32 A'Niya Young
A'Niya Young
  • Nickname:
    "Niya"
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    0
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Nashville, TN
  • High School:
    Cane Ridge High School
  • Position:
    SF
  • Twitter:
    AniyaYoung30
  • Instagram:
    la.shayy_1125
  • gp
    30
  • pts/g
    5.7
  • fg %
    44.9
  • 3pt %
    28.6
  • ft %
    58.1
  • reb/g
    7.1
  • a/g
    0.9
Bio

At Fisk 2022-23 (Sophomore): Started 11 of the 26 games...Averaged 5.3 ppg...Averaged 7.0 rpg...two double-doubles...Six games of double figures in rebounds with a high of 20.

2021-22 (Freshman): Started two of 11 games...Averaged 5.2 ppg...Averaged 6.8 rpg...Had 20 points and 17 rebounds against Wilberforce...

Prior to Fisk: Prepped at East Nashville Magnet, where she played under Head Coach Lois Donaldson, and Cane Ridge High School under Joann Tribute...Started three of her four years in high school...Team captain for three years...All-Region in 2019...Team Defensive Player of the Year for three seasons... All Franklin Classic Tournament Team 2020...Averaged a double-double in her career.

Personal: Born 11/25/2002...Daughter of McKinley Young Jr. and April Johnson...Both parents played basketball at Fisk...She was born the last time that Fisk defeated Tennessee State University in men's basketball...Her father left the hospital, only played the second half, and scored 15 points...One of nine children....Oldest brother, JaVonte Payton, played wide receiver for the University of Tennessee and Mississippi State University...He played for the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles; he is now a free agent...Twin brothers Marek and Mykkell Smith-Banks play football, track & field, and wrestle at Bluefield University...Two sisters, Armani and Alysia Knight, and two other brothers, McKinley Young III and Mckai Young...

Grandfather McKinley Young Sr. Played baseball at Miles College and coached basketball and baseball at Fisk. Wore her father's number three last season and will be wearing her mother's number 32 this season...Kinesiology major.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 22 Tougaloo (MS) W, 77-54
Feb 24 at Rust (MS) L, 68-59
Mar 1 vs. Talladega (AL) W, 67-49
Mar 2 vs. Philander Smith (AR) W, 62-49
Mar 3 vs. Rust (MS) L, 67-39
Mar 15 at Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 100-69
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 30 18
Games started 21 14
Minutes 599 386
Minutes per game 20.0 21.4
FG 66-147 47-104
FG Pct 44.9 45.2
3PT 2-7 1-5
3PT Pct 28.6 20.0
FT 36-62 25-46
FT Pct 58.1 54.3
Off rebounds 87 67
Def rebounds 126 86
Total rebounds 213 153
Rebounds per game 7.1 8.5
Personal fouls 78 44
Disqualifications 2 0
Assists 27 13
Turnovers 47 29
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.4
Steals 47 34
Blocks 7 5
Points 170 120
Points per game 5.7 6.7
Points per 40 min 11.4 12.4
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 2 at Bethel (TN) L, 70-46 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 3 vs. Campbellsville (KY) L, 96-61 - 8 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 4 at Trevecca Nazarene L, 78-59 - 15 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 11 Wilberforce (OH) W, 91-44 0 11 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Nov 18 Lane W, 63-56 0 23 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Nov 22 Tennessee Southern L, 76-74 1 34 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 11
Nov 27 at Lindsey Wilson L, 96-74 1 13 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 4
Nov 30 Rust (MS) L, 72-58 1 11 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 2 at Tougaloo (MS) W, 80-60 0 10 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 3
Dec 5 at Univerity of North Alabama L, 95-60 - 10 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 7 Wiley (TX) W, 79-51 0 18 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 7
Dec 9 Philander Smith (AR) W, 71-63 1 14 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 11 at Talladega (AL) W, 67-44 1 23 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 4
Dec 14 at Austin Peay L, 72-64 1 33 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 19 at Tennessee Southern W, 66-60 1 11 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 4 at Virgin Islands W, 86-50 1 26 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 2
Jan 9 Oakwood (AL) W, 68-49 1 22 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 12 Dillard (LA) W, 76-72 0 32 7-10 70.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 16
Jan 13 Southern University at New Orleans (LA) W, 65-36 1 17 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Jan 25 at Wiley (TX) W, 62-53 1 36 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 10
Jan 27 at Philander Smith (AR) L, 63-58 1 17 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 3 at Oakwood (AL) W, 67-55 1 31 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 8 Virgin Islands W, 80-40 1 20 7-11 63.6 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 16
Feb 10 Talladega (AL) W, 81-44 1 26 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 11
Feb 15 at Dillard (LA) W, 68-62 1 24 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 17 at Southern University at New Orleans (LA) W, 87-70 - 20 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 22 Tougaloo (MS) W, 77-54 1 23 4-7 57.1 0-2 0.0 3-6 50.0 11
Feb 24 at Rust (MS) L, 68-59 1 16 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0 7
Mar 1 vs. Talladega (AL) W, 67-49 1 14 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Mar 2 vs. Philander Smith (AR) W, 62-49 1 31 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Mar 3 vs. Rust (MS) L, 67-39 1 14 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Mar 15 at Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 100-69 - 15 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 2 at Bethel (TN) L, 70-46 - 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Nov 3 vs. Campbellsville (KY) L, 96-61 - 8 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Nov 4 at Trevecca Nazarene L, 78-59 - 15 4 2 6 0 1 2 0
Nov 11 Wilberforce (OH) W, 91-44 0 11 2 6 8 0 2 3 0
Nov 18 Lane W, 63-56 0 23 1 4 5 4 1 1 0
Nov 22 Tennessee Southern L, 76-74 1 34 4 6 10 4 3 3 0
Nov 27 at Lindsey Wilson L, 96-74 1 13 2 1 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 Rust (MS) L, 72-58 1 11 3 0 3 0 1 0 0
Dec 2 at Tougaloo (MS) W, 80-60 0 10 2 4 6 0 1 0 0
Dec 5 at Univerity of North Alabama L, 95-60 - 10 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 7 Wiley (TX) W, 79-51 0 18 3 9 12 1 1 1 0
Dec 9 Philander Smith (AR) W, 71-63 1 14 1 5 6 0 2 0 0
Dec 11 at Talladega (AL) W, 67-44 1 23 4 5 9 0 2 4 0
Dec 14 at Austin Peay L, 72-64 1 33 2 3 5 1 2 1 0
Dec 19 at Tennessee Southern W, 66-60 1 11 1 2 3 0 2 0 0
Jan 4 at Virgin Islands W, 86-50 1 26 1 2 3 0 2 1 0
Jan 9 Oakwood (AL) W, 68-49 1 22 3 4 7 1 2 0 0
Jan 12 Dillard (LA) W, 76-72 0 32 12 7 19 1 4 2 2
Jan 13 Southern University at New Orleans (LA) W, 65-36 1 17 3 3 6 0 0 3 0
Jan 25 at Wiley (TX) W, 62-53 1 36 7 7 14 2 1 2 0
Jan 27 at Philander Smith (AR) L, 63-58 1 17 4 2 6 1 2 1 0
Feb 3 at Oakwood (AL) W, 67-55 1 31 5 3 8 1 2 0 0
Feb 8 Virgin Islands W, 80-40 1 20 4 8 12 0 0 3 1
Feb 10 Talladega (AL) W, 81-44 1 26 4 8 12 1 5 5 0
Feb 15 at Dillard (LA) W, 68-62 1 24 0 4 4 1 1 2 0
Feb 17 at Southern University at New Orleans (LA) W, 87-70 - 20 2 5 7 2 0 3 2
Feb 22 Tougaloo (MS) W, 77-54 1 23 3 7 10 1 3 7 0
Feb 24 at Rust (MS) L, 68-59 1 16 6 3 9 1 0 0 0
Mar 1 vs. Talladega (AL) W, 67-49 1 14 0 3 3 0 4 1 1
Mar 2 vs. Philander Smith (AR) W, 62-49 1 31 5 7 12 1 1 3 0
Mar 3 vs. Rust (MS) L, 67-39 1 14 1 2 3 0 1 0 1
Mar 15 at Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 100-69 - 15 2 3 5 4 0 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 2 at Bethel (TN) L, 70-46 - 3 - 0.0
Nov 3 vs. Campbellsville (KY) L, 96-61 - 3 - 0.0
Nov 4 at Trevecca Nazarene L, 78-59 - 2 0 0.0
Nov 11 Wilberforce (OH) W, 91-44 0 1 - 0.0
Nov 18 Lane W, 63-56 0 1 - 4.0
Nov 22 Tennessee Southern L, 76-74 1 3 - 1.3
Nov 27 at Lindsey Wilson L, 96-74 1 4 - -
Nov 30 Rust (MS) L, 72-58 1 1 - 0.0
Dec 2 at Tougaloo (MS) W, 80-60 0 2 - 0.0
Dec 5 at Univerity of North Alabama L, 95-60 - 2 0 0.0
Dec 7 Wiley (TX) W, 79-51 0 1 - 1.0
Dec 9 Philander Smith (AR) W, 71-63 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 11 at Talladega (AL) W, 67-44 1 0 - 0.0
Dec 14 at Austin Peay L, 72-64 1 2 0 0.5
Dec 19 at Tennessee Southern W, 66-60 1 0 - 0.0
Jan 4 at Virgin Islands W, 86-50 1 3 - 0.0
Jan 9 Oakwood (AL) W, 68-49 1 4 - 0.5
Jan 12 Dillard (LA) W, 76-72 0 5 - 0.3
Jan 13 Southern University at New Orleans (LA) W, 65-36 1 0 - -
Jan 25 at Wiley (TX) W, 62-53 1 2 - 2.0
Jan 27 at Philander Smith (AR) L, 63-58 1 4 0 0.5
Feb 3 at Oakwood (AL) W, 67-55 1 0 - 0.5
Feb 8 Virgin Islands W, 80-40 1 2 - -
Feb 10 Talladega (AL) W, 81-44 1 3 - 0.2
Feb 15 at Dillard (LA) W, 68-62 1 4 - 1.0
Feb 17 at Southern University at New Orleans (LA) W, 87-70 - 4 - -
Feb 22 Tougaloo (MS) W, 77-54 1 4 - 0.3
Feb 24 at Rust (MS) L, 68-59 1 2 - -
Mar 1 vs. Talladega (AL) W, 67-49 1 4 - 0.0
Mar 2 vs. Philander Smith (AR) W, 62-49 1 5 1 1.0
Mar 3 vs. Rust (MS) L, 67-39 1 5 1 0.0
Mar 15 at Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 100-69 - 3 - -
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 30 20.0 2.2-4.9 0.1-0.2 1.2-2.1 5.7
Conference 18 21.4 2.6-5.8 0.1-0.3 1.4-2.6 6.7
Exhibition 2 12.5 0.0-2.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location            
Home 12 20.9 3.5-6.7 0.0-0.2 1.6-2.6 8.6
Away 14 20.1 1.6-4.1 0.1-0.2 1.0-1.9 4.3
Neutral 4 16.8 0.5-2.2 0.0-0.2 0.8-1.0 1.8
Result            
Wins 20 21.6 2.5-5.3 0.0-0.2 1.6-2.6 6.7
Losses 10 16.7 1.5-4.1 0.2-0.3 0.5-1.0 3.7
Month            
November 7 15.1 1.9-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.9-1.4 4.6
December 6 18.2 1.2-3.5 0.2-0.2 1.5-2.3 4.0
January 6 25.0 3.2-6.7 0.0-0.2 0.8-2.2 7.2
February 7 22.9 3.3-6.6 0.1-0.6 1.9-3.0 8.6
March 4 18.5 1.0-3.0 0.0-0.2 0.8-1.0 2.8

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 30 21 599 66-147 44.9 2-7 28.6 36-62 58.1 170
Conference 18 14 386 47-104 45.2 1-5 20.0 25-46 54.3 120
Exhibition 2 - 25 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 12 8 251 42-80 52.5 0-3 0.0 19-31 61.3 103
Away 14 10 281 22-58 37.9 2-3 66.7 14-27 51.9 60
Neutral 4 3 67 2-9 22.2 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
Result                    
Wins 20 14 432 51-106 48.1 0-4 0.0 31-52 59.6 133
Losses 10 7 167 15-41 36.6 2-3 66.7 5-10 50.0 37
Month                    
November 7 3 106 13-28 46.4 0-0 - 6-10 60.0 32
December 6 4 109 7-21 33.3 1-1 100.0 9-14 64.3 24
January 6 5 150 19-40 47.5 0-1 0.0 5-13 38.5 43
February 7 6 160 23-46 50.0 1-4 25.0 13-21 61.9 60
March 4 3 74 4-12 33.3 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 11

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 30 599 20.0 4.4-9.8 0.1-0.5 28.6 2.4-4.1 11.4
Conference 18 386 21.4 4.9-10.8 0.1-0.5 20.0 2.6-4.8 12.4
Exhibition 2 25 12.5 0.0-8.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 12 251 20.9 6.7-12.7 0.0-0.5 0.0 3.0-4.9 16.4
Away 14 281 20.1 3.1-8.3 0.3-0.4 66.7 2.0-3.8 8.5
Neutral 4 67 16.8 1.2-5.4 0.0-0.6 0.0 1.8-2.4 4.2
Result                
Wins 20 432 21.6 4.7-9.8 0.0-0.4 0.0 2.9-4.8 12.3
Losses 10 167 16.7 3.6-9.8 0.5-0.7 66.7 1.2-2.4 8.9
Month                
November 7 106 15.1 4.9-10.6 0.0-0.0 - 2.3-3.8 12.1
December 6 109 18.2 2.6-7.7 0.4-0.4 100.0 3.3-5.1 8.8
January 6 150 25.0 5.1-10.7 0.0-0.3 0.0 1.3-3.5 11.5
February 7 160 22.9 5.8-11.5 0.2-1.0 25.0 3.2-5.2 15.0
March 4 74 18.5 2.2-6.5 0.0-0.5 0.0 1.6-2.2 5.9

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 30 2.9 4.2 7.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 0.2
Conference 18 3.7 4.8 8.5 0.7 1.6 1.9 0.3
Exhibition 2 2.0 1.5 3.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Location                
Home 12 3.6 5.6 9.2 1.1 2.0 2.3 0.3
Away 14 2.7 3.3 6.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.1
Neutral 4 1.5 3.3 4.8 0.3 1.8 1.3 0.5
Result                
Wins 20 3.1 5.2 8.3 0.8 1.8 2.0 0.3
Losses 10 2.4 2.3 4.7 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.1
Month                
November 7 1.7 2.9 4.6 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.0
December 6 2.2 4.7 6.8 0.3 1.7 1.0 0.0
January 6 5.0 4.2 9.2 0.8 1.8 1.5 0.3
February 7 3.4 5.4 8.9 1.0 1.6 2.9 0.4
March 4 2.0 3.8 5.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 0.5

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 30 21 87 126 213 27 47 47 7
Conference 18 14 67 86 153 13 29 34 5
Exhibition 2 - 4 3 7 0 2 2 0
Location                  
Home 12 8 43 67 110 13 24 28 3
Away 14 10 38 46 84 13 16 14 2
Neutral 4 3 6 13 19 1 7 5 2
Result                  
Wins 20 14 63 103 166 16 36 41 6
Losses 10 7 24 23 47 11 11 6 1
Month                  
November 7 3 12 20 32 8 9 8 0
December 6 4 13 28 41 2 10 6 0
January 6 5 30 25 55 5 11 9 2
February 7 6 24 38 62 7 11 20 3
March 4 3 8 15 23 5 6 4 2

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 30 5.8 8.4 14.2 1.8 3.1 3.1 0.5
Conference 18 6.9 8.9 15.9 1.3 3.0 3.5 0.5
Exhibition 2 6.4 4.8 11.2 0.0 3.2 3.2 0.0
Location                
Home 12 6.9 10.7 17.5 2.1 3.8 4.5 0.5
Away 14 5.4 6.5 12.0 1.9 2.3 2.0 0.3
Neutral 4 3.6 7.8 11.3 0.6 4.2 3.0 1.2
Result                
Wins 20 5.8 9.5 15.4 1.5 3.3 3.8 0.6
Losses 10 5.7 5.5 11.3 2.6 2.6 1.4 0.2
Month                
November 7 4.5 7.5 12.1 3.0 3.4 3.0 0.0
December 6 4.8 10.3 15.0 0.7 3.7 2.2 0.0
January 6 8.0 6.7 14.7 1.3 2.9 2.4 0.5
February 7 6.0 9.5 15.5 1.8 2.8 5.0 0.8
March 4 4.3 8.1 12.4 2.7 3.2 2.2 1.1

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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