Nia Clouden came into her freshman year at Michigan State after being ranked the 42nd overall recruit in the 2018 ESPN HoopGurlz rankings.
16 Facts About Nia Clouden
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Nia Clouden posted a near triple-double with 13 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds against Hillsdale.
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Nia Clouden started right away as a freshman and impressed head coach Suzy Merchant with her ability to run the team.
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Nia Clouden continued to impress throughout her freshman year and was awarded being selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman team, as well as All-Big Ten Honorable Mention.
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Nia Clouden impressed in her second season in East Lansing as she was the leading scorer for the Spartans at 14.5 points per game.
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Nia Clouden was named to the All-Tournament team when the Spartans went to the Junkanoo Jam tournament in November 2019.
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Nia Clouden scored a then career-high 28 points against Notre Dame in an early season win for the Spartans as well.
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Nia Clouden made 4 3-pointers, and added 3 steals and 3 rebounds Clouden was awarded from the Big Ten Conference for her year, this time earning All-Big Ten Second Team.
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Nia Clouden improved her scoring in her junior year .
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Nia Clouden was fifth overall in the entire conference averaging 18.7 points.
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Nia Clouden became a top stealer - ranking 15th overall in the conference with 1.6 steals.
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Nia Clouden again improved in her honors from the Big Ten - this time moving up to All-Big Ten First Team.
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Nia Clouden dropped a career high 50 points against Florida Gulf Coast.
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Nia Clouden was award All-Big Ten First Team for a 2nd time in her career and added some All-American Honorable Mentions to her collection - from the AP and the WBCA.
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Nia Clouden made the opening day roster for 2022 - one of three new additions to the team from 2021.
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On November 25,2023, Nia Clouden signed a short-term contract with REG from Rwanda to play in the FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League.