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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

22 Zya Nugent

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Denison
  • Hometown Denison, Texas
  • Major Business Administration
  • Prev School West Virginia/SFA

Biography

2024-25 • At West Virginia
  • Appeared in 20 games
  • Helped the Mountaineers to back-to-back 25-8 records, five wins over Top-25 opponents, and consecutive NCAA Tournament berths, earning a win in each appearance

2023-24 • Redshirt Season (West Virginia)
  • Redshirted the season and did not see game action

2022-23 • Redshirt Season (Stephen F. Austin)
  • Redshirted the season and did not see game action

2021-22 • Junior (Stephen F. Austin)
  • Averaged a career-best 12.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game
  • Led the Ladyjacks to their second straight WAC regular-season and tournament titles
  • Named WAC Tournament MVP after averaging 21 points per game in postseason play

2020-21 • Sophomore (Stephen F. Austin)
  • Started all 27 games for the Ladyjacks
  • Averaged 12.3 points and 25.1 minutes per game, ranking second on the team in both categories
  • Named to the 2021 Southland Conference Tournament Team
  • Earned Southland Conference Player of the Week and College Sports Madness Mid-Major Conference Player of the Week (week of 12/28/20)
  • Honored as an All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention and Dave Campbell Texas Basketball All-Texas Honorable Mention

2019-20 • Freshman (Stephen F. Austin)
  • Appeared in all 29 games, averaging 9.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game
  • Shot 41% from the field and 65.8% from the free-throw line
  • Scored in double figures 12 times, including four straight to end the season
  • Notched five three-pointers and 18 points vs. Northwestern State (2/26)
  • Scored a season-high 20 points vs. Sam Houston State (2/1)

Prior to College
  • Starred at Denison High School, where she averaged 25.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.1 steals, and 3.8 assists per game as a junior
  • Earned 2017-18 TABC All-State, TGCA All-State, and TABC All-Region honors
  • Led Denison to a 31-5 record and its first-ever regional quarterfinal appearance
  • Named District 5A Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore after averaging 22.0 points per game
  • Multiple-time TGCA All-State and TABC All-Region selection

Off the Court
  • Daughter of Demetria Nugent
  • Has a sister, Lamonica, and a brother, Mi'King
  • Hobbies include building Legos, playing video games, and fishing
  • Favorite athletes are Kelsey Mitchell, Chelsea Gray, Kobe Bryant, Maya Moore, A’ja Wilson, and JJ Quinerly
  • Favorite music artist is Rod Wave

Statistics

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