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32 A'Niya Young
A'Niya Young
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    0
  • Hometown:
    Nashville, TN
  • Position:
    SF
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Nickname:
    "Niya"
  • High School:
    Cane Ridge High School
  • Instagram:
    @ la.shayy_1125
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    6.4
  • fg %
    37.4
  • 3pt %
    13.3
  • ft %
    53.4
  • reb/g
    8.2
  • a/g
    0.6
Bio

At Fisk 2023-24 (Junior): Started 21 games...averaged 7.1 rebounds per game...eight games of double digit rebounds with a hogh of 19.

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...Favorite song is ‘6-foot 7 foot’ by Lil Wayne... First child on my mom side to graduate high school and almost college

Why Fisk?: It been my home away from home since I was born. Most of my family came here, so it familiar.

Kinesiology major.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 16
Games started 5 4
Minutes 562 366
Minutes per game 22.5 22.9
FG 64-171 46-119
FG Pct 37.4 38.7
3PT 2-15 1-7
3PT Pct 13.3 14.3
FT 31-58 22-41
FT Pct 53.4 53.7
Off rebounds 71 44
Def rebounds 134 89
Total rebounds 205 133
Rebounds per game 8.2 8.3
Personal fouls 51 34
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 15 11
Turnovers 59 38
Assist to turnover ratio 0.3 0.3
Steals 41 26
Blocks 5 4
Points 161 115
Points per game 6.4 7.2
Points per 40 min 11.5 12.6
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 6 at Wilberforce (OH) L, 71-62
Feb 8 at Rust (MS) W, 62-44
Feb 15 Wilberforce (OH) W, 63-59
Feb 20 Stillman L, 75-53
Feb 25 vs. Voorhees University W, 71-54
Feb 27 vs. Philander Smith (AR) L, 43-40
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 2 at Freed-Hardeman (TN) L, 83-52 0 14 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 4 at Trevecca University - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mobile L, 62-59 0 20 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Nov 14 at Oakwood (AL) W, 85-60 0 18 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 10
Nov 16 at Stillman L, 67-64 - 18 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 8
Nov 17 at Samford L, 112-61 - 20 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 2
Nov 19 Freed-Hardeman (TN) L, 66-44 0 28 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 2-3 66.7 7
Nov 21 Rust (MS) W, 60-53 0 24 4-9 44.4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 8
Dec 5 Talladega (AL) W, 69-47 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 Voorhees University W, 73-52 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 at Cumberland (TN) L, 65-43 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 Virgin Islands W, 91-60 - 16 2-7 28.6 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 6
Dec 16 vs. Wiley (TX) L, 75-49 - 28 3-10 30.0 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 6
Dec 17 vs. Philander Smith (AR) L, 64-46 - 27 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 14
Dec 20 at Johnson (TN) L, 73-59 - 20 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 3
Dec 29 at UT Martin L, 86-38 1 32 3-9 33.3 0-3 0.0 2-4 50.0 8
Jan 3 vs. Tougaloo (MS) L, 69-64 1 33 5-12 41.7 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 13
Jan 6 vs. Southern University at New Orleans (LA) W, 74-69 - 23 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 7 vs. Dillard (LA) L, 63-56 1 26 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 9
Jan 9 Oakwood (AL) L, 78-76 0 20 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 13 at Bethel (TN) L, 67-50 - 20 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 23 at Talladega (AL) W, 53-46 - 18 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 1
Jan 25 at Voorhees University W, 59-54 - 13 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 29 Johnson (TN) L, 69-65 0 19 3-6 50.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 6 at Wilberforce (OH) L, 71-62 - 24 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 8
Feb 8 at Rust (MS) W, 62-44 - 14 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 15 Wilberforce (OH) W, 63-59 1 32 3-10 30.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 20 Stillman L, 75-53 1 32 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 8
Feb 25 vs. Voorhees University W, 71-54 - 22 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 4
Feb 27 vs. Philander Smith (AR) L, 43-40 - 21 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 4
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 2 at Freed-Hardeman (TN) L, 83-52 0 14 1 1 2 0 2 1 0
Nov 4 at Trevecca University - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mobile L, 62-59 0 20 6 4 10 0 2 2 0
Nov 14 at Oakwood (AL) W, 85-60 0 18 0 8 8 1 1 1 0
Nov 16 at Stillman L, 67-64 - 18 3 4 7 0 4 0 1
Nov 17 at Samford L, 112-61 - 20 2 3 5 1 0 0 0
Nov 19 Freed-Hardeman (TN) L, 66-44 0 28 3 9 12 2 3 4 0
Nov 21 Rust (MS) W, 60-53 0 24 5 12 17 0 1 1 1
Dec 5 Talladega (AL) W, 69-47 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 Voorhees University W, 73-52 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 at Cumberland (TN) L, 65-43 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 Virgin Islands W, 91-60 - 16 2 5 7 0 3 2 0
Dec 16 vs. Wiley (TX) L, 75-49 - 28 5 8 13 0 2 4 0
Dec 17 vs. Philander Smith (AR) L, 64-46 - 27 2 5 7 1 6 2 0
Dec 20 at Johnson (TN) L, 73-59 - 20 4 6 10 0 3 1 1
Dec 29 at UT Martin L, 86-38 1 32 2 2 4 0 3 2 0
Jan 3 vs. Tougaloo (MS) L, 69-64 1 33 2 4 6 0 0 2 1
Jan 6 vs. Southern University at New Orleans (LA) W, 74-69 - 23 3 4 7 0 2 3 0
Jan 7 vs. Dillard (LA) L, 63-56 1 26 3 4 7 1 3 1 0
Jan 9 Oakwood (AL) L, 78-76 0 20 3 7 10 1 3 4 0
Jan 13 at Bethel (TN) L, 67-50 - 20 3 7 10 0 2 1 0
Jan 23 at Talladega (AL) W, 53-46 - 18 2 1 3 1 2 0 0
Jan 25 at Voorhees University W, 59-54 - 13 0 3 3 0 2 0 0
Jan 29 Johnson (TN) L, 69-65 0 19 2 5 7 1 2 1 0
Feb 6 at Wilberforce (OH) L, 71-62 - 24 4 9 13 1 1 1 0
Feb 8 at Rust (MS) W, 62-44 - 14 3 4 7 0 1 1 0
Feb 15 Wilberforce (OH) W, 63-59 1 32 3 9 12 3 5 2 1
Feb 20 Stillman L, 75-53 1 32 4 2 6 2 2 2 0
Feb 25 vs. Voorhees University W, 71-54 - 22 2 3 5 0 1 0 0
Feb 27 vs. Philander Smith (AR) L, 43-40 - 21 4 8 12 1 3 3 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 2 at Freed-Hardeman (TN) L, 83-52 0 3 0 0.0
Nov 4 at Trevecca University - - - -
Nov 9 Mobile L, 62-59 0 3 - 0.0
Nov 14 at Oakwood (AL) W, 85-60 0 1 - 1.0
Nov 16 at Stillman L, 67-64 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 17 at Samford L, 112-61 - 2 0 -
Nov 19 Freed-Hardeman (TN) L, 66-44 0 3 - 0.7
Nov 21 Rust (MS) W, 60-53 0 2 - 0.0
Dec 5 Talladega (AL) W, 69-47 - - - -
Dec 7 Voorhees University W, 73-52 - - - -
Dec 10 at Cumberland (TN) L, 65-43 - - - -
Dec 13 Virgin Islands W, 91-60 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 16 vs. Wiley (TX) L, 75-49 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 17 vs. Philander Smith (AR) L, 64-46 - 2 - 0.2
Dec 20 at Johnson (TN) L, 73-59 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 29 at UT Martin L, 86-38 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 3 vs. Tougaloo (MS) L, 69-64 1 4 - -
Jan 6 vs. Southern University at New Orleans (LA) W, 74-69 - 2 - 0.0
Jan 7 vs. Dillard (LA) L, 63-56 1 1 - 0.3
Jan 9 Oakwood (AL) L, 78-76 0 2 - 0.3
Jan 13 at Bethel (TN) L, 67-50 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 23 at Talladega (AL) W, 53-46 - 4 - 0.5
Jan 25 at Voorhees University W, 59-54 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 29 Johnson (TN) L, 69-65 0 3 - 0.5
Feb 6 at Wilberforce (OH) L, 71-62 - 4 - 1.0
Feb 8 at Rust (MS) W, 62-44 - 2 - 0.0
Feb 15 Wilberforce (OH) W, 63-59 1 4 - 0.6
Feb 20 Stillman L, 75-53 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 25 vs. Voorhees University W, 71-54 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 27 vs. Philander Smith (AR) L, 43-40 - 2 - 0.3
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 25 22.5 2.6-6.8 0.1-0.6 1.2-2.3 6.4
Conference 16 22.9 2.9-7.4 0.1-0.4 1.4-2.6 7.2
Exhibition 1 20.0 1.0-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-2.0 2.0
Location
Home 8 23.9 3.2-7.9 0.2-0.9 0.5-1.1 7.3
Away 10 19.1 1.7-5.0 0.0-0.4 1.3-2.6 4.7
Neutral 7 25.7 3.0-8.3 0.0-0.6 2.0-3.3 8.0
Result
Wins 9 20.0 2.2-6.4 0.1-0.4 0.7-1.8 5.2
Losses 16 23.9 2.8-7.1 0.1-0.7 1.6-2.6 7.1
Month
November 6 20.3 3.2-6.2 0.2-0.5 0.7-1.5 7.2
December 5 24.6 2.6-8.2 0.2-1.4 2.0-3.2 7.4
January 8 21.5 2.2-6.1 0.0-0.5 1.2-2.1 5.8
February 6 24.2 2.3-7.3 0.0-0.2 1.2-2.7 5.8

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 25 5 562 64-171 37.4 2-15 13.3 31-58 53.4 161
Conference 16 4 366 46-119 38.7 1-7 14.3 22-41 53.7 115
Exhibition 1 - 20 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 2
Location
Home 8 2 191 26-63 41.3 2-7 28.6 4-9 44.4 58
Away 10 1 191 17-50 34.0 0-4 0.0 13-26 50.0 47
Neutral 7 2 180 21-58 36.2 0-4 0.0 14-23 60.9 56
Result
Wins 9 1 180 20-58 34.5 1-4 25.0 6-16 37.5 47
Losses 16 4 382 44-113 38.9 1-11 9.1 25-42 59.5 114
Month
November 6 0 122 19-37 51.4 1-3 33.3 4-9 44.4 43
December 5 1 123 13-41 31.7 1-7 14.3 10-16 62.5 37
January 8 2 172 18-49 36.7 0-4 0.0 10-17 58.8 46
February 6 2 145 14-44 31.8 0-1 0.0 7-16 43.8 35

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 25 562 22.5 4.6-12.2 0.1-1.1 13.3 2.2-4.1 11.5
Conference 16 366 22.9 5.0-13.0 0.1-0.8 14.3 2.4-4.5 12.6
Exhibition 1 20 20.0 2.0-8.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-4.0 4.0
Location
Home 8 191 23.9 5.4-13.2 0.4-1.5 28.6 0.8-1.9 12.1
Away 10 191 19.1 3.6-10.5 0.0-0.8 0.0 2.7-5.4 9.8
Neutral 7 180 25.7 4.7-12.9 0.0-0.9 0.0 3.1-5.1 12.4
Result
Wins 9 180 20.0 4.4-12.9 0.2-0.9 25.0 1.3-3.6 10.4
Losses 16 382 23.9 4.6-11.8 0.1-1.2 9.1 2.6-4.4 11.9
Month
November 6 122 20.3 6.2-12.1 0.3-1.0 33.3 1.3-3.0 14.1
December 5 123 24.6 4.2-13.3 0.3-2.3 14.3 3.3-5.2 12.0
January 8 172 21.5 4.2-11.4 0.0-0.9 0.0 2.3-4.0 10.7
February 6 145 24.2 3.9-12.1 0.0-0.3 0.0 1.9-4.4 9.7

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 25 2.8 5.4 8.2 0.6 2.4 1.6 0.2
Conference 16 2.8 5.6 8.3 0.7 2.4 1.6 0.3
Exhibition 1 2.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 8 3.5 6.6 10.1 1.1 2.6 2.3 0.3
Away 10 2.2 4.5 6.7 0.3 2.1 0.8 0.2
Neutral 7 3.0 5.1 8.1 0.4 2.4 2.1 0.1
Result
Wins 9 2.2 5.4 7.7 0.6 2.0 1.1 0.2
Losses 16 3.2 5.3 8.5 0.6 2.6 1.9 0.2
Month
November 6 3.0 6.3 9.3 0.5 2.2 1.5 0.3
December 5 3.0 5.2 8.2 0.2 3.4 2.2 0.2
January 8 2.3 4.4 6.6 0.5 2.0 1.5 0.1
February 6 3.3 5.8 9.2 1.2 2.2 1.5 0.2

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 25 5 71 134 205 15 59 41 5
Conference 16 4 44 89 133 11 38 26 4
Exhibition 1 - 2 3 5 1 0 0 0
Location
Home 8 2 28 53 81 9 21 18 2
Away 10 1 22 45 67 3 21 8 2
Neutral 7 2 21 36 57 3 17 15 1
Result
Wins 9 1 20 49 69 5 18 10 2
Losses 16 4 51 85 136 10 41 31 3
Month
November 6 0 18 38 56 3 13 9 2
December 5 1 15 26 41 1 17 11 1
January 8 2 18 35 53 4 16 12 1
February 6 2 20 35 55 7 13 9 1

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 25 5.1 9.5 14.6 1.1 4.2 2.9 0.4
Conference 16 4.8 9.7 14.5 1.2 4.2 2.8 0.4
Exhibition 1 4.0 6.0 10.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 8 5.9 11.1 17.0 1.9 4.4 3.8 0.4
Away 10 4.6 9.4 14.0 0.6 4.4 1.7 0.4
Neutral 7 4.7 8.0 12.7 0.7 3.8 3.3 0.2
Result
Wins 9 4.4 10.9 15.3 1.1 4.0 2.2 0.4
Losses 16 5.3 8.9 14.2 1.0 4.3 3.2 0.3
Month
November 6 5.9 12.5 18.4 1.0 4.3 3.0 0.7
December 5 4.9 8.5 13.3 0.3 5.5 3.6 0.3
January 8 4.2 8.1 12.3 0.9 3.7 2.8 0.2
February 6 5.5 9.7 15.2 1.9 3.6 2.5 0.3

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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