Hampton University Athletics

2013-14 JUNIOR SEASON
Played in all 33 games for the Lady Pirates, making 22 starts… started the last 16 games of the season… was fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 9.4 points per game… scored in double figures 15 times, including four 20-point efforts… scored a career-high 30 points against Virginia Tech on Jan. 1… added 24 points against Howard on Feb. 7 and 23 points at Coppin State on Feb. 1… poured in 20 points against Morgan State on Jan. 20… starting with the Brown contest on Dec. 29, averaged 13.0 points per contest over the remainder of the season… went 83-for-210 (.395) from the floor and 49-for-125 (392) from 3-point range over that 21-game span… was fourth in the MEAC in 3-point field goal percentage at .353 (55-for-156)… hit a career-high five 3-pointers in a 19-point effort against Brown on Dec. 29… her 1.7 made 3-pointers per game were ranked 10th in the MEAC… hit a career-best 12 of 14 free throws against Virginia Tech on Jan. 1… was second on the team in assists, averaging 2.4 per game… dished out a career-high six assists on Nov. 29 against Utah State… averaged 2.9 rebounds per game… named to the All-Tournament Team at the Georgia Tech Holiday Invitational… MEAC Player of the Week (Dec. 30).
 
2012-13 SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in 32 games for the Lady Pirates, making 14 starts… averaged 5.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game… averaged 20.8 minutes per contest… went 49-for-181 (.271) from the floor… hit 23 of her 94 3-pointers (.245)… went 42-for-70 (.600) from the free throw line… averaged 1.6 assists per game… had 34 steals on the season… scored in double figures four times, including a career-high 20 points at South Carolina State on Dec. 1… grabbed a career-best eight rebounds at Saint Peter’s on Dec. 27… dished out a career-high five assists twice: at South Carolina State and against Florida A&M on March 2… had a career-high five steals at Savannah State on Dec. 3.
 
2011-12 FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in 15 games for the Lady Pirates, making her lone start of the season at Chicago State on Nov. 28… averaged 1.5 points and 0.7 rebounds per game… went 5-for-19 (.263) from the floor… made three of her nine 3-pointers (33.3 percent)… went 9-for-14 (64.3 percent) from the free throw line… scored a season-high nine points at IPFW on Nov. 26, making six of her 10 free throws… pulled down a career-high three rebounds against UMBC on Dec. 10… averaged 4.9 minutes per game.
 
PAINT BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL
Played basketball as a freshman, sophomore and junior… missed her senior season due to an ACL injury… averaged 11.5 points per game as a junior.
 
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 30, 1993… daughter of Akilah Brown… nicknamed Nia or Neeboo… was featured in The Washington Post… majoring in health and physical education.
 
 
COLE’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year  GP-GS  Min/Avg.  FG-A     Pct.   3P-A    Pct.  Ft-A     Pct.  OR-DR  Reb-Avg.  PF-D  Ast  TO BLK  ST  Pts-Avg
11-12  15-1      73-4.9       5-19     .263     3-9     .333  9-14      .643     2-8         10-0.7       14-0     3      10     0     1    22-1.5
12-13  32-14   664-20.8  49-181   .271   23-94   .245  42-70    .600    18-38      56-1.8       56-1    52     55     3    34   163-5.1
13-14  33-22   927-28.1 94-256    .367   55-156 .353  68-120  .567    23-72      95-2.9       67-1    78     63     1    47   311-9,4
Total  80-37 1,664-20.8 148-456 .325   81-259 .313  119-204 .583    43-118   161-2.0     137-2  133   128    4   82   496-6.2
 
 
COLE’S CAREER HIGHS
Points: 30 vs. Virginia Tech (1/1/14)
Rebounds: 8 at Saint Peter’s (12/27/12)
Assists: 6 vs. Utah State (11/29/13)
Steals: 5 at Savannah State (12/3/12)
Minutes: 42 at American (1/6/13)
Field Goals Made: 7 (three times), last at Coppin State (2/1/14)
Field Goals Attempted: 15 vs. Howard (2/8/14)
3-Pt. Field Goals Made: 5 vs. Brown (12/29/13)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted: 9 (three times), last vs. Norfolk State (3/1/14)
Free Throws Made: 12 vs. Virginia Tech (1/1/14)
Free Throws Attempted: 14 vs. Virginia Tech (1/1/14)