University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Holloway, Niamya
Jersey Number 41
Niamya Holloway
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-0
- High School:
- Eden Prairie High School
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Minn.
Bio
2024-25: REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Was named Academic All-Big Ten… Came off the bench in 34 games… Co-led Minnesota alongside Tori McKinney with 12 blocks on the year… Made 27 field goals and shot .551 from the field… Against Northwestern, went on a 6-0 run and sealed the win with a game-winning block… Went 3-for-3 in the opening round of the WBIT against Toledo, scoring six points, grabbing three rebounds, and tallying one block… Secured a team-high three blocks against North Florida… Played a season-high 15 minutes against Gonzaga, grabbing four rebounds, two steals, and recording one assist… Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds and scored two points against Prairie View A&M.
2023-24: REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Saw action in all 36 games and averaged 13.2 minutes played and 3.6 ppg...Made 55 field goals and shot 45.8 from the field...Averaged 3.1 rebounds...Broke through in her postseason debut, scoring seven points and adding a career high nine rebounds in 29:07 against Rutgers, including a career high five offensive rebounds... Led all Big Ten freshmen in games with three or more steals this season with eight... Registered her seventh game with three or more steals this season against Northwestern... Stuffed the stat-sheet against CSUN, scoring six points, grabbing four boards and snagging three steals off the bench in 19 minutes... Finished a perfect 3-of-3 from the floor against NDSU, contributing seven points, five rebounds and three steals off the bench in just under 13 minutes... Stepped up with a team-high five steals against Chicago St., added five rebounds and four points in the win... In her first official basketball game in 607 days, scored 11 off the bench in her Gophers' debut and added six boards with five on the offensive end.
2022-23: FRESHMAN SEASON
Missed the entire season with an injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
A ranked prospect, the No. 90 player overall in the country and No. 5 player in the state of Minnesota according to Jr. All Star Rankings... In her senior season averaged 16.9 points per game, 8.1 rebounds, 2.9 steals, 1.2 blocks and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 62 percent from the floor... In junior season averaged 13.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 steals per game while shooting 58.4 percent from the floor and 84.4 percent from the free throw line... Helped Eden Prairie High School to a 2AAAA section championship in 2020 and a section runner-up finish in 2022... Was a four-time All-Conference honoree and was named to the All-State team her senior season and also was an All-State Honorable Mention nod during her junior season... Earned an academic All-State honor along with an MSHSL ExCel Award... In AAU ball, with North Tartan, averaged 12.2 points, 11 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.8 steals per game... With her AAU team earned a EYBL Second Team nod while also being named the Defensive Player of the Year by Prep Girls Hoops... With North Tartan won the Minnesota State Championship...Was a multi-sport athlete, earning five letters in basketball while also earning four in track and field... Was a captain for the track team while also earning All-Conference laurels three times along with two team MVP honors, rookie of the year and winning the high jump state championship... Holds the 200m school record and was All-State in the high jump, 200m and the 4x200m relay... Chose Minnesota over Marquette, Northwestern, South Dakota and Howard.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Todd and Nolana Holloway... Has four siblings Malakai, Todd, Caleb and Maleah... Non-basketball interests include reading, relaxing, activism and running clubs... Older sister Malakai runs cross country/track and field at Bethel University... Step Grandpa Kevin played basketball at Western Kentucky University... Plans to major in Political Science and Urban Studies.
SHOP HERE: NIAMYA HOLLOWAY JERSEY
Was named Academic All-Big Ten… Came off the bench in 34 games… Co-led Minnesota alongside Tori McKinney with 12 blocks on the year… Made 27 field goals and shot .551 from the field… Against Northwestern, went on a 6-0 run and sealed the win with a game-winning block… Went 3-for-3 in the opening round of the WBIT against Toledo, scoring six points, grabbing three rebounds, and tallying one block… Secured a team-high three blocks against North Florida… Played a season-high 15 minutes against Gonzaga, grabbing four rebounds, two steals, and recording one assist… Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds and scored two points against Prairie View A&M.
2023-24: REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Saw action in all 36 games and averaged 13.2 minutes played and 3.6 ppg...Made 55 field goals and shot 45.8 from the field...Averaged 3.1 rebounds...Broke through in her postseason debut, scoring seven points and adding a career high nine rebounds in 29:07 against Rutgers, including a career high five offensive rebounds... Led all Big Ten freshmen in games with three or more steals this season with eight... Registered her seventh game with three or more steals this season against Northwestern... Stuffed the stat-sheet against CSUN, scoring six points, grabbing four boards and snagging three steals off the bench in 19 minutes... Finished a perfect 3-of-3 from the floor against NDSU, contributing seven points, five rebounds and three steals off the bench in just under 13 minutes... Stepped up with a team-high five steals against Chicago St., added five rebounds and four points in the win... In her first official basketball game in 607 days, scored 11 off the bench in her Gophers' debut and added six boards with five on the offensive end.
2022-23: FRESHMAN SEASON
Missed the entire season with an injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
A ranked prospect, the No. 90 player overall in the country and No. 5 player in the state of Minnesota according to Jr. All Star Rankings... In her senior season averaged 16.9 points per game, 8.1 rebounds, 2.9 steals, 1.2 blocks and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 62 percent from the floor... In junior season averaged 13.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 steals per game while shooting 58.4 percent from the floor and 84.4 percent from the free throw line... Helped Eden Prairie High School to a 2AAAA section championship in 2020 and a section runner-up finish in 2022... Was a four-time All-Conference honoree and was named to the All-State team her senior season and also was an All-State Honorable Mention nod during her junior season... Earned an academic All-State honor along with an MSHSL ExCel Award... In AAU ball, with North Tartan, averaged 12.2 points, 11 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.8 steals per game... With her AAU team earned a EYBL Second Team nod while also being named the Defensive Player of the Year by Prep Girls Hoops... With North Tartan won the Minnesota State Championship...Was a multi-sport athlete, earning five letters in basketball while also earning four in track and field... Was a captain for the track team while also earning All-Conference laurels three times along with two team MVP honors, rookie of the year and winning the high jump state championship... Holds the 200m school record and was All-State in the high jump, 200m and the 4x200m relay... Chose Minnesota over Marquette, Northwestern, South Dakota and Howard.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Todd and Nolana Holloway... Has four siblings Malakai, Todd, Caleb and Maleah... Non-basketball interests include reading, relaxing, activism and running clubs... Older sister Malakai runs cross country/track and field at Bethel University... Step Grandpa Kevin played basketball at Western Kentucky University... Plans to major in Political Science and Urban Studies.
SHOP HERE: NIAMYA HOLLOWAY JERSEY
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