Nyara Sabally served as an assistant coach for Sacramento State.
18 Facts About Nyara Sabally
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Nyara Sabally represented Germany at the 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship and won a gold medal.
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Nyara Sabally led Oregon in scoring, rebounding, field goals, double-doubles and double-figure scoring games.
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Nyara Sabally ranked third in the Pac-12 in field-goal percentage, third in offensive rebounding, fourth in rebounding and tenth in scoring.
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Nyara Sabally recorded eight double-doubles, and reached double figures in scoring in 19 of the 24 games.
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Nyara Sabally became the first Pac-12 player since Chiney Ogwumike in 2013 to average at least 15 points, seven rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals and blocks over the course of a season.
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On 28 March 2022, Sabally declared for the 2022 WNBA draft.
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Nyara Sabally finished her career at Oregon with 666 points, 354 rebounds and 87 assists in two seasons.
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On 11 April 2022, Nyara Sabally was drafted fifth overall by the New York Liberty in the 2022 WNBA draft.
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On 28 February 2023, Nyara Sabally signed a rookie scale contract with the Liberty.
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Nyara Sabally missed the first half of the 2024 WNBA season recovering from a back injury before the Olympics break, where Sabally joined her Liberty teammate Leonie Fiebich on the German national basketball team.
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Nyara Sabally recorded a defensive rebound with 13 seconds remaining in overtime to help secure the win.
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The Liberty's star player Breanna Stewart said in the post game press conference that Nyara Sabally was "The X Factor" for contributing to the team's championship win.
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Nyara Sabally made her international debut for Germany at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women, where she averaged nine points, 13.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
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Nyara Sabally represented Germany at the 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, where she averaged 17.3 points, 12.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, and won a gold medal, and was named tournament MVP.
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On 15 July 2024, Nyara Sabally was named to Germany women's national basketball team to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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On 12 July 2022, Nyara Sabally was named an assistant coach for Sacramento State.
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Nyara Sabally's older sister Satou, who played for Oregon in both seasons that Nyara Sabally missed due to injury, is a professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA.