Nyra Cebella Williams (born September 2, 1998) is an American college basketball player for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).[1]
Personal life
editNyra was born and raised in Hampton, Virginia.[2] Nyra has a brother and a sister. Her sister's name is Tayloré Williams and her brother's name is Edward Williams III. Nyra's parents are Jacqueline Williams and Edward Williams II. Nyra's mother is a teacher at ECPI University[3] and her father works at Newport News Shipyard.[4]
AAU
editNyra started playing basketball when she was 5 years old for an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team called the Baby Widows. Throughout her AAU career Nyra has played for 6 different teams. The Baby Widows, The Black Widows,[5] The Lady Lakers, Norfolk Express,[6] and BWSL Richmond.[7]
In 2014 Nyra won the Battle in the Boro with her AAU team BWSL Richmond.
High school
editNyra went to Bethel High School where she played on the varsity basketball team for 4 years.[8] Nyra was a starter from her freshman year to her senior year.
In Nyra's freshman year she played 22 games. She averaged 8.1 points per game (ppg), 2.5 rebounds per game (rpg), 3.2 assists per game (apg), and 1.8 steals per game (spg). She scored 178 points for the season.
In Nyra's sophomore year she played 27 games. She averaged 9.3 points per game (ppg), 2.9 rebounds per game (rpg), 4.2 assists per game (apg), and 2.2 steals per game. She scored 252 points for the season.
In Nyra's junior year she played 28 games. She averaged 11.4 points per game (ppg), 4.1 rebounds per game (rpg), 6.2 assists per game (apg), and 3.4 steals per game (spg). She scored 319 points for the season. In Nyra's junior year her team made it to the state championship game.
In Nyra's senior year she played 25 games. She averaged 10.9 points per game (ppg), 5.1 rebounds per game (rpg), 5.6 assists per game (apg), and 3.3 steals per game (spg). In Nyra's senior year she scored 272 points for the season.[9] Nyra scored her 1,000th point and her 500th assist in her senior year.
College
editNyra played for VCU in the position of point guard.[1]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | VCU | 9 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2017–18 | VCU | 29 | 24 | 29.8 | 36.8 | 23.5 | 77.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 5.3 |
| 2018–19 | VCU | 34 | 34 | 29.0 | 37.4 | 26.3 | 64.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| 2019–20 | VCU | 32 | 32 | 31.7 | 28.6 | 16.7 | 60.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Career | 104 | 90 | 27.8 | 34.2 | 22.0 | 67.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[10] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Nyra Williams". VCU. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
- ^ "Hampton VA". Hampton VA. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "ECPI University | Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida". ECPI University | Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Newport News Shipbuilding - Newport News Shipbuilding". Newport News Shipbuilding. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Black Widows Basketball". Black Widows. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "The History of Boo Williams Norfolk Express". Boo Williams Norfolk Express. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "BWSL RICHMOND basketball HOME". BWSL Richmond. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Bethel High School". Bethel High School. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Nyra Williams". MaxPreps. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Nyra Williams College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.