On McKenith: St. John's floor general ... has started 52 of 65 games played ... averaged 8.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game over her two-year career so far with the Red Storm ... has scored in double-digits 22 times and has had five or more assists in a game 33 times ... enters 2011-12 four assists shy from St. John's all-time career top 10 in assists with 291.
Kim Barnes Arico On McKenith: "Nadirah has the experience and the maturity to be one of the best point guards in the country this year. She has worked hard every day to become a better leader and she has the tools to compete with anyone at her position. During the offseason she went to Point Guard College in order to sharpen her leadership skills, and we will see the results in the coming months. Nadirah has an explosive type of game - she is extremely quick with the ball in her hands - and she has learned to defend at the highest level. We are expecting her to have a major impact for us."
As A Sophomore in 2010-11: Named to the Nancy Lieberman Award "Buzz List" for national point guard of the year for the second-straight season ... led the Red Storm in scoring five times, including a 14-point performance in the NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Texas Tech (March 19) ... averaged 8.4 points per game, third best on the squad in BIG EAST contests ... ranked fifth in the BIG EAST in free throw percentage (.718), steals (73) and 10th in assists per game (3.9) ... named to the Commerce Bank/Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team at Kansas State ... scored career-best 24 points and was perfect from the free-throw line (6-of-6) at Kansas State (Nov. 13) ... dished out nine assists vs. Manhattan (Nov. 16) ... totaled nine points, four rebounds and four assists in BIG EAST-opener against Seton Hall (Dec. 8) ... added four steals against the Pirates, marking her seventh career-game with at least four steals ... picked up second double-digit scoring effort of the season with 11 points in win over Liberty (Dec. 28) ... finished with 10 points and seven assists at Louisville (Jan. 4) ... led the team with nine points and eight rebounds against DePaul (Jan. 8) ... also filled up the stat sheet with four assists, two steals and one block against the Blue Demons ... hit first career 3-point bucket en route to a seven-point, six-rebound performance against Cincinnati (Jan. 18) ... tied a career-high with 11 rebounds at Providence (Jan. 29) and added six assists ... led the team in scoring with 12 points at Marquette (Feb. 5) and fell just one assist short of a double-double while tying a season-high with nine ... also pulled down a game-high seven boards ... fell just short of a triple-double with 13 points, nine assists and eight boards against Georgetown (Feb. 13) ... scored 10 points and added six assists with zero turnovers against Syracuse (Feb. 19) ... went 8-of-8 from the free throw line en route to a 12-point performance at Villanova (Feb. 22) ... added seven rebounds and five assists against the Wildcats ... finished with a near double-double with nine points and nine assists against Pittsburgh (Feb. 26) ... scored eight points and pulled down a team-high eight boards against West Virginia (March 5) in the second round of the BIG EAST Conference Championship at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. ... led the team with 12 points and tied a career high with seven steals against DePaul (March 6) in the Quarterfinal Round of the BIG EAST Championship ... scored a game-high 14 points, including six free throws, and added seven rebounds in the NCAA Tournament First Round matchup against Texas Tech (March 19) ... was one of three to score in double figures (10 pts.) in the NCAA Tournament Second Round matchup at Stanford (March 21).
As A Freshman In 2009-10: A Nancy Lieberman Award Final Candidate ... named to BIG EAST Freshman Team ... earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Feb. 15) after averaging 13.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.5 steals against Louisville (Feb. 10) and then-No. 1/1 Connecticut (Feb. 13) ... team leader in average minutes played (29.2 minutes) ... led the team in assists 26 times, rebounds three times and paced the team in scoring twice ... started 26 of 32 games played as point guard ... scored first career-point against Stony Brook (Nov. 15) ... came off bench and led team with five assists and six free throws against Stony Brook ... hit first-career field goal vs. UMass (Nov. 18) with layup at 12:23 mark of first half ... scored 12 points and dished out five assists vs. Boston University (Nov. 21) in 22 minutes of play ... reached double figures in scoring against Saint Joseph's (Nov. 29) with 14 points, adding five rebounds and four assists ... made first-career start vs. Stetson (Dec. 1), tallying four points and five assists ... totaled six assists, six rebounds and 33 minutes played at then-No. 4 UNC (Dec. 6) ... set career-high with four blocks vs. Texas-Arlington (Dec. 19) and contributed seven points, seven rebounds and seven assists ... scored career-best 15 points at Northeastern (Dec. 29) ... grabbed seven boards against then-No. 19 West Virginia (Jan. 2) ... tied school record for single-game free-throw percentage with 10-of-10 effort from the charity stripe against Marquette (Jan. 5) ... totaled four steals, including two key swipes at the end of the game, to lead team past Syracuse (Jan. 27) ... led the team with eight rebounds to go with 10 points and three assists in win over Seton Hall (Feb. 7) ... posted second-straight double-digit scoring game with 12 points, seven assists and a career-high seven steals vs. Louisville (Feb. 10) ... recorded first career double-double, tying a career high with 15 points and setting a new career best with 11 rebounds at then-No. 1/1 UConn (Feb. 13) ... had a strong all-around game vs. then-No. 4/3 Notre Dame (Feb. 16) with five points, seven assists, seven rebounds, three steals and one block... recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards against Rutgers (Feb. 24)... dished out five assists vs. Villanova (Feb. 27)... set a new career-high with 14 assists against Pittsburgh (March 1) ... came close to a double-double vs. then-No. 6/7 Notre Dame (March 7) with 10 points and nine assists ... netted 10 points and dished out team-high four assists in win over Princeton (March 20) in first round of NCAA Tournament ... tied season-best with 15 points and set a new career-high with 44 minutes played at then-No. 11/11 Florida State (March 22) in NCAA Tournament Second Round.
At University High: Four-year letterwinner as a point guard at University High ... team captain junior and senior seasons ... averaged 18.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals senior season ... finished career with more than 1,300 points ... New Jersey All-Area, first team All-County, second team All-State senior year ... 2009 McDonald's All-America nominee ... rated New Jersey's No. 1 point guard ... led team to a 27-4 record in 2007-08 en route to the Essex County Tournament Championship and New Jersey Group I Championship ... broke University High's assists record as a sophomore with 13 in the New Jersey Tournament of Champions title game.
Personal: Nadirah A. McKenith ... daughter of Jacqueline Tucker and Terry McKenith ... has four siblings: Najee (24), Tywan (15), Tariq (14), Taneshia (8) ... played club ball for New Heights in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... majoring in sport management.
