One of the best offensive rebounders in the conference returns for her senior season...Has developed into a post presence since arriving in Aggieland...Enters the 2012-13 season as the likely starter at center...Has more career offensive rebounds (260) than defensive rebounds (227)...Has season her scoring average increase each season...Has scored 565 points, grabbed 487 rebounds, blocked 83 shots, dished out 63 assists and made 60 steals...Has played in 92 games with 72 starts.
2011-12 Season: Played in 30 games with 23 starts...Averaged 7.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.8 blocks per game...Shot a career-best .500 from the field and .529 from the free throw line...Led the team in blocked shots and ranked sixth in the MEAC in field goal percentage, and was third in the MEAC in offensive rebounds (3.8 rpg)...Posted a season-high 15 points in three different games...Played a season-high 31 minutes on Feb. 4 in an overtime win at Bethune-Cookman...Had a career-high with nine defensive rebounds on Nov. 21 in a win over ACC foe Clemson...Had one double-double, collecting 15 points and 12 rebounds at Morgan State...In the same game, matched a career high with eight offensive rebounds...She tallied eight double-figure scoring and three double-figure rebounding games...Led the team in rebounding seven times, in assists once, in steals three times, and in blocks 13 times.
2010-11 Season: Played in 28 games with 25 starts...Averaged 6.3 points and 6.2 rebounds...Shot .493 from the field and .561 from the free throw line...Also averaged 1.1 blocks and 0.9 steals per contests....Ranked 12th in the MEAC in rebounding, her 82 offensive rebounds led the Aggies and was good enough for sixth in the MEAC...Ranked fifth in the MEAC in blocked shots ...Had five double-double games-on Nov. 30 against Charlotte (10 points, 11 rebounds), Jan. 24 against N.C. Central (13 points, 13 rebounds), Jan. 29 at Coppin State (16 points, 10 rebounds), Feb. 21 at N.C. Central (10 points, 10 rebounds) and on March 3 at Norfolk State (12 points, 10 rebounds)... Led the team in rebounding seven times and in blocked shots 13 times...Finished the season with six games with double-digit points and seven games with double-digit rebounds.
2009-10 Season: Played in 34 games with 24 starts...Averaged 4.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 15.6 minutes and 0.8 blocks per game...Shot .466 from the field and .500 from the free throw line...Scored in double figures three times...Recorded one double-double on the season...Made her first career start during the Aggies first game of the season...Had six points and five rebounds against Marist on Nov. 13 in the preseason WNIT...Scored 10 points and had six rebounds on 5-for-5 shooting in the Aggies 81-80 win over Yale on Nov. 28...Scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds on 6-for-9 shooting in the Aggies 81-51 win over Norfolk State on Dec. 5...Posted her first double-double of the season when she had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the Aggies 67-56 win over Morgan State on Feb. 1.
High School: Earned All-County honors as a standout at Flowers High School...Averaged 15.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game for her career.
Personal: Full name is Nikia Gorham...She is the daughter of Darrett and Shirlene Gorham...She has two siblings, Lakesha and Darrett Jr and was born on Oct. 22, 1991...Majors in sports science/business administration and plans to pursue a career at a professional sports agency...Her other interests include traveling...Spent her summer working at basketball camps and traveling...Her favorite book is Twilight.
