2021-22 • SENIOR+ SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Played in 23 games, including 13 starts…Averaged 6.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game…Collected 34 assists, 22 steals and a block…Shot 47.5 percent from the field…Had seven games with double figures and a 20-point performance against Rider.
Rider (11/11): Notched 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, while adding six rebounds and three assists. Delaware State (11/16): Posted 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and recorded five assists. vs. Kent State (11/28): Collected 14 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting with five rebounds. at Boston College (12/2): Tallied 10 points, three assists and two steals. Nebraska (2/17): Contributed 12 points off the bench. at Michigan State (2/21): Recorded 12 points, including a key layup in the final minutes. at Ohio State (2/24): Registered 12 points on five-of-nine shooting.
2020-21 • SENIOR SEASON
Rankings: Led the Big Ten and ranked second in the country with a 3.88 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Season: Granted immediate eligibility at the start of Big Ten play and made an immediate impact, getting the start in 14 of 19 appearances…Averaged 9.2 points, 3.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game while shooting 45.7 percent from the field and 40.6 percent from 3-point range…Tallied nine double-digit efforts and two 20-point games.
Purdue (12/20): Made Penn State debut. Maryland (12/31): Scored first points in a Penn State uniform with a three-pointer. at Ohio State (1/4): Shot 75 percent (6-8) from the field to finish with 14 points, five rebounds and three assists. at Purdue (1/31): Hit a trio of 3-pointers and finished with 14 points and a season high-tying seven assists. at Indiana (2/10): Shot 62.5 percent (5-8) from the floor and 75 percent (3-4) from 3-point range en route to 16 points. Michigan State (2/13): Registered 14 points, six rebounds and four assists. at Iowa (2/18): Tallied 13 points and five rebounds. at Nebraska (2/21): Tallied 11 points, five assists and two rebounds. Ohio State (2/24): Shot a blistering 81.8 percent (9-11) from the field and 75 percent (3-4) from downtown for a career-best and team-leading 21 points in Penn State’s upset over a top 15 team. at Rutgers (3/2): Scored 20 points while finishing with a season high-tying seven assists and zero turnovers. at Maryland (3/6): Notched 15 points, five rebounds and two assists.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Three-year starter at Wisconsin who played in 90 games while making 75 starts for the Badgers…Career numbers of 6.7 points, 3.2 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game in an average of 29.8 minutes per contest.
2019-20 • Junior Season (at Wisconsin): Played in 28 games, starting in 19...Scored a career high 19 points against Penn State...Career high five rebounds against Arkansas and Iowa...Season high seven assists against Purdue and Iowa...Finished the season averaging 7.8 ppg...Scored double-digits in seven games...Second in minutes played with an average of 28.1 per game.
2018-19 • Sophomore Season (at Wisconsin): Played in 30 games for the Badgers, starting 25…Averaged 20.3 minutes per game…Scored 7.6 points per game…Second on team in assists (102), averaging 3.4 per game...Led the team in assists in 12 games...Ranked sixth in the Big Ten with assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.9.
2017-18 • Freshman Season (at Wisconsin): Played in all 30 games, starting 29…Led the Badgers with 106 assists (3.5/game), which tied for 17th in the Big Ten…Ranked fourth in the Big Ten with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.2, which was second among conference freshmen…Added 4.6 points per game…Scored in double figures in three games.
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.5 steals as a senior for St. John’s, which won the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and city championships…The Cadets were 31-2 in 2016-17 with Beverley earning all-tournament honors in the Nike Tournament of Champions, Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, Washington, DC area and the Northwest Newspaper… Ranked as the No. 22 point guard by espnW…Played AAU basketball with the prestigious Fairfax Stars EYBL program.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Annette and Roy Beverley…Has two brothers, Rashad and Jahlen…Born on April 12, 1999 in Laurel, Md…Majoring in Rehabilitation and Human Services.
WHY NIYA CHOSE PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because this is an incredible opportunity to push myself academically and as a basketball player. I love the family environment and the chance to pursue becoming a sports psychologist.”