2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

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Maria Saldivar

30 Nina Radford

  • Position G
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Portland, Ore.
  • High School Grant
  • Prev School UC Santa Barbara

Biography

Academic Notes: Earned a bachelor's degree in business economics...Working toward a maters' degree in human relations... Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022... Big Sky All-Academic in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Career Notes: Finished her career 40.5% from the three-point line, setting a program record for a player with at least 100 attempts... With 1.59 three-pointers per game, sits tied for 7th all-time at NAU... The 40.8% also ranked 5th among single seasons in NAU history... Named the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year.

Single-game Career Highs:
 
Statistics Total Date (Most recent if multiple occasions)
Points 29 Jan. 9, 2020 vs. Sacramento State
Rebounds 9 Dec. 20, 2019 vs. Montana State
Assists 9 Jan. 9, 2020 vs. Sacramento State
Steals 5 Dec. 8, 2019 vs. UC Davis
Blocks 2 Feb. 21, 2022 at Southern Utah (Third time)
FG Made 11 Jan. 9, 2020 vs. Sacramento State
FG Attempts 24 Nov. 21, 2019 vs. Cal Baptist
3FG Made 6 Dec. 9, 2021 vs. Grand Canyon
3FG Attempts 11 March 11, 2022 vs. Montana State (Second time)
FT Made 8 Feb. 5, 2022 at Northern Colorado (Second time)
FT Attempts 8 Feb. 5, 2022 at Northern Colorado (Second time)

2021-22 (Senior): Played in 28 of 31 games, starting 22, during her final season for the Lumberjacks... Averaged 8.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists while hitting 41.8 percent from the field and 40.2 percent from three-point range... Set a new career-high with 6 three-pointers made against Grand Canyon on Dec. 9, tying for the 9th-most in a single game for a Lumberjack... Reached double-digits in nine games, with a season-high of 22 against Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona’s record-breaking 108-77 victory and scored 21 points on Dec. 30 at Idaho... Matched her career-high with 9 rebounds against the Vandals in December and finished a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line against Northern Colorado on Feb. 5... Finished 10th in the Big Sky with 1.61 three-pointers made per game, ranking 7th in a single season for the Lumberjacks... Helped Northern Arizona to its 2nd-best three-point shooting percentage in history and the 7th-best percentage in the NCAA... Hitting 40.5 percent from three-point range in her career, Radford finished her time at NAU as the program’s top three-point shooter.


2020-21 (Redshirt Junior): Missed the season due to an injury.

2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 31 games for the Lumberjacks... Averaged 12.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 28.8 minutes per game... Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 19... Made an immediate impact as an outside shooter for NAU, hitting a three-pointer in 25 of 31 games... Connected on a career-high 5 during the double overtime victory against Sacramento State on Jan. 9... Recorded a career-high 9 rebounds against Montana State... Came down with 6 or more rebounds in 13 games, including six of the final seven during the season... Scored 20 or more points in 6 games, including 29 against Sacramento State and 27 at Cal Baptist... Her 40.8% also ranked 5th among single seasons in NAU history... Named the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year.

2018-19 (Sophomore): Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules.

UC Santa Barbara (2017-18): One-year letterwinner for coach Bonnie Henrickson...Averaged 2.3 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game in her only season...Appeared in 20 games...Scored at least seven points in five games...Recorded season-high eight points, five rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes vs. UAB...Made collegiate debut vs. NAU...Scored three points in 17 minutes vs. the Lumberjacks...Made all six of her free throw attempts...Shot .333 from the field, .391 on three-pointers and 1.000 from the free throw line...Had third-best three-point percentage among players with at least 20 attempts...Totaled 45 points, 31 rebounds, nine assists and five steals.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter and two-year team captain at Grant HS...Two-time Portland Interscholastic League Player of the Year and First Team All-State as a sophomore and senior…Named All-State Honorable Mention as a freshman…Helped team to three consecutive PIL championships...Averaged 16.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and three assists as a junior before suffering a season-ending injury…Shot 50 percent from three-point range and 85 percent at the free throw line as a senior...Helped team snap 28-year state tournament drought and advanced to the state semifinals during her senior year...Played with current NAU teammate Khiarica Rasheed...Achieved 4.0 GPA as a sophomore and junior...National Honors Society.

Personal: Nina Marie Radford was born Feb. 17 in Portland, Ore....Daughter of Mark and Shawn Radford...Father, Mark, played two years in the NBA with the Seattle SuperSonics...One older brother, Armin...Chose NAU because of the culture of the team and coaches.

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2018-19Sophomore

    F
    6'0"
    30
  • 30

    2019-20Redshirt Sophomore

    F
    6'0"
    30
  • 30

    2020-21Redshirt Junior

    G
    6'0"
    30
  • 30

    2021-22Redshirt Junior

    G
    6'0"
    30