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Jersey Number 41
Nia Holloway
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Minn.
- High School:
- Eden Prairie HS
2025-26 (Senior)
2024-25 (Junior)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
2023-24 (Freshman)
Eden Prairie High School
Personal
Nia’s older sister Malakai runs cross country/track and field at Bethel.
More About Nia
- Holloway saw action in 27 games, logging 155 minutes, scoring 43 points and grabbing 48 rebounds
- Nia went 5-for-7 with 10 points in a 77-40 win over Samford on Dec. 1.
- She grabbed eight rebounds in the Gophers’ 88-39 win over NJIT on Nov. 14.
2024-25 (Junior)
- An Academic All-Big Ten selection, Nia came off the bench in 34 games.
- She led Minnesota alongside Tori McKinney with 12 blocks and closed the season with 27 field goals, while shooting 55.1 from the field.
- Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in a 96-57 win over Prairie View A&M on Dec. 20.
2023-24 (Sophomore)
- Holloway saw action in all 36 games and averaged 13.2 minutes played and 3.6 ppg.
- She made 55 field goals and shot 45.8 from the field and averaged 3.1 rebounds.
- Led all Big Ten freshmen in games with three or more steals this season with eight.
- Nia shined in the big moments, scoring seven points and grabbing a career-high nine rebounds in her postseason debut, a 77-69 win over Rutgers on March 6.
- Holloway went 3-of-3 from the floor against North Dakota State, contributing seven points, five rebounds and three steals off the bench in just under 13 minutes during a 75-53 win on Nov. 15.
2023-24 (Freshman)
- Nia was sidelined during her first collegiate season with an injury.
Eden Prairie High School
- A two-time All-State selection, Nia was rated the No. 90 player overall and No. 5 player in Minnesota according to Junior All Star Rankings
- In her senior season she averaged 16.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.9 spg, 1.2 bpg and 1.6 apg, while shooting 62 percent from the floor, collecting her fourth All-Lake Conference nod.
- As a junior those numbers were 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.
- Nia helped Eden Prairie High School to a 2AAAA section championship in 2020 and a section runner-up finish in 2022.
- In AAU ball, with North Tartan, she averaged 12.2 points, 11 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.8 steals per game to claim the 2022 State Championship.
- Nia earned a EYBL Second Team nod, while also being named the Defensive Player of the Year by Prep Girls Hoops in 2022.
- She was a multi-sport athlete, earning five letters in basketball and four in track and field
- A captain for the track team, Nia also earned All-Lake Conference laurels three times along with two team MVP honors, rookie of the year and winning the high jump state championship.Â
- She also holds the 200m school record and was All-State in the high jump, 200m and the 4x200m relay.
Personal
Nia’s older sister Malakai runs cross country/track and field at Bethel.
More About Nia
- Favorite pregame snack or meal: Farmhouse bagel sandwich on a five cheese bagelÂ
- Favorite movie or tv show: Glee
- Dream vacation spot: BrazilÂ
- Game most excited for: UConn
- NIL deal you want: Oakley
- Gameday superstitions:Â Doing Knee Rehab and calling Dad
- Favorite thing in Omaha: The Zoo
- Unpopular opinion: I hate soup
- Spend a Day with a Celebrity: Brittney Griner
- Best memory with your team: Barre class, it was so hard
- Favorite music artist/group: Billie Eilish
- Odd Skill: I can juggle
- Current roman empire: Hamilton
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