2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Nila Blackford
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- Prev School:
- Dupont Manual
- High School:
- Dupont Manual
AWARDS & HONORS
โข 2022 Preseason All-MAC Second Team
โข 2021 All-MAC Second Team
โข 2021 Academic All-MAC
โข 2020 MAC All-Freshman Team
2020-21 SEASON
โข Earned All-MAC Second Team and Academic All-MAC honors
โข Played in all 20 games and made 19 starts
โข One of only three players in the conference to average a double-double
โข Team's leading scorer at 15.5 points per game
โข Third-leading rebounder (10.6 rpg) in the MAC
โข Posted team-high 12 double-doubles
โข Scored in double-figures in 16 games, including five 20-plus point performances
โข Scored season-best 23 points in games against Miami (Feb. 6) and Bowling Green (Feb. 10)
โข Grabbed career-high 18 rebounds in MAC Tournament quarterfinal against Buffalo (March 10)
โข Led team with 25 steals and also totaled 21 assists and nine blocks
โข Recorded career-high four steals against Ohio (Feb. 3) and at Miami (Feb. 27)
2019-20 SEASON
โข Named to MAC All-Freshman Team
โข Played in 27 games and made 26ย starts
โข Fifth-leading rebounderย (8.0ย rpg) in the MAC
โข Averaged 12.4 points per game
โข Totaled 334 points, 217 rebounds, 34ย assists, 26ย steals and 16 blocks
โข Scored in double-figures in 17 games, including four 20-plus point performances
โข Scored career-high 31 pointsย against Robert Morris (Nov. 24)
โข Grabbed season-high 15ย rebounds against Akron (Feb. 26)
โข Reached double-figures in six games
โข Led team with four double-doubles
โข Recorded career-high four assists against St. Bonaventure (Dec. 3) and at Northern Illinois (Jan. 15)
โข Blocked multipleย shots in four games
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
โข Led Dupont Manual High School to two 7th Region Championships (2016, 2018)
โข Named a Miss Kentucky Basketball candidate and First Team All-State as a senior
โข Two-time Academic All-State honoree
โข Totaled 1,352 points and 851 rebounds during high school career
โข Averaged 19.2 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game as a senior
โข Named Second Team All-State as a junior
PERSONAL
โข Daughter of Nell and William Blackford
โข Has three siblings, Jelani, William and Kayden
โข Mother, Nell, played basketball at Louisville and father, William, played football Louisville
โข Majoring in communication studies
