SaniyaRivers

Position
Guard
Height
6-1
Birthdate
Mar 4, 2003
College/Country
North Carolina State
Draft
2025 Rnd 1 Pick 8
22
Saniya Rivers headshot
PPG
8.1
RPG
3.1
APG
2.9

About Saniya

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

  • Selected 8th overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun.

COLLEGE CAREER:

  • Played one season at the University of South Carolina (2021-2022) before transferring to North Carolina State for her final three collegiate seasons (2022-2025).
  • 2x All-America Honorable Mention (2024, 2025)
  • 2x All-ACC First Team member (2024, 2025)
  • 2x ACC All-Defensive Team member (2024, 2025)
  • ACC Sixth Player of the Year (2023)
  • 2022 NCAA National Champion (with South Carolina)
  • Helped lead NC State to an ACC regular season title (2025), as well as the program’s first Final Four appearance (2024) since the 1998 season.
  • Only player in NC State program history with at least 1,100 points, 600 rebounds, 350 assists, 180 steals and 100 blocks, accomplishing the feat in just three seasons.
  • One of 10 players on the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Midseason Watch List (2024-2025).
  • Recorded a career-high and team best nine double-doubles during her senior season.
  • During her junior season: top 10 candidate for Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, top 40 candidate for the USBWA National Player of the Year, WBCA All-America Regional finalist, Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 and Top 50 lists, as well as Naismith Trophy Midseason and Preseason Watch List recipient. 
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