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Jersey Number 30
Nikki Newman
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Harrisonburg, Va.
- High School:
- Turner Ashby
Bio
At JMU:
Career Rank (at end of 2012-13 season)
- Blocked Shots, 2nd (120)
- Rebounds, 15th (672)
2013-14:
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- Fall and Spring Semester President's List
2012-13:
- Preseason All-Conference (CAA) Second Team
- LadySwish Blog Preseason All-Virginia Second Team
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete
2011-12:
- CAA Defensive Player of the Year
- All-CAA Defensive Team
- Richmond Times-Dispatch All-State Honorable Mention
- Among CAA leaders in defensive rebounds (4th), average rebounds/game (7th), blocked shots (8th), and steals (15th)
- Team leader in rebounding, second on team in assists and blocked shots and third in steals and minutes played
- One of three team captains
- CAA Commissioners Academic Award
- JMU Team's Defense Award
- JMU Team's Courage Award
- JMU Team's Hustle Award
2010-11:
- Second on team in steals and third in assists and blocked shots
- Among CAA leaders in blocked shots (10th) and rebounding (20th)
2009-10:
- Among CAA leaders in blocked shots (11th)
- JMU Team's Most Improved Player Award
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete
High school:
- Coached by Rob Lovell at Turner Ashby
- Averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds as a senior (2009)
- Career totals of more than 1,000 career points and more than 900 rebounds
- Region 3 and Massanutten District Player of the Year (2009)
- McDonald's All-America nominee (2009)
- All-State (2009)
- All-Region (First Team 2008, 2009)
- Four-time all-district (First Team 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
- The Knights were state runners-up 2009, region champions 2009, region runners-up 2007 and district champions 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Honor Roll student
- AAU Honorable Mention All-America (2008)
Personal:
- Fifth-year M.A.T. program: Interdisciplinary liberal studies major with a minor in elementary education
- Daughter of Robyn (JMU '85) and Charlie (JMU '83) Newman
- Her mother was a starter on champion field hockey (1982 Virginia Intercollegiate League) and lacrosse (1985 South Atlantic Conference) teams at JMU; she was All-SAC in lacrosse in 1985 and currently ranks 14th all-time in JMU lacrosse in career goals (111) and assists (47) and 15th in points (158)
- Her father was a four-year letterman in football at JMU (1979-82) and a member of JMU's first class of scholarship players; he is the football coach at Turner Ashby H.S.
- Has an older brother, Charlie (JMU '10), who was a four-year football letterman (2006-09) at JMU
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