Niyah Gaston
Team: Norfolk State Spartans
Position: G
Season Averages — 2025-2026
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 30 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 35.9% | 35.8% | 85.7% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 20 games, 167.3 minutes, 516.4 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: 20 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.62 | 1246 | 167 | 516 | +48 | +2.4 | +11.5 |
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 → | +0.62 (#1246) | SE 3.07 | Poss 516 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +0.62 (#1246) | Off +0.55 | Def +0.07 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +9.30 (#1237) | PM/G +2.4 | PM/40 +11.5 |
| Player Vector 2D Player Vector 2D Low-dimensional player embedding model with lineup composition and interaction effects. More → | 9.568 (#163) | Vec (+3.81, +2.78) | Norm 4.71 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +0.18 (#1879) | Pts For +0.18 | Prevent +1.84 | Net +2.02 | Min 269 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | +1.84 (#292) | Pts For +0.18 | Prevent +1.84 | Net +2.02 | Min 269 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +2.02 (#801) | Pts For +0.18 | Prevent +1.84 | Net +2.02 | Min 269 |
| Rebounds For Elo Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to team rebound rate. More → | +0.44 (#980) | Reb For +0.44 | Prevent +0.07 | Net +0.51 | Min 269 |
| Rebound Prevention Elo Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's rebound rate. More → | +0.07 (#2036) | Reb For +0.44 | Prevent +0.07 | Net +0.51 | Min 269 |
| Offensive Rebounds For Elo Offensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team offensive rebounds. More → | +0.09 (#1676) | OReb For +0.09 | Prevent -0.16 | Net -0.07 | Min 269 |
| Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for preventing opponent offensive rebounds. More → | -0.16 (#3251) | OReb For +0.09 | Prevent -0.16 | Net -0.07 | Min 269 |
| Offensive Rebound Net Elo Offensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net offensive-rebound event Elo from second chances created plus denied. More → | -0.07 (#2618) | OReb For +0.09 | Prevent -0.16 | Net -0.07 | Min 269 |
| Defensive Rebounds For Elo Defensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team defensive rebounds. More → | +0.35 (#967) | DReb For +0.35 | Prevent +0.23 | Net +0.58 | Min 269 |
| Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing opponent defensive rebounds. More → | +0.23 (#1160) | DReb For +0.35 | Prevent +0.23 | Net +0.58 | Min 269 |
| Defensive Rebound Net Elo Defensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net defensive-rebound event Elo from defensive boards created plus denied. More → | +0.58 (#834) | DReb For +0.35 | Prevent +0.23 | Net +0.58 | Min 269 |
| Rebound Margin Elo Rebound Margin Elo superseded Net rebound-margin event Elo from rebounds created plus rebounds prevented. More → | +0.51 (#1295) | Reb For +0.44 | Prevent +0.07 | Net +0.51 | Min 269 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +0.11 (#1516) | Ast For +0.11 | Prevent +0.57 | Net +0.68 | Min 269 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | +0.57 (#485) | Ast For +0.11 | Prevent +0.57 | Net +0.68 | Min 269 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | +0.68 (#733) | Ast For +0.11 | Prevent +0.57 | Net +0.68 | Min 269 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +0.03 (#1789) | 3PM For +0.03 | Prevent +0.34 | Net +0.38 | Min 269 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | +0.34 (#394) | 3PM For +0.03 | Prevent +0.34 | Net +0.38 | Min 269 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | +0.38 (#700) | 3PM For +0.03 | Prevent +0.34 | Net +0.38 | Min 269 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | +0.62 (#435) | Stocks For +0.62 | Prevent +0.05 | Net +0.68 | Min 269 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.05 (#1907) | Stocks For +0.62 | Prevent +0.05 | Net +0.68 | Min 269 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | +0.68 (#615) | Stocks For +0.62 | Prevent +0.05 | Net +0.68 | Min 269 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | +0.14 (#1476) | TOV For +0.14 | Prevent +0.35 | Net +0.49 | Min 269 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | +0.35 (#858) | TOV For +0.14 | Prevent +0.35 | Net +0.49 | Min 269 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +0.49 (#912) | TOV For +0.14 | Prevent +0.35 | Net +0.49 | Min 269 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
33/92 FG (35.9%), 95 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 58.6 | +41.4 | 2.2 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 40.9 | -7.6 | 3.3 |
| Mid-range left | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 32.4 | +0.9 | 3.3 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 35.8 | -35.8 | 1.1 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 31.8 | -31.8 | 2.2 |
| Left corner 3 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 33.0 | +11.4 | 19.6 |
| Right corner 3 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 32.6 | +13.6 | 14.1 |
| Above-break 3 left | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 30.7 | +11.4 | 20.7 |
| Above-break 3 center | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 30.4 | -8.2 | 9.8 |
| Above-break 3 right | 5 | 22 | 22.7 | 30.9 | -8.2 | 23.9 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 30 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 | Norfolk State Spartans | 30 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 35.9% | 35.8% | 85.7% | 53.1 | 51.6 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAW | Coppin State Eagles | 32 | 15.6 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 29.1% | 28.7% | 81.2% | 44.5 | 42.6 |
| 2023-2024 | NCAAW | Coppin State Eagles | 20 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 24.0% | 22.9% | 50.0% | 34.9 | 34.7 |
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: 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | vs | Loyola Chicago Rambl | L | 54-58 | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.0 | - |
| 2026-03-14 | @ | Howard Bison | L | 46-53 | 6 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-03-13 | @ | Maryland Eastern Sho | W | 60-51 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.0 | - |
| 2026-03-12 | vs | Morgan State Lady Be | W | 69-43 | 13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-03-05 | vs | Howard Bison | L | 59-74 | 17 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-02-28 | @ | Coppin State Eagles | W | 73-34 | 15 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 | - |
| 2026-02-26 | @ | Morgan State Lady Be | W | 69-60 | 18 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.0 | - |
| 2026-02-21 | vs | South Carolina State | W | 93-52 | 12 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7.0 | - |
| 2026-02-14 | vs | Delaware State Horne | W | 77-45 | 13 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-02-12 | @ | Maryland Eastern Sho | W | 57-51 | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2026-02-07 | vs | North Carolina Centr | W | 58-45 | 13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-01-31 | @ | Howard Bison | L | 59-68 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-01-24 | vs | Coppin State Eagles | W | 69-58 | 13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-22 | vs | Morgan State Lady Be | W | 78-52 | 14 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-17 | @ | South Carolina State | W | 85-41 | 11 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-01-10 | @ | Delaware State Horne | W | 69-53 | 21 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-01-08 | vs | Maryland Eastern Sho | L | 60-63 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-03 | @ | North Carolina Centr | W | 68-48 | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-12-21 | @ | Elon Phoenix | L | 41-58 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2025-12-11 | vs | Dillard Blue Devils | W | 100-54 | 20 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-12-08 | @ | Georgia Tech Yellow | L | 57-72 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2025-12-06 | @ | North Carolina A&T A | W | 63-50 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2025-12-01 | vs | Shaw Bears | W | 86-48 | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | - |
| 2025-11-25 | @ | App State Mountainee | L | 38-66 | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2025-11-21 | vs | Hampton Lady Pirates | L | 55-57 | 14 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 | - |
| 2025-11-18 | @ | Pennsylvania Quakers | L | 50-55 | 16 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.0 | - |
| 2025-11-12 | @ | Duke Blue Devils | L | 32-83 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2025-11-09 | vs | Virginia State Troja | W | 77-53 | 11 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-11-06 | vs | District of Columbia | W | 85-39 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | - |
| 2025-11-03 | @ | Ole Miss Rebels | L | 46-87 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | - |