Nyah Leveretter

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Westwood High School
Hometown:
Blythewood, S.C.
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2024-25 Season (Senior)
» Played in 10 games after coming back from injury
» Scored a season-high five points in the SEC tournament game against Oklahoma
» Made her season debut against Texas A&M on Jan. 16

2023-24 (Senior at Kentucky)
» Did not see time on the court – recovering from an ACL tear sustained at the end of the prior season

2022-23 (Junior at Kentucky)
» Played in 26 games and made 21 starts during the season
» Averaged 2.5 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game in 19.9 minutes per game
» Combined for 15 blocks, 10 steals and six assists on the season
» Sustained a torn ACL at Vanderbilt, keeping her out for the remainder of the season

2021-22 (Sophomore at Kentucky)
» Played in 25 games with 11 starts during the season
» Averaged 2.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game with 17 blocks
» Missed the first month of the season with a non-COVID related illness
» Returned for the Cats against West Virginia, notching four rebounds
» Played a career-high 37 minutes against Vanderbilt and earned her first career start

2020-21 (Freshman at Kentucky)
» Played 14 games, averaging 6.7 minutes per game
» In her collegiate debut against Murray State, recorded five boards and two blocks in 17 minutes
» Led Kentucky against Marshall, grabbing a career-high eight boards
» Scored a career-high seven points and recorded a career-high nine rebounds against Wofford.

High School
» Four-star prospect according to ProspectsNation.com and ESPN.com, which ranks her as the 20th best forward in the class
» A top-100 player in the class, according to ESPN.com
» Named an all-state performer by the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association after completing a decorated high school career at Westwood High School
» Had her best season as a senior, averaging 13.3 points per game and 11.0 rebounds per game while earning 1.1 blocks per game
» Scored over 1,000 career points, hit 44 percent from the field as a senior and had a career field-goal percentage of 45 percent
» Was a McDonald’s All-American Game nominee in 2020
» Named to the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association AAAA All-State Team in 2019 after averaging 11.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game
» Scored over 350 points as a junior hitting 44 percent from the field, including 13 3-pointers and 68 percent from the free-throw line
» Led Westwood to the AAAA State Tournament Final Four two seasons
» Saw significant varsity time as a freshman averaging 7.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game

Personal
» Born on Fort Campbell Military Base (Kentucky/Tennessee border)
» Daughter of Barry and Simquita Leveretter
» Started playing basketball when living in Japan for three years
» Aspires to be a sports reporter
» Sister to brother, Nicholas
» Shooting Hand: Right
» Major: Journalism