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Maryam Dauda Season 2023-24

PosF
Ht6-4
YrR-So.
HometownBentonville, Ark.
EMail

HONORS

– McDonald's All-American | 2021
– Jordan Brand Classic | 2021
– Naismith High School Player of the Year Semifinalist | 2021


RECORD BOOK
Season
14th – Games Played (35), 2022-23

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Started in all 33 games … Led the team in field goal percentage (.455), blocks (74) and offensive rebounds (79) … Broke a 37-year school record in single-game blocks with 10 at Alabama, which was the second most by an NCAA player this season … Finished the season with 17 double-digit scoring games, five double-digit rebound games, three double-doubles and 10 3+ block contests … Finished the SEC ranked third in blocks/game (2.2), 13th in offensive rebounds/game (2.4) and 17th in rebounds/game (6.3) … In SEC contests, led the league in blocks/game (2.8) and was ninth in offensive rebounds/game (2.8) and 15th in rebounds/game (6.3) … Ranked 19th in total blocks and 21st in blocks per game in the NCAA … In Arkansas single-season history, finished third in blocks and block average, 15th in offensive rebounds and 16th in rebounds (209) … 45.5 FG%, 31.9 3FG%, 75.6 FT% … Recorded 15 points and seven rebounds vs. Little Rock … Registered 11 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals vs. Wisconsin at the Fort Myers Tip-Off, which started a 20-game streak of tallying at least one block in a game … Registered 14 points and two swats vs. No. 2 UCLA … Logged her first career double-double with 17 points and 13 boards with two assists and three blocks in 38 minutes played vs. Mississippi State … Finished with a near triple-double vs. Alabama with eight points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 10 blocks with five assists, two steals and zero fouls in 40 minutes … Also became the first player in school history to log a double-double through rebounds and blocks at Alabama … Recorded 16 points, four boards and four blocks at No. 9 LSU … Earned a double-double with 12 points and 11 boards vs. Auburn … Was unstoppable vs. Missouri with 18 points off 8-of-12 shooting from the field with five boards and four assists … Registered 19 points against No. 1/1 South Carolina … Finished the season with a career-high 22 points off 9-of-16 from the floor with nine rebounds against Tulsa in the WBIT.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022-23)
Appeared in 35 games off the bench … Finished second in offensive rebounds (45) and fourth in blocks (22) on the team … Logged four double-digit scoring games and seven 5+ rebound contests … 42.0 FG%, 25.0 3FG%, 74.2 FT% … Logged her first collegiate double-digit scoring game with 10 points and five boards vs. Central Arkansas … Delivered six points and five rebounds against Kent State … Pulled down seven rebounds against Troy … Logged a near double-double of 10 points and eight rebounds with two blocks in 22 minutes against Oral Roberts … Earned a career-high 11 points with matching a career-best eight boards against Arkansas State … Recorded a 3-pointer to log four points off the bench at No. 16 Creighton … Matched a career-high 11 points off 5-of-7 shooting, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks in just 13 minutes at No. 3 LSU … Followed that up with five points and two blocks at No. 1 South Carolina … Delivered four points, six rebounds and a block at Mississippi State … Logged five offensive rebounds and two blocks in 17 minutes off the bench at the SEC Tournament against Missouri … In just nine minutes, recorded eight points vs. Louisiana Tech in the Postseason WNIT First Round.

AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Sat out the 2021-22 season due to injury.

PRIOR TO ARKANSAS
The 13th ranked player and top ranked post player in the ESPN HoopGurlz 2021 recruiting rankings at the time of her signing ... Consensus five star recruit out of Bentonville High School ... McDonald's All-American in 2021 ... Naismith High School Player of the Year Semifinalist following her senior season ... Four-time All-Conference selection and three-time All-State selection ...  Leading scorer, rebounder, and shot blocker in the history of Bentonville High School ... Averaged 17 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 61.5 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from deep during her senior season ... Posted averages of 16.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per contest during her junior season.

FUN FACTS/PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Ali and Nikola Dauda

  • Birthday is Sept. 20

  • Majoring in international business

  • Father played professional basketball in Belgium and his knowledge of the game helped her fall in love with basketball

  • Chose Arkansas because of the amazing fanbase, the ability to stay close to home and the amazing business school at the U of A

  • Born in Nigeria and moved to the U.S. when she was 12

  • Loves any song by SZA or Morgan Wallen

  • Favorite pair of shoes she owns: Air Jordan 11 'Cool Grey'

  • Favorite TV show: Gilmore Girls

  • Favorite thing about being in the SEC: playing against the best of the best

Maryam Dauda

R-Fr.
2022-23

F
6-4 / -
Maryam Dauda

Fr.
2021-22

F
6-4 / -