2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Nila Blackford
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- Prev School:
- Dupont Manual
- High School:
- Dupont Manual
AWARDS & HONORS
• 2022 Preseason All-MAC Second Team
• 2021 All-MAC Second Team
• 2021 Academic All-MAC
• 2020 MAC All-Freshman Team
2020-21 SEASON
• Earned All-MAC Second Team and Academic All-MAC honors
• Played in all 20 games and made 19 starts
• One of only three players in the conference to average a double-double
• Team's leading scorer at 15.5 points per game
• Third-leading rebounder (10.6 rpg) in the MAC
• Posted team-high 12 double-doubles
• Scored in double-figures in 16 games, including five 20-plus point performances
• Scored season-best 23 points in games against Miami (Feb. 6) and Bowling Green (Feb. 10)
• Grabbed career-high 18 rebounds in MAC Tournament quarterfinal against Buffalo (March 10)
• Led team with 25 steals and also totaled 21 assists and nine blocks
• Recorded career-high four steals against Ohio (Feb. 3) and at Miami (Feb. 27)
2019-20 SEASON
• Named to MAC All-Freshman Team
• Played in 27 games and made 26 starts
• Fifth-leading rebounder (8.0 rpg) in the MAC
• Averaged 12.4 points per game
• Totaled 334 points, 217 rebounds, 34 assists, 26 steals and 16 blocks
• Scored in double-figures in 17 games, including four 20-plus point performances
• Scored career-high 31 points against Robert Morris (Nov. 24)
• Grabbed season-high 15 rebounds against Akron (Feb. 26)
• Reached double-figures in six games
• Led team with four double-doubles
• Recorded career-high four assists against St. Bonaventure (Dec. 3) and at Northern Illinois (Jan. 15)
• Blocked multiple shots in four games
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Led Dupont Manual High School to two 7th Region Championships (2016, 2018)
• Named a Miss Kentucky Basketball candidate and First Team All-State as a senior
• Two-time Academic All-State honoree
• Totaled 1,352 points and 851 rebounds during high school career
• Averaged 19.2 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game as a senior
• Named Second Team All-State as a junior
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Nell and William Blackford
• Has three siblings, Jelani, William and Kayden
• Mother, Nell, played basketball at Louisville and father, William, played football Louisville
• Majoring in communication studies
