Denika Lightbourne
Team: FIU
Position: G
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 66 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 46.0% | 27.0% | 70.1% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 17 games, 278.8 minutes, 928.4 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 17 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.74 | 2873 | 278 | 928 | +11 | +0.6 | +1.6 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | -1.74 (#2873) | SE 2.75 | Poss 928 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | -1.74 (#2873) | Off -0.70 | Def -1.04 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +1.18 (#1814) | PM/G +0.6 | PM/40 +1.6 |
| Player Vector 2D Player Vector 2D Low-dimensional player embedding model with lineup composition and interaction effects. More → | -5.606 (#4186) | Vec (+0.18, -1.84) | Norm 1.85 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +0.83 (#1093) | Pts For +0.83 | Prevent +1.21 | Net +2.04 | Min 369 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | +1.21 (#622) | Pts For +0.83 | Prevent +1.21 | Net +2.04 | Min 369 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +2.04 (#786) | Pts For +0.83 | Prevent +1.21 | Net +2.04 | Min 369 |
| Rebounds For Elo Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to team rebound rate. More → | -0.21 (#2978) | Reb For -0.21 | Prevent +0.73 | Net +0.52 | Min 369 |
| Rebound Prevention Elo Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's rebound rate. More → | +0.73 (#565) | Reb For -0.21 | Prevent +0.73 | Net +0.52 | Min 369 |
| Offensive Rebounds For Elo Offensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team offensive rebounds. More → | +0.40 (#696) | OReb For +0.40 | Prevent +0.17 | Net +0.57 | Min 369 |
| Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for preventing opponent offensive rebounds. More → | +0.17 (#1357) | OReb For +0.40 | Prevent +0.17 | Net +0.57 | Min 369 |
| Offensive Rebound Net Elo Offensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net offensive-rebound event Elo from second chances created plus denied. More → | +0.57 (#696) | OReb For +0.40 | Prevent +0.17 | Net +0.57 | Min 369 |
| Defensive Rebounds For Elo Defensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team defensive rebounds. More → | -0.61 (#3871) | DReb For -0.61 | Prevent +0.56 | Net -0.05 | Min 369 |
| Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing opponent defensive rebounds. More → | +0.56 (#521) | DReb For -0.61 | Prevent +0.56 | Net -0.05 | Min 369 |
| Defensive Rebound Net Elo Defensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net defensive-rebound event Elo from defensive boards created plus denied. More → | -0.05 (#2403) | DReb For -0.61 | Prevent +0.56 | Net -0.05 | Min 369 |
| Rebound Margin Elo Rebound Margin Elo superseded Net rebound-margin event Elo from rebounds created plus rebounds prevented. More → | +0.52 (#1292) | Reb For -0.21 | Prevent +0.73 | Net +0.52 | Min 369 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | -0.18 (#2865) | Ast For -0.18 | Prevent +0.12 | Net -0.07 | Min 369 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | +0.12 (#1744) | Ast For -0.18 | Prevent +0.12 | Net -0.07 | Min 369 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | -0.07 (#2427) | Ast For -0.18 | Prevent +0.12 | Net -0.07 | Min 369 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | -0.10 (#2791) | 3PM For -0.10 | Prevent +0.19 | Net +0.08 | Min 369 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | +0.19 (#869) | 3PM For -0.10 | Prevent +0.19 | Net +0.08 | Min 369 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | +0.08 (#1677) | 3PM For -0.10 | Prevent +0.19 | Net +0.08 | Min 369 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | +0.48 (#603) | Stocks For +0.48 | Prevent +0.09 | Net +0.57 | Min 369 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.09 (#1702) | Stocks For +0.48 | Prevent +0.09 | Net +0.57 | Min 369 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | +0.57 (#736) | Stocks For +0.48 | Prevent +0.09 | Net +0.57 | Min 369 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | -0.21 (#3250) | TOV For -0.21 | Prevent +1.14 | Net +0.93 | Min 369 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | +1.14 (#177) | TOV For -0.21 | Prevent +1.14 | Net +0.93 | Min 369 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +0.93 (#492) | TOV For -0.21 | Prevent +1.14 | Net +0.93 | Min 369 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
77/152 FG (50.7%), 161 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 29 | 39 | 74.4 | 58.6 | +15.8 | 25.7 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 36 | 76 | 47.4 | 40.9 | +6.5 | 50.0 |
| Mid-range left | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 32.4 | +7.6 | 3.3 |
| Mid-range center | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 35.8 | +64.2 | 2.0 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 31.8 | -31.8 | 2.0 |
| Left corner 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 33.0 | -33.0 | 1.3 |
| Right corner 3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 32.6 | +0.7 | 2.0 |
| Above-break 3 left | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 30.7 | +19.3 | 5.3 |
| Above-break 3 center | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 30.4 | -30.4 | 2.6 |
| Above-break 3 right | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 30.9 | -8.7 | 5.9 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 66 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAW | Florida International Panthers | 22 | 20.0 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 50.3% | 28.0% | 68.6% | 56.9 | 52.6 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAW | Dayton Flyers | 15 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 37.5% | 33.3% | 71.4% | 47.2 | 40.6 |
| 2023-2024 | NCAAW | Dayton Flyers | 29 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 38.2% | 22.2% | 75.0% | 44.9 | 39.7 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 66 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-07 | vs | Middle Tennessee Blu | W | 60-58 | 13 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4.0 | - |
| 2026-02-05 | vs | Western Kentucky Lad | W | 80-54 | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -2.0 | - |
| 2026-02-01 | @ | Delaware Blue Hens | L | 48-51 | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-01-30 | @ | Liberty Flames | W | 74-61 | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8.0 | - |
| 2026-01-24 | vs | Louisiana Tech Lady | L | 59-74 | 21 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6.0 | - |
| 2026-01-22 | vs | Sam Houston Bearkats | W | 66-60 | 24 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13.0 | - |
| 2026-01-17 | @ | UTEP Miners | W | 67-59 | 22 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6.0 | - |
| 2026-01-15 | @ | New Mexico State Agg | W | 83-74 | 18 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-01-10 | vs | Kennesaw State Owls | W | 76-65 | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-01-08 | vs | Jacksonville State G | L | 67-70 | 16 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 14.0 | - |
| 2026-01-04 | vs | Missouri State Lady | L | 69-80 | 24 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-12-30 | vs | Florida National Con | W | 122-30 | 29 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17.0 | - |
| 2025-12-20 | vs | Florida Atlantic Owl | L | 57-60 | 15 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7.0 | - |
| 2025-12-19 | vs | Youngstown State Pen | W | 78-61 | 26 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | - |
| 2025-12-15 | @ | Florida Atlantic Owl | W | 80-63 | 20 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14.0 | - |
| 2025-12-05 | vs | Georgia State Panthe | W | 103-92 | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5.0 | - |
| 2025-11-30 | vs | Seattle U Redhawks | W | 64-59 | 25 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-11-28 | vs | UMBC Retrievers | W | 86-76 | 27 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10.0 | - |
| 2025-11-22 | @ | Jacksonville Dolphin | L | 69-80 | 18 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7.0 | - |
| 2025-11-18 | @ | UCF Knights | L | 61-79 | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -5.0 | - |
| 2025-11-15 | vs | Bethune-Cookman Wild | W | 81-68 | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | - |
| 2025-11-03 | @ | South Florida Bulls | L | 56-81 | 34 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 8-11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 14.0 | - |
| 2025-03-01 | @ | St. Bonaventure Bonn | W | 67-57 | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | -7.1 |
| 2025-02-22 | vs | Fordham Rams | W | 62-57 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.0 | - |
| 2025-02-19 | @ | Saint Louis Billiken | L | 63-72 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.0 | -1.8 |
| 2025-02-15 | @ | George Washington Re | W | 66-51 | 11 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-02-08 | @ | Rhode Island Rams | L | 36-57 | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.0 | -15.0 |
| 2025-02-01 | vs | George Mason Patriot | L | 53-86 | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3.0 | - |
| 2025-01-22 | vs | Saint Louis Billiken | W | 87-76 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -6.8 |
| 2025-01-05 | @ | VCU Rams | W | 69-49 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -2.8 |
| 2025-01-02 | vs | Loyola Chicago Rambl | W | 83-45 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | +3.5 |
| 2024-12-29 | @ | Richmond Spiders | L | 37-55 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | -3.5 |
| 2024-12-05 | vs | Miami (OH) RedHawks | L | 43-60 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | +3.3 |
| 2024-12-01 | vs | Central Connecticut | W | 65-38 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2024-11-26 | @ | South Dakota Coyotes | L | 69-79 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2024-11-17 | vs | Tennessee State Lady | W | 76-58 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5.0 | - |
| 2024-11-14 | @ | Duke Blue Devils | L | 49-84 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | +0.9 |
| 2024-03-06 | vs | St. Bonaventure Bonn | W | 66-52 | 9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.0 | - |
| 2024-03-02 | vs | Rhode Island Rams | L | 42-77 | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | - |
| 2024-02-28 | @ | George Mason Patriot | L | 53-78 | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | - |
| 2024-02-25 | @ | Loyola Chicago Rambl | L | 61-64 | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | - |
| 2024-02-21 | vs | Miami (OH) Hamilton | W | 112-45 | 19 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1.0 | - |
| 2024-02-14 | @ | Saint Joseph's Hawks | L | 47-73 | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2024-02-11 | vs | George Mason Patriot | L | 50-74 | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | - |
| 2024-02-07 | @ | Fordham Rams | L | 48-70 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2024-02-04 | @ | La Salle Explorers | W | 72-69 | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.0 | - |
| 2024-01-31 | vs | Saint Louis Billiken | L | 61-87 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2024-01-28 | vs | St. Bonaventure Bonn | W | 64-43 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2024-01-24 | vs | VCU Rams | L | 62-73 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2024-01-17 | vs | George Washington Re | W | 71-53 | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | - |
| 2024-01-12 | @ | Saint Louis Billiken | L | 70-74 | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -5.0 | - |
| 2024-01-06 | vs | Loyola Chicago Rambl | W | 69-64 | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2024-01-02 | @ | Massachusetts Minute | L | 66-76 | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2023-12-30 | vs | Duquesne Dukes | L | 42-70 | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1.0 | - |
| 2023-12-20 | @ | Vanderbilt Commodore | L | 53-70 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2023-12-17 | vs | Ohio Dominican Panth | W | 83-64 | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | - |
| 2023-12-09 | @ | Miami (OH) RedHawks | W | 73-60 | 17 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | - |
| 2023-12-05 | @ | Davidson Wildcats | L | 53-81 | 16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.0 | - |
| 2023-12-01 | vs | Purdue Boilermakers | L | 59-67 | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2023-11-25 | vs | Wichita State Shocke | W | 74-63 | 16 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | - |
| 2023-11-24 | vs | Stetson Hatters | W | 75-54 | 18 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | - |
| 2023-11-20 | vs | SIU Edwardsville Cou | W | 75-74 | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | - |
| 2023-11-18 | vs | Detroit Mercy Titans | L | 60-76 | 14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | - |
| 2023-11-16 | @ | Ohio Bobcats | L | 61-67 | 12 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.0 | - |
| 2023-11-12 | vs | Lindenwood Lions | W | 91-73 | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | - |
| 2023-11-08 | @ | UConn Huskies | L | 58-102 | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | - |