Former Michigan State women’s basketball guard Nia Clouden was drafted 12th in the first round by the Connecticut Sun at the 2022 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm on Monday.
Tag: Nia Clouden
-
Nia Clouden Invited to WNBA Draft
Michigan State senior guard Nia Clouden is one of 12 prospects invited to the WNBA Draft 2022 presented by State Farm® on Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the first-round draft picks live on ESPN with exclusive coverage beginning at 7 p.m. The draft will also be available live on the ESPN App.
-
Nia Clouden Earns WBCA Honorable Mention All-American Honors
Michigan State women’s basketball senior guard Nia Clouden added to her award list when she named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association (WBCA) honorable mention All-America team, as announced on Thursday. Clouden’s honor is the 11th All-America accolade in program history and the first since Tori Jankoska during the 2016-17 season.
-
Nia Clouden Named WBCA Regional Finalist
Michigan State women’s basketball senior guard Nia Clouden has captured another honor, after being named a regional finalist for the 2022 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division I Coaches’ All-America. She is one of 14 honorees from Region Four.
-
Nia Clouden departs Michigan State for WNBA Draft
Michigan State women’s basketball senior guard Nia Clouden declared via Twitter on Tuesday that she will be entering her name into the 2022 WNBA Draft. Clouden had played four seasons but has chosen not to use her extra COVID-19 year of eligibility.
Source: The State News
-
From a hoop on the door to the hardwood of the Breslin, Nia Clouden has become one of the nation’s best
Left pretty much on her own with three of her teammates benched due to season-ending injuries, another retiring her green jersey for a maroon one through the transfer portal, and five rookies, senior guard Nia Clouden has had her hands full leading the charge for Michigan State women’s basketball this season. But, for the senior guard, it’s nothing new.
Source: The State News
-
Nia Clouden One of 10 Guards Named to Lieberman Watch List
Michigan State women’s basketball senior guard Nia Clouden was one of 10 points guard named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and WBCA Watch List for the Nancy Lieberman Award. In November, Clouden was one of 20 players named to the preseason watch list. Now in its 23rd year, the award recognizes the top point guard in NCAA Division I women’s college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.
-
Nia Clouden Named to Dawn Staley Award Late Season Watch List
Michigan State women’s basketball senior guard Nia Clouden was added to the Dawn Staley Late Season Watch List; it was announced by the Phoenix Club of Philadelphia on Saturday.
-
Clouden Captures Big Ten Player of the Week Honors
Nia Clouden was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday, as announced by the league office. The Owings Mills, Maryland native had a record setting-week at the West Palm Beach Invitational. Clouden scored 50 points in the Spartans’ double-overtime loss to Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 20.
-
Nia Clouden Breaks School Record with 50 Points in Overtime Loss FGCU
Despite a program record-breaking 50-point performance from senior guard Nia Clouden, Michigan State women’s basketball was edged by Florida Gulf Coast, 85-84 in double overtime Monday in the first game of the West Palm Beach Invitational.
-
Nia Clouden Named to Wooden Award and Wade Trophy Watch Lists
Michigan State women’s basketball senior guard Nia Clouden continues to rack up preseason honors after being named to the John R. Wooden Award® Women’s Preseason Top 50 Watch List and the 2022 Wade Trophy preseason Watch List, as both were announced Tuesday.
-
Nia Clouden Named to Lieberman Watch List
Michigan State women’s basketball senior guard Nia Clouden was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and WBCA Preseason Watch List for the Nancy Lieberman Award. Now in its 23rd year, the award recognizes the top point guard in NCAA Division I women’s college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking, and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.
-
Clouden Earns Preseason Women’s Basketball All-Big Ten Honors
Michigan State women’s basketball senior guard Nia Clouden has been named 2021-22 Preseason All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media, capturing the honor for the second-straight season.
-
Clouden Named First-Team All-Big Ten
Michigan State women’s basketball junior Nia Clouden was named to the All-Big Ten team Monday, as voted on by both the 14 league coaches and the media, and announced by the conference office. Clouden was named to the first team by both coaches and the media.
-
Spartans All-Access: Episode 318
Learn more about Brody Stevens’ path to happiness, hear how Nia Clouden found her voice, and watch the Michigan State Basketball game highlight against Nebraska on January 2, 2021.
-
Clouden Named to Preseason Women’s Basketball All-Big Ten Team
Michigan State junior guard Nia Clouden has been named Preseason All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media to kickoff the beginning of Big Ten Women’s Basketball Media Week.
-
Clouden and McCutcheon Earn All-Big Ten Honors
Michigan State women’s basketball had two players named to the All-Big Ten teams Monday, as voted on by both the 14 league coaches and the media, and announced by the conference office. Sophomore guard Nia Clouden and senior guard Taryn McCutcheon were both named second-team All-Big Ten by the B1G coaches. Clouden was named second-team by the media, while McCutcheon grabbed honorable mention honors.
-
Clouden Clutch Down the Stretch as MSU Stops Ohio State Thursday
Sophomore guard Nia Clouden’s old-fashioned three-point play with 14 seconds remaining led the Michigan State women’s basketball team past Ohio State, 68-65, Thursday at the Breslin Center. The guard also hit a pair of free throws with six seconds left to seal the win.
Source: Michigan State University Athletics
-
No. 19 MSU Edged in Defensive Battle with No. 22 WVU
Sophomore guard Nia Clouden scored in double figures for the ninth-straight game, but the No. 19 Michigan State women’s basketball team was edged by No. 22 West Virginia, 63-57, at the Florida Sunshine Classic on Saturday. After averaging 18.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in the two contests, she earned a spot on the Florida Sunshine Classic All-Tournament team.
-
Clouden Lifts the Spartans Past Kansas State, 65-60
Nia Clouden and Shay Colley combined for 31 points and No. 15 Michigan State bounced back from its first loss of the season to defeat Kansas State 65-60 at the Junkanoo Jam on Saturday.