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Women’s Hoops Lands MAAC Defensive Player of the Year Ny’Ceara Pryor
Apr 24, 2025 | Women's Basketball
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M women's basketball announced the addition of 2024-25 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and the country's leader in steals per game last season Ny'Ceara Pryor from Sacred Heart Thursday.
"We are thrilled to bring Ny'Ceara to Aggieland," Head Coach Joni Taylor said. "She is a dynamic guard that is disruptive on defense and creates offense at an elite level. Bringing in a player with NCAA Tournament experience can never be understated, and I am excited to see how she impacts the Brazos Valley community. I can't wait for the 12th Man to get to meet Ny'Ceara and welcome a new Aggie to the family."
Pryor, the incoming senior, had a storied career at Sacred Heart. The 5-3 guard led the Pioneers to two NCAA Tournament berths (2023, 2024) and was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Year during her freshman and sophomore campaigns and the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year this past season.
The Aggie posted 19.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and a D1 best 4.1 steals per game last season. She also logged 33.3 minutes per outing for the Pios while shooting 43.9% from the field. She had five-or-more steals on 11 occasions during the 2024-25 campaign, including a school record 11 swipes against Manhattan in the MAAC Tournament that capped off her second career triple double where she added 24 points and 10 rebounds with six assists.
The Baltimore, Maryland, native averaged 18.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.7 steals during her 96-game career at SHU. Pryor is the active leader in career steals in the country with 357 and is the only active player with 300+ steals in less than 100 games played. Pryor is also approaching the 2,000-point career mark with 1,790 during her three collegiate seasons.
In her three career NCAA Tournament games, Pryor averaged 11.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.0 steals. She went 1-2 in those games with a First Four victory over Southern during the 2023 Big Dance.
Pryor joins Fatmata Janneh and Lemyah Hylton as players to join the Aggies during this offseason.
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"We are thrilled to bring Ny'Ceara to Aggieland," Head Coach Joni Taylor said. "She is a dynamic guard that is disruptive on defense and creates offense at an elite level. Bringing in a player with NCAA Tournament experience can never be understated, and I am excited to see how she impacts the Brazos Valley community. I can't wait for the 12th Man to get to meet Ny'Ceara and welcome a new Aggie to the family."
Pryor, the incoming senior, had a storied career at Sacred Heart. The 5-3 guard led the Pioneers to two NCAA Tournament berths (2023, 2024) and was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Year during her freshman and sophomore campaigns and the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year this past season.
The Aggie posted 19.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and a D1 best 4.1 steals per game last season. She also logged 33.3 minutes per outing for the Pios while shooting 43.9% from the field. She had five-or-more steals on 11 occasions during the 2024-25 campaign, including a school record 11 swipes against Manhattan in the MAAC Tournament that capped off her second career triple double where she added 24 points and 10 rebounds with six assists.
The Baltimore, Maryland, native averaged 18.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.7 steals during her 96-game career at SHU. Pryor is the active leader in career steals in the country with 357 and is the only active player with 300+ steals in less than 100 games played. Pryor is also approaching the 2,000-point career mark with 1,790 during her three collegiate seasons.
In her three career NCAA Tournament games, Pryor averaged 11.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.0 steals. She went 1-2 in those games with a First Four victory over Southern during the 2023 Big Dance.
Pryor joins Fatmata Janneh and Lemyah Hylton as players to join the Aggies during this offseason.
Follow the Aggies
Visit for more information on Texas A&M women's basketball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's basketball team on Facebook, Instagram/Threads and X by following @AggieWBB.
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