2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

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12 Tahirah Kelley

  • Class Junior
  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-5
  • Hometown Linden, N.J.
  • High School Immaculate Conception
  • Major Graphic Design
  • Letters 1

Biography

Honors and Awards:
- New Jersey Athletic Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention Team (2024-25)

2023-24: Started all 28 games ... averaged 27.3 minutes, 7.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game ... was second on the team in steals (59), third in points (214), rebounds (135), assists (37), and tied-third in blocks (11) ... had one double-double performance ... collected 10 points and eight rebounds, two assists, and two steals against William Paterson (11/29) ... shot 10-for-20 for a career-high 21 points, adding six boards, four assists, and four steals to lead the Gothic Knights to a 65-61 victory at Kean (1/27) ... played 40 minutes, posting her first collegiate double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in win at Rowan (2/7) ... shot 7-for-13 (.538), tallying 17 points, four rebounds, and two blocks to win the NJAC title at TCNJ (2/23).

2022-23: Was not a member of the NJCU women's basketball program.

2021-22: Transferred to NJCU for the Spring 2022 semester from Division II Thomas Jefferson University ... appeared in 16 games as a freshman for the Gothic Knights, making four starts, excelling as a perimeter defender ... averaged 1.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game ... made her NJCU debut, playing 21 minutes in the win at Stockton (1/12) ... scored a career-high 10 points on a perfect 3-of-3 from the floor and 4-of-6 from the line to go with seven boards, an assist and a steal in the OT win over William Paterson (1/26) ... finished with three points, four rebounds, a blocks and a steal in the NJAC Semifinal win at Rowan (2/24) ... pulled down a career-best nine boards to go with one assists and a career-high-tying three steals in the NCAA First Round game at #9 Scranton (3/4).

High School: A 2021 graduate of Immaculate Conception High School ... two-year basketball team member ... captain as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Huriya Edens and Christopher Kelley ... has two siblings, Christopher and Zuhirah ... Dean's List (Fall '24, Spring '25). 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2021-22Freshman

    Guard
    5'5"
    4
  • 12

    2023-24Sophomore

    Guard
    5'5"
    12
  • 12

    2024-25Junior

    Guard
    5'5"
    12