North Carolina Central University Athletics

2024-25 (Charlotte): Played in 25 of 32 games... Averaged 7.6 minutes per game...

2023-24 (Charlotte): Played a non-conference season-high 19 minutes in the win over Gardner-Webb, scoring six points and grabbing five rebounds off the bench... 16 minutes off the bench in the loss at East Carolina (2/10), scored a season-high seven points including a made three-pointer, her first of the season... Her increased role began in a win over Memphis (Feb. 14) playing 28 minutes, scoring five points, grabbing three rebounds and creating two steals... Made her first career start and played a career-high of 35 minutes in the OT win over North Texas (2/21)...

2022-23 (Charlotte): Set a new career-high with three rebounds in four minutes vs. UTEP on 2/8... Sparked a second half comeback with four points in the third quarter to score a 72-65 win vs. WKU on 1/21... Tied career high with a couple of rebounds in a new career high of 11 minutes at UTSA on 1/14... Handed out first two career assists in a 66-57 win at Louisiana Tech on 12/31... Logged a career high nine minutes with a couple of points and rebounds at Middle Tennessee on 12/29... Tallied first five career points vs. Illinois on 11/25... Added another five minutes to the career log at #10 NC State on 11/16... Made long-awaited debut playing three minutes with a rebound in the NIners 57-38 win over Coppin State on 11/11...

2021-22 (Charlotte): Did not play ... earned redshirt year...

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Leesville Road in Raleigh, N.C... Tallied 15 points in February 2021 against Holly Springs HS … Scored 14 points in a January 2021 contest against Cardinal Gibbons HS … Averaged 12.4 ppg as a junior and 11.4 ppg as a sophomore … Garnered 2020 All-Cap 7 Conference First Team accolades … Recorded 28 points in a Jan. 2020 contest against Southeast Raleigh HS … Posted double-figure points in 10-straight games early in her junior campaign … Netted 20 points in a Dec. 2019 matchup with Heritage HS … Chosen as an Honorable Mention pick on the 2018 all-conference squad … Named to the Lady Ballers Insider Top 5 after her performances at the 2018 John Wall Holiday Invitational … Hails from the same AAU program as current Niners guard Jada McMillian... Top 100 recruit as a sophomore...

PERSONAL: Daughter of David Young and Tionda Holt … currently majoring in Finance... Her father David was an NCCU men's basketball standout who selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2004 NBA Draft... Her dad is the last NCCU player to be drafted into the NBA (played first three seasons at Xavier)... Her mom played basketball at Duquesne from 1998 to 2002... Nia likes to crochet... She has lived in five different countries - Greece, Japan, Italy, France and Montenegro... She is a big-time video gamer...