Amiya Joyner

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Farmville Central
Hometown:
Farmville, N.C.

2024-25 as a Junior: Appeared in 32 games with 23 starts… Led the team in scoring and rebounding with 479 points and 295 rebounds for 15.0 and 9.2 per game… Blocked 34 shots and registered 52 assists and 36 steals… Scored in double figures 23 times and over 20 on eight occasions… Registered 15 double-doubles, giving her 41 for her career… Led the team in scoring on 16 occasions… Scored a career high 32 points against Howard (11/20)… Grabbed 20 rebounds to go with 19 points against North Texas (2/22)… Grabed double-digit rebounds 17 times… Broke the program record for career 15-rebound games with 13… Became the second player in program history with multiple 20-rebound games (Rosie Thomson)… Recorded the fifth most rebounds in program history, giving her three of the top five season ever at ECU… Moved into fourth in program history with 904 career rebounds… Moved into fourth in program history with 132 career blocked shots… Became the 13th ECU player ever to record multiple 30-point games… Finished the season 26th nationally in double-doubles with 15 as well as 51st in rebounds per game and 53rd in total rebounds… Earned First Team All-Conference recognition.

2023-24 as a Sophomore: Appeared in 31 games with 26 starts… Posted 399 points, 309 rebounds, 71 assists, 47 blocks and 41 steals… Improved greatly at the foul line with a .712 clip on 125 attempts… Is the first ECU player to record 300-plus rebounds in a season twice… Most rebounds in a two-season stretch (609) since Rosie Thompson grabbed 653 in 1978-79 and 1979-80… Became the 23^rd player in ECU history with 500 career points and rebounds… Recorded 13 double-doubles on the year… Scored a career best 27 points with 16 rebounds and six blocks vs. George Mason (12/18)… Grabbed 20 rebounds vs. Memphis, the first ECU player to do so since Feb. 13, 2004… Also the first player in ECU history with a 20-rebound double-double and five assists in a game (15 pts, 20 reb, 5 ast)… Scored in double figures in 23 games… Recorded three 20-point double doubles, giving her five in her career through two seasons… Recorded 15-or-more rebounds five times on the season, giving her nine in her career through two seasons, tied for third in ECU history… Recorded 10-plus rebound in 14 games… From Feb. 10 to March 12, she recorded nine-consecutive double-doubles, a program record (according to available records)… Led the American Athletic Conference in rebounding at 9.97 per game, the first league rebounding champion for ECU since 1999 when Danielle Melvin led the CAA… Moved up to sixth in program history in career blocks with 98 through two seasons… 47 blocks were tied for 10^th in a season in ECU history… The most blocks in a two-season stretch at ECU since Ondrea Shaw’s 154 in 2013-14 and 2014-15… Blocked multiple shots in 15 games… Named AAC Player of the Week on Dec. 26… Finished in the top 50 in the NCAA in total rebounds and rebounds per game and top 100 in blocks per game.

2022-23 as a Freshman: Appeared in 31 games with 23 starts... Exploded onto the scene in conference play with eight AAC Freshman of the Week honors, the most ever in the conference.. Averaging a double-double in conference play with a dozen points and 10 rebounds per contest... Recorded 13 double-doubles on the season... Her 16 rebounds against Tulsa (12/30) were the most by an ECU player since 2016... Scored 19 points including the game-winning shot with just over a second to play at Hampton (12/21)... Scored 23 points against Temple (2/3)... Recorded 19 rebounds against Tulane (3/7) an AAC Tournament single-game record... Broke the ECU freshman rebounding record while finishing top 10 in freshman points, blocks assists and minutes and top 10 in rebounds and blocks overall... 38th in the NCAA with 300 rebounds on the season... 26th in the NCAA with 3.6 offensive rebounds per game... 37th in the NCAA with 13 double-doubles... 36th in the NCAA with 51 blocks... Named to the AAC All-Tournament Team... AAC Third-Team All Conference and Freshman of the Year... Named Female Newcomer of the Year at the 2023 Goldsby's.

Prep: Lettered at Farmville Central under head coach Hollis Harper as well as playing for Team Curry under head coach Ashley Rivens... Was the highest ranked recruit in program history, garnering four-stars on ESPN recruiting rankings and checking in at No. 69 nationally and No. 15 among forwards. Played in multiple state title games, helping Farmville win the 2A State Championship during her sophomore season.