2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
AT UMBC (2022-23)
- Became the first Retriever to be named America East Sixth Player Of The Year
- Appeared in 26 games, starting three
- Average 5.8 points, 2.3 assists and 2.3 rebounds on the season
2021-22:
AT PENN STATE:
2020-21:
- Saw action in five games
- Finished with 1.4 points and 0.2 rebounds per contest.
- Academic All-Big Ten.
- Against St. Francis (PA) (11/30) she scored her first points in a Penn State uniform, finishing with four points, a rebound and a steal.
- Against Wisconsin (2/7) she hit a three-pointer in five minutes of action.
2019-20:
- Missed season due to injury.
AT WEST VIRGINIA (2016-19):
- Graduated from West Virginia in three years with a bachelor’s degree in sport and exercise psychology
- Redshirted her freshman season in 2016-17 before seeing game action in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons
- Played in 46 games as a Mountaineer, totaling 66 points, 47 rebounds, 24 assists, 19 steals and 345 minutes.
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Rated as the nation’s No. 27 point guard in her class coming out of high school by ESPN HoopGurlz
- Guided Lakota West High School to a 93-13 record during her four years, including a 38-game win streak
- Finished her high school career with 1,270 points, 400 rebounds, 209 steals and a program-record 268 assists
- Put together an outstanding senior year, averaging 16.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.4 assists per game, while shooting 51.6 percent from the field
- Led team to a 26-2 record as a senior and was named the 2016 Associate Press Ohio Co-Player of the Year
- Lakota West finished third in the Ohio Associated Press Poll and 15th in the ESPNW national rankings during her senior year
- Wrapped up high school career as a three-time first team All-Conference honoree and was an Ohio nominee for the McDonald’s All-American game
- Guided high school squad to its first state championship in 23 years in 2015 in addition to district and regional championships.
PERSONAL:
- Full name is Nia MarKayla Staples
- Daughter of Mark and Ja-Rhonda Staples
- Has a twin brother named Ja’Lon
Statistics
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