University of the Incarnate Word Athletics

Nia Torru played basketball for the Cardinals from 2006 through 2010. She ranks first in points scored, points per game, field goals made, three-pointers made, games played and games started in a career in school history. She also ranks third in steals and rebounds. Her 545 points during her junior year are the most ever scored in a season in school history, and her 18.2 points per game mark that same year is second best all-time. She also made 65 three-pointers that year, which is fourth best in Cardinal history.  She won freshman of the year for the Heartland Conference and was named player of the year in 2009 and 2010. She was named to the Heartland Conference first team all four years and her 1,778 points are still the most in Heartland Conference history.  Torru is the assistant coach for track and women’s basketball at Judson High School, where the track team has won the state championship the last two years. She is from Houston and attended Bellaire High School. She received her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and master’s in sports management from UIW.