2 Najah Gilliam
Najah Gilliam
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Wellford, SC
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    James F. Byrnes HS
  • gp
    31
  • pts/g
    11.6
  • fg %
    37.2
  • 3pt %
    23.6
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    2.5
  • a/g
    1.5

Bio

2026: Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall Semester 2026.

2024-25: Played in 28 games, starting 10...third on the team in scoring (11.6 ppg)...averaged 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game...named CAC Offensive Player of the Week (February 3)...scored in double figures 17 times, including a season-high 21 points in two games (vs. Morris, Feb. 18; at Columbia, Dec. 10)...made a season-high four three-pointers against Columbia (Dec. 10)...went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in an 84-58 loss to Brewton-Parker (Nov. 23)...recorded season highs of eight rebounds and eight assists against Johnson & Wales (Jan. 29)...collected six steals in an 83-74 win over Carolina (Jan. 7).

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 16 at Pikeville (KY) L, 72-53
Feb 18 Johnson (TN) L, 76-65
Feb 21 Carolina (N.C.) W, 85-79
Feb 25 vs. Union Commonwealth W, 64-46
Feb 26 vs. Bryan (TN) W, 69-68
Feb 27 vs. Reinhardt (GA) L, 66-56
  Overall Conf
Games 31 20
Games started 16 13
Minutes 769 509
Minutes per game 24.8 25.4
FG 129-347 89-241
FG Pct 37.2 36.9
3PT 35-148 24-102
3PT Pct 23.6 23.5
FT 68-102 44-60
FT Pct 66.7 73.3
Off rebounds 20 11
Def rebounds 57 34
Total rebounds 77 45
Rebounds per game 2.5 2.3
Personal fouls 77 47
Disqualifications 2 1
Assists 45 29
Turnovers 80 47
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.6
Steals 62 40
Blocks 9 7
Points 361 246
Points per game 11.6 12.3
Points per 40 min 18.8 19.3

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 24 vs. Thomas W, 67-63 - 24 4-14 28.6 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Oct 25 at Abraham Baldwin (Ga.) W, 98-74 - 18 6-9 66.7 2-5 40.0 3-3 100.0 17
Oct 30 at Georgia Gwinnett College W, 66-58 - 32 2-9 22.2 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 6
Nov 5 Voorhees University W, 82-60 - 23 7-12 58.3 1-4 25.0 2-5 40.0 17
Nov 8 Georgia Gwinnett College L, 60-49 1 19 4-6 66.7 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 10
Nov 12 Columbia (SC) L, 77-76 - 31 8-18 44.4 2-6 33.3 4-4 100.0 22
Nov 15 Tennessee Wesleyan L, 83-75 - 23 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 3-3 100.0 13
Nov 22 Reinhardt (GA) L, 65-46 1 31 3-14 21.4 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 7
Nov 25 at Bryan (TN) L, 78-58 1 23 5-10 50.0 2-5 40.0 3-5 60.0 15
Dec 6 Pikeville (KY) L, 76-67 - 22 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 5
Dec 10 at CIU (SC) W, 63-53 0 24 6-12 50.0 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 14
Dec 13 at Bluefield (VA) W, 68-56 - 14 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 16 at Life L, 96-44 - 16 0-5 0.0 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 3
Jan 3 at Tennessee Wesleyan W, 71-70 1 40 8-14 57.1 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 22
Jan 7 at Carolina (N.C.) W, 76-70 1 33 6-12 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-6 50.0 16
Jan 10 at Montreat (NC) W, 86-62 1 24 5-13 38.5 0-4 0.0 6-7 85.7 16
Jan 14 at Columbia (SC) W, 75-70 1 20 4-11 36.4 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 9
Jan 17 Union Commonwealth W, 75-65 1 18 3-7 42.9 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 8
Jan 21 at Brenau (GA) W, 76-74 1 21 4-10 40.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 23 Bryan (TN) L, 84-72 - 21 1-11 9.1 0-3 0.0 2-3 66.7 4
Jan 29 CIU (SC) L, 77-64 1 28 5-21 23.8 1-11 9.1 6-8 75.0 17
Feb 4 at Reinhardt (GA) L, 79-52 - 30 5-19 26.3 2-8 25.0 4-4 100.0 16
Feb 7 Bluefield (VA) W, 84-54 1 25 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 4-5 80.0 10
Feb 11 Milligan (TN) L, 78-72 1 30 9-16 56.3 2-7 28.6 2-4 50.0 22
Feb 14 at Truett McConnell W, 75-63 1 39 12-21 57.1 2-8 25.0 3-7 42.9 29
Feb 16 at Pikeville (KY) L, 72-53 1 24 2-13 15.4 0-5 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 18 Johnson (TN) L, 76-65 1 21 0-10 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 21 Carolina (N.C.) W, 85-79 1 29 5-15 33.3 4-7 57.1 3-4 75.0 17
Feb 25 vs. Union Commonwealth W, 64-46 - 24 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 6
Feb 26 vs. Bryan (TN) W, 69-68 - 19 3-13 23.1 1-8 12.5 2-6 33.3 9
Feb 27 vs. Reinhardt (GA) L, 66-56 - 23 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 5-6 83.3 5

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 24 vs. Thomas W, 67-63 - 24 1 1 2 1 4 0.3 4 0 1 -
Oct 25 at Abraham Baldwin (Ga.) W, 98-74 - 18 1 1 2 2 1 2.0 3 0 0 -
Oct 30 at Georgia Gwinnett College W, 66-58 - 32 1 6 7 3 6 0.5 3 0 3 -
Nov 5 Voorhees University W, 82-60 - 23 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 4 -
Nov 8 Georgia Gwinnett College L, 60-49 1 19 0 2 2 3 3 1.0 1 0 5 1
Nov 12 Columbia (SC) L, 77-76 - 31 0 2 2 1 2 0.5 0 1 1 -
Nov 15 Tennessee Wesleyan L, 83-75 - 23 0 2 2 2 1 2.0 2 1 1 -
Nov 22 Reinhardt (GA) L, 65-46 1 31 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 3 2 1 -
Nov 25 at Bryan (TN) L, 78-58 1 23 0 2 2 3 4 0.8 2 0 5 1
Dec 6 Pikeville (KY) L, 76-67 - 22 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 -
Dec 10 at CIU (SC) W, 63-53 0 24 0 3 3 1 4 0.3 0 0 2 0
Dec 13 at Bluefield (VA) W, 68-56 - 14 1 0 1 2 0 - 0 0 1 -
Dec 16 at Life L, 96-44 - 16 0 1 1 0 3 0.0 0 0 3 -
Jan 3 at Tennessee Wesleyan W, 71-70 1 40 1 2 3 1 4 0.3 0 0 2 -
Jan 7 at Carolina (N.C.) W, 76-70 1 33 2 4 6 0 7 0.0 0 0 4 0
Jan 10 at Montreat (NC) W, 86-62 1 24 0 0 0 3 4 0.8 2 0 3 -
Jan 14 at Columbia (SC) W, 75-70 1 20 0 4 4 2 2 1.0 2 0 3 -
Jan 17 Union Commonwealth W, 75-65 1 18 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 2 3 4 -
Jan 21 at Brenau (GA) W, 76-74 1 21 0 1 1 0 2 0.0 3 0 3 -
Jan 23 Bryan (TN) L, 84-72 - 21 1 2 3 0 3 0.0 1 0 3 -
Jan 29 CIU (SC) L, 77-64 1 28 0 4 4 1 4 0.3 5 0 3 -
Feb 4 at Reinhardt (GA) L, 79-52 - 30 1 2 3 1 0 - 1 0 2 -
Feb 7 Bluefield (VA) W, 84-54 1 25 1 1 2 2 1 2.0 4 0 1 -
Feb 11 Milligan (TN) L, 78-72 1 30 1 1 2 2 5 0.4 3 0 4 -
Feb 14 at Truett McConnell W, 75-63 1 39 0 5 5 3 5 0.6 6 0 2 -
Feb 16 at Pikeville (KY) L, 72-53 1 24 2 0 2 0 2 0.0 2 0 4 -
Feb 18 Johnson (TN) L, 76-65 1 21 2 0 2 3 1 3.0 1 0 2 -
Feb 21 Carolina (N.C.) W, 85-79 1 29 1 1 2 3 2 1.5 2 0 3 -
Feb 25 vs. Union Commonwealth W, 64-46 - 24 1 1 2 0 4 0.0 3 2 2 -
Feb 26 vs. Bryan (TN) W, 69-68 - 19 2 2 4 2 2 1.0 2 0 4 -
Feb 27 vs. Reinhardt (GA) L, 66-56 - 23 0 4 4 1 0 - 2 0 1 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2024-25 28 10 24.2 4.1-10.4 40.0 1.0-3.9 26.4 2.2-3.8 60.0 11.6
2025-26 31 16 24.8 4.2-11.2 37.2 1.1-4.8 23.6 2.2-3.3 66.7 11.6
Total 59 26 24.5 4.2-10.8 38.5 1.1-4.4 24.8 2.2-3.5 63.3 11.6

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 28 10 677 116-290 40.0 29-110 26.4 63-105 60.0 324
2025-26 31 16 769 129-347 37.2 35-148 23.6 68-102 66.7 361
Total 59 26 1446 245-637 38.5 64-258 24.8 131-207 63.3 685

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2024-25 28 10 24.2 6.9-17.1 40.0 1.7-6.5 26.4 3.7-6.2 60.0 19.1
2025-26 31 16 24.8 6.7-18.0 37.2 1.8-7.7 23.6 3.5-5.3 66.7 18.8
Total 59 26 24.5 6.8-17.6 38.5 1.8-7.1 24.8 3.6-5.7 63.3 18.9

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2024-25 28 10 24.2 0.6 2.1 2.8 2.0 0.0 2.5 2.7 0.9 2.1 0.2
2025-26 31 16 24.8 0.6 1.8 2.5 2.5 0.1 1.5 2.6 0.6 2.0 0.3
Total 59 26 24.5 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.3 0.1 1.9 2.6 0.7 2.1 0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2024-25 28 10 677 17 60 77 56 1 70 76 0.9 59 5
2025-26 31 16 769 20 57 77 77 2 45 80 0.6 62 9
Total 59 26 1446 37 117 154 133 3 115 156 0.7 121 14

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 28 10 24.2 1.0 3.5 4.5 3.3 0.1 4.1 4.5 0.9 3.5 0.3
2025-26 31 16 24.8 1.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 0.1 2.3 4.2 0.6 3.2 0.5
Total 59 26 24.5 1.0 3.2 4.3 3.7 0.1 3.2 4.3 0.7 3.3 0.4

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 31 16 24.8 4.2-11.2 37.2 1.1-4.8 23.6 2.2-3.3 66.7 11.6
Conference 20 13 25.4 4.5-12.1 36.9 1.2-5.1 23.5 2.2-3.0 73.3 12.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 8 24.7 4.2-11.3 36.7 1.2-4.6 25.0 2.2-3.1 72.5 11.7
Away 14 8 25.6 4.6-11.6 40.1 1.4-5.1 26.4 2.2-3.3 67.4 12.9
Neutral 4 - 22.5 2.5-9.5 26.3 0.2-4.0 6.3 2.0-4.0 50.0 7.3
Result Wins 17 9 25.1 4.8-11.0 43.3 1.3-4.7 27.5 1.9-3.4 56.1 12.7
Losses 14 7 24.4 3.4-11.4 30.0 0.9-4.9 19.1 2.6-3.2 80.0 10.4
Month October 3 - 24.7 4.0-10.7 37.5 1.0-4.7 21.4 1.7-2.7 62.5 10.7
November 6 3 25.0 5.2-11.0 47.0 1.5-4.5 33.3 2.2-3.0 72.2 14.0
December 4 0 19.0 2.0-6.8 29.6 0.2-2.2 11.1 1.2-1.5 83.3 5.5
January 8 7 25.6 4.5-12.4 36.4 1.4-5.8 23.9 2.5-3.8 66.7 12.9
February 10 6 26.4 4.2-12.3 34.1 1.1-5.2 21.2 2.5-4.0 62.5 12.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 31 16 769 129-347 37.2 35-148 23.6 68-102 66.7 361
Conference 20 13 509 89-241 36.9 24-102 23.5 44-60 73.3 246
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 13 8 321 54-147 36.7 15-60 25.0 29-40 72.5 152
Away 14 8 358 65-162 40.1 19-72 26.4 31-46 67.4 180
Neutral 4 - 90 10-38 26.3 1-16 6.3 8-16 50.0 29
Result Wins 17 9 427 81-187 43.3 22-80 27.5 32-57 56.1 216
Losses 14 7 342 48-160 30.0 13-68 19.1 36-45 80.0 145
Month October 3 - 74 12-32 37.5 3-14 21.4 5-8 62.5 32
November 6 3 150 31-66 47.0 9-27 33.3 13-18 72.2 84
December 4 0 76 8-27 29.6 1-9 11.1 5-6 83.3 22
January 8 7 205 36-99 36.4 11-46 23.9 20-30 66.7 103
February 10 6 264 42-123 34.1 11-52 21.2 25-40 62.5 120

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 31 16 24.8 6.7-18.0 37.2 1.8-7.7 23.6 3.5-5.3 66.7 18.8
Conference 20 13 25.4 7.0-18.9 36.9 1.9-8.0 23.5 3.5-4.7 73.3 19.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 8 24.7 6.7-18.3 36.7 1.9-7.5 25.0 3.6-5.0 72.5 18.9
Away 14 8 25.6 7.3-18.1 40.1 2.1-8.0 26.4 3.5-5.1 67.4 20.1
Neutral 4 - 22.5 4.4-16.9 26.3 0.4-7.1 6.3 3.6-7.1 50.0 12.9
Result Wins 17 9 25.1 7.6-17.5 43.3 2.1-7.5 27.5 3.0-5.3 56.1 20.2
Losses 14 7 24.4 5.6-18.7 30.0 1.5-8.0 19.1 4.2-5.3 80.0 17.0
Month October 3 - 24.7 6.5-17.3 37.5 1.6-7.6 21.4 2.7-4.3 62.5 17.3
November 6 3 25.0 8.3-17.6 47.0 2.4-7.2 33.3 3.5-4.8 72.2 22.4
December 4 0 19.0 4.2-14.2 29.6 0.5-4.7 11.1 2.6-3.2 83.3 11.6
January 8 7 25.6 7.0-19.3 36.4 2.1-9.0 23.9 3.9-5.9 66.7 20.1
February 10 6 26.4 6.4-18.6 34.1 1.7-7.9 21.2 3.8-6.1 62.5 18.2

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 31 16 24.8 0.6 1.8 2.5 2.5 0.1 1.5 2.6 0.6 2.0 0.3
Conference 20 13 25.4 0.6 1.7 2.3 2.4 0.1 1.4 2.4 0.6 2.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 8 24.7 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.5 0.1 1.5 2.0 0.8 2.1 0.5
Away 14 8 25.6 0.6 2.2 2.9 2.6 0.1 1.5 3.1 0.5 1.7 0.0
Neutral 4 - 22.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 - 1.0 2.5 0.4 2.8 0.5
Result Wins 17 9 25.1 0.8 1.9 2.6 2.5 0.0 1.6 2.9 0.5 2.2 0.3
Losses 14 7 24.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.5 0.1 1.3 2.1 0.6 1.7 0.3
Month October 3 - 24.7 1.0 2.7 3.7 1.3 - 2.0 3.7 0.5 3.3 0.0
November 6 3 25.0 0.0 1.8 1.8 2.8 0.3 1.8 2.0 0.9 1.7 0.7
December 4 0 19.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.5 0.0 0.8 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.0
January 8 7 25.6 0.6 2.1 2.8 3.1 0.0 1.0 3.4 0.3 1.9 0.4
February 10 6 26.4 1.1 1.7 2.8 2.5 - 1.7 2.2 0.8 2.6 0.2

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 31 16 769 20 57 77 77 2 45 80 0.6 62 9
Conference 20 13 509 11 34 45 47 1 29 47 0.6 40 7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 8 321 7 18 25 32 1 20 26 0.8 27 7
Away 14 8 358 9 31 40 37 1 21 44 0.5 24 0
Neutral 4 - 90 4 8 12 8 - 4 10 0.4 11 2
Result Wins 17 9 427 13 32 45 42 0 27 50 0.5 38 5
Losses 14 7 342 7 25 32 35 2 18 30 0.6 24 4
Month October 3 - 74 3 8 11 4 - 6 11 0.5 10 0
November 6 3 150 0 11 11 17 2 11 12 0.9 10 4
December 4 0 76 1 4 5 6 0 3 8 0.4 1 0
January 8 7 205 5 17 22 25 0 8 27 0.3 15 3
February 10 6 264 11 17 28 25 - 17 22 0.8 26 2

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 31 16 24.8 1.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 0.1 2.3 4.2 0.6 3.2 0.5
Conference 20 13 25.4 0.9 2.7 3.5 3.7 0.1 2.3 3.7 0.6 3.1 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 8 24.7 0.9 2.2 3.1 4.0 0.1 2.5 3.2 0.8 3.4 0.9
Away 14 8 25.6 1.0 3.5 4.5 4.1 0.1 2.3 4.9 0.5 2.7 0.0
Neutral 4 - 22.5 1.8 3.6 5.3 3.6 0.0 1.8 4.4 0.4 4.9 0.9
Result Wins 17 9 25.1 1.2 3.0 4.2 3.9 0.0 2.5 4.7 0.5 3.6 0.5
Losses 14 7 24.4 0.8 2.9 3.7 4.1 0.2 2.1 3.5 0.6 2.8 0.5
Month October 3 - 24.7 1.6 4.3 5.9 2.2 0.0 3.2 5.9 0.5 5.4 0.0
November 6 3 25.0 0.0 2.9 2.9 4.5 0.5 2.9 3.2 0.9 2.7 1.1
December 4 0 19.0 0.5 2.1 2.6 3.2 0.0 1.6 4.2 0.4 0.5 0.0
January 8 7 25.6 1.0 3.3 4.3 4.9 0.0 1.6 5.3 0.3 2.9 0.6
February 10 6 26.4 1.7 2.6 4.2 3.8 0.0 2.6 3.3 0.8 3.9 0.3

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Photos

Najah Gilliam action photo 1
  • CIU (SC) vs. Spartanburg Methodist