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40 Niya McGuire
Niya McGuire
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Hometown:
    Monroe, Louisiana
  • Position:
    Power Forward
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Ouachita High School
  • Previous College:
    South Georgia Tech
  • Major:
    Health Sciences
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    8.3
  • fg %
    51.7
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    50.0
  • reb/g
    4.3
  • a/g
    1.0

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 17 Tougaloo W, 70-41
Feb 23 vs. #8 SUNO W, 64-47
Feb 25 vs. #5 Dillard W, 58-45
Feb 26 vs. #3 Philander Smith W, 51-50
Mar 7 vs. #8 Faulkner W, 71-51
Mar 8 at #1 Campbellsville L, 80-65
  Overall Conf
Games 24 9
Games started 7 3
Minutes 376 140
Minutes per game 15.7 15.6
FG 89-172 32-68
FG Pct 51.7 47.1
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 21-42 5-12
FT Pct 50.0 41.7
Off rebounds 58 22
Def rebounds 45 18
Total rebounds 103 40
Rebounds per game 4.3 4.4
Personal fouls 56 20
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 23 7
Turnovers 28 13
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.5
Steals 12 6
Blocks 6 2
Points 199 69
Points per game 8.3 7.7
Points per 40 min 21.2 19.7

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 31 Arkansas Baptist W, 68-40 - 19 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Nov 1 at Memphis (Exhibition) L, 84-51 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Stillman L, 59-56 - 11 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 12 Morris W, 105-35 - 16 6-8 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Nov 18 at Texas A&M-Texarkana L, 62-35 - 16 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 7
Nov 22 Texas A&M-Texarkana W, 86-81 - 13 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 9
Dec 1 at Southeast Missouri State (Exhibition) L, 63-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 at Stillman W, 62-54 - 6 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Dec 20 vs. Montana State-Northern W, 62-43 - 12 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 14
Dec 21 vs. Montana Western L, 56-54 - 22 6-12 50.0 0-0 - 1-5 20.0 13
Dec 22 vs. Rocky Mountain W, 65-63 1 18 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 7 at Tougaloo W, 77-66 1 12 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 13 at Dillard W, 64-58 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 vs. Wiley W, 71-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 vs. Oakwood W, 70-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 vs. Wiley W, 60-56 - 11 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 21 at SUNO W, 86-41 - 10 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 22 vs. Fisk W, 71-65 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 at Arkansas Baptist W, 58-44 0 8 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-6 33.3 2
Feb 3 SUNO W, 97-55 - 11 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 9
Feb 4 Oakwood W, 88-49 - 17 7-13 53.8 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 14
Feb 5 Philander Smith L, 72-62 - 17 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 10 vs. Fisk L, 63-61 - 16 6-12 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Feb 11 vs. Dillard W, 71-53 1 21 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Feb 12 at Philander Smith W, 67-61 1 25 7-13 53.8 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 16
Feb 17 Tougaloo W, 70-41 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 vs. #8 SUNO W, 64-47 1 19 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Feb 25 vs. #5 Dillard W, 58-45 1 19 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 26 vs. #3 Philander Smith W, 51-50 1 21 7-9 77.8 0-0 - 0-0 - 14
Mar 7 vs. #8 Faulkner W, 71-51 - 20 8-12 66.7 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 18
Mar 8 at #1 Campbellsville L, 80-65 - 16 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 31 Arkansas Baptist W, 68-40 - 19 3 6 9 0 1 0.0 0 1 2 -
Nov 1 at Memphis (Exhibition) L, 84-51 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Stillman L, 59-56 - 11 2 2 4 0 0 - 0 1 3 -
Nov 12 Morris W, 105-35 - 16 3 3 6 2 2 1.0 2 0 0 -
Nov 18 at Texas A&M-Texarkana L, 62-35 - 16 3 1 4 0 2 0.0 0 0 2 -
Nov 22 Texas A&M-Texarkana W, 86-81 - 13 2 1 3 2 1 2.0 0 0 3 -
Dec 1 at Southeast Missouri State (Exhibition) L, 63-60 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 at Stillman W, 62-54 - 6 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 0 4 -
Dec 20 vs. Montana State-Northern W, 62-43 - 12 1 0 1 3 0 - 1 0 1 -
Dec 21 vs. Montana Western L, 56-54 - 22 7 4 11 1 3 0.3 0 0 4 -
Dec 22 vs. Rocky Mountain W, 65-63 1 18 2 2 4 0 0 - 0 0 3 -
Jan 7 at Tougaloo W, 77-66 1 12 4 1 5 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 13 at Dillard W, 64-58 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 vs. Wiley W, 71-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 vs. Oakwood W, 70-50 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 vs. Wiley W, 60-56 - 11 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 21 at SUNO W, 86-41 - 10 1 3 4 2 2 1.0 0 1 1 -
Jan 22 vs. Fisk W, 71-65 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 at Arkansas Baptist W, 58-44 0 8 2 0 2 0 0 - 0 1 1 0
Feb 3 SUNO W, 97-55 - 11 0 1 1 0 0 - 1 0 2 -
Feb 4 Oakwood W, 88-49 - 17 4 4 8 0 3 0.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 5 Philander Smith L, 72-62 - 17 1 3 4 1 3 0.3 1 0 4 -
Feb 10 vs. Fisk L, 63-61 - 16 4 2 6 1 0 - 1 0 2 0
Feb 11 vs. Dillard W, 71-53 1 21 3 1 4 0 3 0.0 1 1 4 0
Feb 12 at Philander Smith W, 67-61 1 25 4 1 5 2 1 2.0 2 0 2 0
Feb 17 Tougaloo W, 70-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 vs. #8 SUNO W, 64-47 1 19 1 1 2 1 3 0.3 0 0 0 -
Feb 25 vs. #5 Dillard W, 58-45 1 19 0 2 2 0 0 - 0 0 5 -
Feb 26 vs. #3 Philander Smith W, 51-50 1 21 3 1 4 2 0 - 1 0 3 -
Mar 7 vs. #8 Faulkner W, 71-51 - 20 3 4 7 4 0 - 1 0 0 -
Mar 8 at #1 Campbellsville L, 80-65 - 16 4 0 4 1 2 0.5 0 1 5 1

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2021-22 29 2 13.2 3.1-5.4 57.6 0.0-0.0 - 0.6-1.3 42.1 6.8
2022-23 24 7 15.7 3.7-7.2 51.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.8 50.0 8.3
2023-24 30 21 24.3 5.2-10.4 50.2 0.1-0.2 33.3 1.6-2.6 60.8 12.1
Total 83 30 17.9 4.1-7.7 52.4 0.0-0.1 33.3 1.0-1.9 53.5 9.2

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 29 2 384 91-158 57.6 0-0 - 16-38 42.1 198
2022-23 24 7 376 89-172 51.7 0-0 - 21-42 50.0 199
2023-24 30 21 729 157-313 50.2 2-6 33.3 48-79 60.8 364
Total 83 30 1489 337-643 52.4 2-6 33.3 85-159 53.5 761

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2021-22 29 2 13.2 9.5-16.5 57.6 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-4.0 42.1 20.6
2022-23 24 7 15.7 0.0-0.0 51.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
2023-24 30 21 24.3 0.0-0.0 50.2 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 60.8 0.0
Total 83 30 17.9 0.0-0.0 52.4 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 53.5 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2021-22 29 2 13.2 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.4 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.7
2022-23 24 7 15.7 2.4 1.9 4.3 2.3 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.3
2023-24 30 21 24.3 2.5 3.5 6.0 2.2 0.1 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.2
Total 83 30 17.9 2.2 2.5 4.7 2.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.4

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2021-22 29 2 384 46 60 106 41 0 12 32 0.4 19 19
2022-23 24 7 376 58 45 103 56 1 23 28 0.8 12 6
2023-24 30 21 729 75 104 179 65 2 35 46 0.8 24 7
Total 83 30 1489 179 209 388 162 3 70 106 0.7 55 32

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 29 2 13.2 4.8 6.3 11.0 4.3 0.0 1.3 3.3 0.4 2.0 2.0
2022-23 24 7 15.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
2023-24 30 21 24.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Total 83 30 17.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 24 7 15.7 3.7-7.2 51.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.8 50.0 8.3
Conference 9 3 15.6 3.6-7.6 47.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.6-1.3 41.7 7.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 7 - 14.9 4.1-6.6 63.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.4-1.7 25.0 8.7
Away 7 2 13.3 2.0-5.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.3-2.4 52.9 5.3
Neutral 10 5 17.9 4.6-9.1 50.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.3 69.2 10.1
Result Wins 18 7 15.4 3.8-7.2 53.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.8 53.1 8.6
Losses 6 - 16.3 3.3-7.2 46.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-1.7 40.0 7.3
Month October 1 - 19.0 5.0-8.0 62.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-2.0 50.0 11.0
November 4 - 14.0 3.8-5.8 65.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.5-1.2 40.0 8.0
December 4 1 14.5 3.8-8.0 46.9 0.0-0.0 - 1.2-2.2 55.6 8.8
January 4 1 10.3 0.5-4.2 11.8 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-2.0 50.0 2.0
February 9 5 18.4 4.7-8.3 56.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.6-1.3 41.7 9.9
March 2 - 18.0 5.0-8.5 58.8 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-3.0 66.7 12.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 24 7 376 89-172 51.7 0-0 - 21-42 50.0 199
Conference 9 3 140 32-68 47.1 0-0 - 5-12 41.7 69
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 7 - 104 29-46 63.0 0-0 - 3-12 25.0 61
Away 7 2 93 14-35 40.0 0-0 - 9-17 52.9 37
Neutral 10 5 179 46-91 50.5 0-0 - 9-13 69.2 101
Result Wins 18 7 278 69-129 53.5 0-0 - 17-32 53.1 155
Losses 6 - 98 20-43 46.5 0-0 - 4-10 40.0 44
Month October 1 - 19 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
November 4 - 56 15-23 65.2 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 32
December 4 1 58 15-32 46.9 0-0 - 5-9 55.6 35
January 4 1 41 2-17 11.8 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 8
February 9 5 166 42-75 56.0 0-0 - 5-12 41.7 89
March 2 - 36 10-17 58.8 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 24

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 24 7 15.7 0.0-0.0 51.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
Conference 9 3 15.6 0.0-0.0 47.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 41.7 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 7 - 14.9 0.0-0.0 63.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0
Away 7 2 13.3 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 52.9 0.0
Neutral 10 5 17.9 0.0-0.0 50.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 69.2 0.0
Result Wins 18 7 15.4 0.0-0.0 53.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 53.1 0.0
Losses 6 - 16.3 0.0-0.0 46.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0
Month October 1 - 19.0 0.0-0.0 62.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
November 4 - 14.0 0.0-0.0 65.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0
December 4 1 14.5 0.0-0.0 46.9 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 55.6 0.0
January 4 1 10.3 0.0-0.0 11.8 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
February 9 5 18.4 0.0-0.0 56.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 41.7 0.0
March 2 - 18.0 0.0-0.0 58.8 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 66.7 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 24 7 15.7 2.4 1.9 4.3 2.3 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.3
Conference 9 3 15.6 2.4 2.0 4.4 2.2 0.0 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 - 14.9 2.1 2.9 5.0 2.3 - 0.7 1.4 0.5 0.6 0.3
Away 7 2 13.3 2.6 0.9 3.4 2.4 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.4
Neutral 10 5 17.9 2.5 1.9 4.4 2.3 0.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.1
Result Wins 18 7 15.4 2.1 1.8 3.9 2.0 0.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.2
Losses 6 - 16.3 3.5 2.0 5.5 3.3 0.2 0.7 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.3
Month October 1 - 19.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 2.0 - 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
November 4 - 14.0 2.5 1.8 4.3 2.0 - 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.3
December 4 1 14.5 2.5 1.5 4.0 3.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0
January 4 1 10.3 2.0 1.5 3.5 1.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.5
February 9 5 18.4 2.2 1.8 4.0 2.7 0.0 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.8 0.1
March 2 - 18.0 3.5 2.0 5.5 2.5 0.5 2.5 1.0 2.5 0.5 0.5

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 24 7 376 58 45 103 56 1 23 28 0.8 12 6
Conference 9 3 140 22 18 40 20 0 7 13 0.5 6 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 - 104 15 20 35 16 - 5 10 0.5 4 2
Away 7 2 93 18 6 24 17 1 6 8 0.8 3 3
Neutral 10 5 179 25 19 44 23 0 12 10 1.2 5 1
Result Wins 18 7 278 37 33 70 36 0 19 18 1.1 10 4
Losses 6 - 98 21 12 33 20 1 4 10 0.4 2 2
Month October 1 - 19 3 6 9 2 - 0 1 0.0 0 1
November 4 - 56 10 7 17 8 - 4 5 0.8 2 1
December 4 1 58 10 6 16 12 - 4 4 1.0 2 0
January 4 1 41 8 6 14 5 0 3 3 1.0 0 2
February 9 5 166 20 16 36 24 0 7 13 0.5 7 1
March 2 - 36 7 4 11 5 1 5 2 2.5 1 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 24 7 15.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Conference 9 3 15.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 - 14.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Away 7 2 13.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Neutral 10 5 17.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 18 7 15.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
Losses 6 - 16.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
Month October 1 - 19.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
November 4 - 14.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
December 4 1 14.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
January 4 1 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
February 9 5 18.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
March 2 - 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0

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