2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Nyla Jean
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- H.B. Plant HS
- Prev School:
- Georgia State
2023-24 (Junior): Played in all 34 contests, making seven starts ... Started the final three games of the season in the Lady Eagles' run to the WNIT Super 16 ... Spent majority of the season coming off the bench as a solid reserve guard with the ability to run the point and play off the ball ... Scored 131 points for an average of 3.9 points per game ... Debuted against William Carey (Nov. 6), playing 21 minutes ... Set a new career high in rebounds, bringing down 101 boards over the year ... Also dished out 53 assists, the most in her career, and stole 36 possessions ... Season-high of 18 points against James Madison (March 8) in the Sun Belt Tournament with a season-best .583 field goal percentage thanks to a 7-of-12 shooting line ... Recorded her first career double-double at North Alabama with 13 points and 10 rebounds ... Dished out nine assists at Arkansas State (Feb. 24) ... Season-best four steals vs. Texas State (Feb. 17).
2022-23 (Georgia State // Sophomore): Played in all 33 of the Panthers’ games, making 23 starts … Averaged 26.5 minutes per game … Scored 8.0 points per game, which, along with her 44 assists and 32 three pointers, made her a weapon on the offensive side of the floor … Managed a 30.2 three-point field goal percentage on the year, leading the team in made threes with 29 … Career-best 19 points against James Madison (Jan. 28).
2021-22 (Georgia State // Freshman): Played in 24 games, starting in 10 in her debut season in Atlanta … Averaged 5.6 points and 2.0 rebounds on 14.5 minutes per game … Finished the year with a 73 percent mark at the charity stripe (40-of-55) … Scored in double-figures six times, with a season-high of 12 against Texas State (Jan. 15).
High School: Played at H.B. Plant High School in Tampa, Fla., earning three letters with the Panthers … Captured the 2021 Class 7A State Title as a senior after averaging 16.6 points per game … Over her three letter-winning seasons, Jean averaged 14 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
Personal: Born June 1, 2002, to Exsencia Murphy … Majoring in liberal studies and criminal justice.
