2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 4
Danni Nichols
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Mo.
- High School:
- David H. Hickman HS
- Prev School:
- Western Illinois
2021-22 (R-Sr. – at Western Illinois)
- All-Summit League Second Team
- Made 29 starts and averaged a team-high 15.8 points per game, which ranked fourth in the Summit League
- Started every game for the Leathernecks for the third consecutive season
- Also averaged 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game
- Finished the season with seven games of 20 or more points
- Scored a career-high 27 points twice, leading Western Illinois in victories against Southern Illinois (12/4) and Omaha (12/22)
- Tied her career-best mark for rebounds in a 19-point, 10-rebound performance in a victory against Denver (12/20)
- Finished the season second on the team in minutes played (943) and field-goal percentage (52.8%)
2020-21 (R-Jr. – at Western Illinois)
- Started every game (24) for the second consecutive season
- Tied for team lead in minutes played (727) and minutes per game (30.3)
- Also finished second in points (273), points per game (11.4), free throws made (67) and rebounds (112)
- Was third in field-goal percentage (45.4)
- Averaged 11.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals on the year
- Netted 10 or more points in 15 of 22 games, including in 10 of 14 Summit League games
- Posted six-straight, double-figure scoring performances in Summit play vs. North Dakota State (1/2-3), at South Dakota State (1/8-9) and against UMKC (1/15-16)
- Scored a season-high 24 points at North Dakota (1/30) and against Denver (2/13)
- Tallied 11 points and hauled in seven rebounds in the Summit League Championship Quarterfinals vs. UMKC (3/7)
2019-20 (R-So. – at Western Illinois)
- Started all 30 games
- Averaged 12.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists 1.3 steals per game
- Third on the team and 11th in the Summit League in points per game
- Also averaged 29.0 minutes per game, the third-best mark on the team
- Recorded her first career double-double at Omaha (1/24), with 10 rebounds and 24 points
- Followed up her double-double with another 20-point performance, with 26 at North Dakota (1/26)
- Posted four consecutive games of double figures on two separate occasions
- Shot 50% (128-of-256) from the field on the season
- Second on the team in free throws made (78) and assists (57)
- Third on the team in rebounding, with 93 boards
2018-19 (R-Fr. – at Western Illinois)
- Summit League Freshman of the Year
- Summit League All-Newcomer Team
- Played in all 30 games, while averaging 20.7 minutes per contest
- Averaged 8.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game
- Tallied 11 double-figure scoring games, including a trio of 20-point contests
- Made her collegiate debut against Missouri (11/6), finishing the game with four points and a pair of rebounds
- Posted her first double-digit outing against MacMurray (11/12), with 11 points to go along with eight boards
- Eclipsed 20 points for the first time in college against Eastern Illinois (12/7), and went 7-of-11 (63.6%) from the field
- Netted 17 points at North Dakota (1/13)
- Strung together six consecutive double-digit games, beginning with a 21-point outing against Purdue Fort Wayne (1/19)
- Capped her double-figure scoring streak with a season-best, 22-point outing at Omaha (2/9)
- Tallied 15 points to go along with eight rebounds, three assists and three steals against Oral Roberts (2/23)
2017-18 (Fr. – at Western Illinois)
- Redshirted
- Did not compete
Prep
- Averaged 16.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.4 steals per game at David H. Hickman High
- Scored over 1,000 career points during her high school career
- Member of the Hickman Athletic Hall of Fame and graduated with highest honors
- Also was a member of the National Honor Society
- Was named All-District in Class 5 and Missouri Class 5 All-State in 2017
- Also lettered in golf and track & field during her high school career
- Was a sectional qualifier from 2014-16 and All-District in 2016
- Also earned All-State honors during her freshman year in track, competing in the 4x400-meter relay and was a state qualifier in the 300-meter hurdles in 2016
- Missouri Class 5 All-State in track in 2017
- Also was a state qualifier and placed fifth in the 300-meter hurdles in 2017
Personal
- Daughter of Barry and Karen Nichols
- Birthday is November 14
- Earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Western Illinois in May 2021
- Currently is pursuing a master’s degree in sport coaching
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
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