point performances … Ranked third on the team with 38 made 3-pointers and third in 3-point percentage at 42.1 … Averaged 11.8 points (sixth in the MEAC) and 6.1 rebounds (seventh in the MEAC), with 13.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in league play to rank fifth in the conference … Set a career high against Maryland Eastern Shore with 30 points, 12 rebounds and six steals for one of her six double-doubles … Recorded a steal in 19 games with multiple in nine and four-plus in four – her career-high six steals came against Morgan State … Had a steal in 11 straight games, totaling 23 from Dec. 22-Feb. 14 … Scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting against No. 8 Oklahoma … Closed her career at NC Central with 11 points, five rebounds, four steals and a block in the MEAC Tournament quarterfinals
Redshirt Junior (2024-25)
Did not play
Redshirt Sophomore (2023-24)
Named to the 2023-24 Preseason All-MEAC Third Team before starting four of her 15 games played, averaging 8.8 points and 5.4 rebounds … Shot a career-best 53.4 percent from the floor and 84.6 percent from the free throw line … Scored a season-high 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting against SC State … Lone double-double came against Delaware State with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the MEAC quarterfinals … Tied her career high with three blocks against Norfolk State
Redshirt Freshman (2022-23)
Played in 21 games, including 10 starts, leading her team in field goal percentage (.482) and rebounds (7.2) … Averaged 8.2 points and 1.4 steals with six double-doubles … Made her collegiate debut against Campbell with four points, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal in 19 minutes … Started her first game against Rutgers with an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double … Tallied seven double-digit scoring performances and seven double-digit rebounding performances – she had four straight double-digit rebound games against Howard (17), Norfolk State (12), South Carolina State (10) and Coppin State (14) from Feb. 25-March 9 … Scored a season-high 21 points against N.C. Wesleyan (Nov. 22) … Pulled down a season-best 17 rebounds against Howard (Feb. 25) … Dished out a season-high four assists against Coppin State (March 9) … Swiped a season-best four steals against Virginia Lynchburg (Jan. 4) … Tallied two three-block performances
Freshman (2021-22)
Redshirted her freshman season
Winston-Salem State
Freshman (2020-21)
Did not play due to COVID-19
High School
Attended Hopewell High School, where she was a four-time all-conference selection … Earned both offensive player of the year and player of the year honors in her prep career … Scored over 1,500 points … Member of the Honor Roll and National Honors Society
Personal
Born on Nov. 29, in Charlotte, N.C. … Related to Charlotte Smith, a former WNBA player and current collegiate coach
2025-26 Women's Basketball Season Recap
Monday, April 06
Underdogs Untold: WBIT
Saturday, March 21
Chanda Rigby Postgame Press Conference (WBIT) - No. 2 Kansas
Thursday, March 19
No. 2 Troy vs. No. 4 James Madison - SBC Championship (Full Highlights)
Monday, March 09
