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Jersey Number 12
Nia Daniel
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Hickory Ridge HS
- Prev School:
- Alabama
Bio
Junior (2022-23)
Appeared in 28 games with 24 starts… Averaged 12.7 points, ranking 15th in the SBC and third for Troy… Shot 35.8 percent from the field, 25.9 from deep and 78.3 from the line… Scored in double-figures in 17 games with five 20-plus point performances… Notched a career-high 28 points twice against Tulane on Dec. 7 (11-of-25) and Southern Miss on Dec. 29 (11-of-25)… Sole double-double came against Tulane (Dec. 7) with 28 points and 13 rebounds… Swiped 3-plus steals in five games with a career-high of four at Arkansas State (Jan. 5)… Nailed a career-high five 3-pointers against Southern Miss… Led Troy in free throw percentage at 78.3 (54-of-69)
Alabama
Daniel was a standout at Alabama for head coach Kristy Curry. She tallied 51 points, and 24 rebounds in her 16 games played for the Crimson Tide and tallied back-to-back double-digit scoring performances against Western Carolina and Bethune-Cookman. In junior college, she averaged 23.4 points per contest while shooting over 45 percent from the field. She was named the 2021 Panhandle Player of The Year, an NJCAA First-Team All-American and a WBCA All-American
Personal
Rated a four-star guard by ESPN... MVP at the Battle of the Boro in 2018... Three-time team captain and four-time letterwinner at Hickory... Named 2017-18 and 2018-19 Cabarrus County and Southwestern 4A Player of the Year... Selected as 2018-19 Charlotte Observer Player of the Year and All-State First Team... Averaged 15 points and six rebounds as a junior, leading her squad to the hird round of the 4A State Playoffs... Runner-up at the North Carolina 4A State Title, averaging 14.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in 2017... SW4A Conference Championship Game MVP in 2018
Personal
Full name is Zhania Sanaah Daniel... Daughter of Chermaine and Dwayne Daniel… has one brother and one sister… father Dwayne played college basketball at Niagara Falls and played professionally in Spain… Graduated in December of 2023 in psychology … born May 11, 2001 in Charlotte, N.C... Aspires to be a fashion model/designer
Appeared in 28 games with 24 starts… Averaged 12.7 points, ranking 15th in the SBC and third for Troy… Shot 35.8 percent from the field, 25.9 from deep and 78.3 from the line… Scored in double-figures in 17 games with five 20-plus point performances… Notched a career-high 28 points twice against Tulane on Dec. 7 (11-of-25) and Southern Miss on Dec. 29 (11-of-25)… Sole double-double came against Tulane (Dec. 7) with 28 points and 13 rebounds… Swiped 3-plus steals in five games with a career-high of four at Arkansas State (Jan. 5)… Nailed a career-high five 3-pointers against Southern Miss… Led Troy in free throw percentage at 78.3 (54-of-69)
Alabama
Daniel was a standout at Alabama for head coach Kristy Curry. She tallied 51 points, and 24 rebounds in her 16 games played for the Crimson Tide and tallied back-to-back double-digit scoring performances against Western Carolina and Bethune-Cookman. In junior college, she averaged 23.4 points per contest while shooting over 45 percent from the field. She was named the 2021 Panhandle Player of The Year, an NJCAA First-Team All-American and a WBCA All-American
North Carolina (2020-21)
As a freshman, came off the bench to play in 25 games ... Averaged 10.7 minutes per appearance, with 2.8 points and 1.0 rebounds per game ... Scored a season-high eight points against Yale on Dec. 28 and at Wake Forest on Feb. 23
Personal
Rated a four-star guard by ESPN... MVP at the Battle of the Boro in 2018... Three-time team captain and four-time letterwinner at Hickory... Named 2017-18 and 2018-19 Cabarrus County and Southwestern 4A Player of the Year... Selected as 2018-19 Charlotte Observer Player of the Year and All-State First Team... Averaged 15 points and six rebounds as a junior, leading her squad to the hird round of the 4A State Playoffs... Runner-up at the North Carolina 4A State Title, averaging 14.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in 2017... SW4A Conference Championship Game MVP in 2018
Personal
Full name is Zhania Sanaah Daniel... Daughter of Chermaine and Dwayne Daniel… has one brother and one sister… father Dwayne played college basketball at Niagara Falls and played professionally in Spain… Graduated in December of 2023 in psychology … born May 11, 2001 in Charlotte, N.C... Aspires to be a fashion model/designer
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