* Entering the 2023-24 season, Nyayongah Gony will have three years of eligibility remaining due to the additional covid year granted to student-athletes who competed during the 2020-21 season and for the 2021-22 season serving as a redshirt season for Gony
Pronunciation: Nye-YUN-guh GO-knee
Career Highlights
• Advanced to the Second Round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament after defeating Illinois in the First Four and Creighton in the First Round
• Helped MSU become the first women's team to play in a First Four game and advance to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. Defeated Illinois 70-56 on March 15, 2023, in the First Four.
2022-23 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in 8 of the teams 33 games … Made her Mississippi State debut on Nov. 9, 2022 vs Mississippi Valley State … She scored three total points and grabbed nine rebounds with four assists, one blocked shot and one steal … Recorded a season-high three assists vs ULM with three rebounds and a blocked shot vs the Warhawks … Scored two of her three points at Georgia on Jan. 29.
MIAMI
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Sat out the 2021-22 season … Redshirted
2020-21 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 22 games for Miami … Averaged 3.5 points, 1.3 rebounds with six steals, four assists and one blocked shot … Scored in 15 games that she played, in including an eight-game scoring streak from Nov. 28 to Jan. 7 … Knocked down a 3-pointer in 11 of 22 games played … Scored a season-high 13 points at Syracuse (1/17) while also setting season-bests in field goals made (4) and free throws made (4) … The 13-point outing against the Orange was the first double-digit effort in her career … Paced all Hurricanes players (min. 50 attempts) in 3-point shooting, hitting 32.7% of her shots from beyond the arc (17-for-52) … Shot 75% from the free throw line (9-of-12) … Gony was the only freshman to see playing time for Miami during the 2020-21 season … Made her collegiate debut on Nov. 25, 2020 against Jacksonville
High School
Prepped at Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Neb. … Rated as a four-star prospect according to both espnW HoopGurlz and ProspectsNation.com … Ranked as the No. 56 overall player in class of 2020 by espnW HoopGurlz … Ranked as the No. 13 forward in the class by HoopGurlz … Top recruit in the state of Nebraska … Named a Nebraska Class A All-State Honorable Mention as a senior in 2020 … Helped her team to a 17-7 record as a senior … Earned First Team Class A All-State Honors as a junior … During her sophomore season, Gony and her sister helped lead Lincoln to the state tournament for the first time since 2004 … Didn't start playing basketball until the sixth grade
Personal
Sister, Nyagoa, played basketball at Purdue and graduated in 2022 … Chose Miami over Louisville, Florida State, Nebraska and Purdue
Career Highs (Entering 2023-24)
Points: 13, at Syracuse (1/17/2021) *
Rebounds: 5, vs Notre Dame (12/31/2020) *
Field Goals Made: 4, at Syracuse (1/17/2021) *
Field Goals Attempted: 8, at Florida State (2/14/2021) *
3-Point Field Goals Made: 3, at Florida State (2/14/2021) *
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 8, at Florida State (2/14/2021) *
Free Throws Made: 4, at Syracuse (1/17/2021) *
Free Throws Attempted: 4, at Syracuse (1/17/2021) *
Assists: 3, vs ULM (11/29/2022)
Steals: 2, vs North Florida (11/28/2020) *
Blocks: 1, 2x, last vs ULM (11/29/2022)
Minutes: 21, at Syracuse (1/17/2021) *
* Denotes career-high set at Miami