2023-24 (Senior): Nina served as the floor leader for the Cardinals, averaging around 35 minutes per game, the second-highest in the SLC. As the second leading scorer and rebounder (1
st in conference games only), she also led the team in assists (92) and steals (46). At 5-foot-6, she finished with five double-doubles, scoring in double-digits for 17 games. She tallied two 20-plus point performances with 22 against Southeastern Louisiana and a career-high 28 in the double OT win over New Orleans. She leads the conference in assists, her 6.7 rebounds per game is good for sixth in the conference (4
th in conference games only at 7.7), and she's third in the conference overall for her assist-to-turnover ratio (2
nd in conference games only). She also finished 8
th in the conference in steals. Offensively she ranked 12
th in scoring in conference games only. Defensively she ranked 3
rd in the conference in points per possession (minimum of 8 possessions per game). Southland All-Conference First Team. She was named to the SLC All-Academic Second Team.
2022-23 (Junior): Nina De Leon Negron took home several SLC postseason accolades. She was crowned Newcomer of the Year, while appearing on the All-Defensive Team and Second Team All-Conference. De Leon Negron was the motor for UIW women's basketball this season, leading the team in points (12.1), assists (109) and steals (59)...Scored a career-high 25 points against cross town rival UTSA, while pulling down 13 rebounds against Northwestern State and neared a triple double with nine rebounds...She finished with 20 plus points in four games this season and three games with five steals.
Previous: Nina De Leon Negron transferred to UIW for the 2022-23 season from Austin Peay State University.
Awards and Honors
Dean's List: F21
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: F20, S21, S22
Career Recap: Austin Peay
2021-22 (Sophomore Season)
One of two Governors to start all 33 games – matching the program record for games played and games started in a single season – while playing 27.5 minutes per contest… led the Govs with six assists against Pikeville, Nov. 12, marking the first of a team-leading 15 times she would lead the way in assists… recorded 10 points, four assists, and a career-high five steals against North Alabama, Nov. 16… dished out a career-high eight assists at UNC Asheville, Dec. 16… tallied seven points, seven assists, a blocked shot, and a steal at Southeast Missouri, Jan. 1… pulled down a career-high nine rebounds – with two coming on the offensive end – against Southeast Missouri, Feb. 10… led the Governors with a career-high 17 points at Tennessee Tech, Feb. 19, she also led the team in rebounds (8), assists (4), and steals (2)… recorded five assists in the Women’s Basketball Invitational against Furman, March 19, and finished the season with at least three assists in 24 of 33 games… averaged 4.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game… led the team and ranked fourth in the OVC with 111 assists, she was the first Gov to record 100-or-more assists in a season since Bri Williams dished out 105 assists during the 2017-18 season… after only turning the ball over 57 times, she ranked second in the OVC and 54th in the NCAA with a 1.95 assist-to-turnover ratio.
2020-21 (Freshman Season)
Made 22 appearances with one start and averaged 17.5 minutes per game… grabbed a career-high eight rebounds – with five coming on the offensive end – and scored five points in her Austin Peay debut against North Alabama, Nov. 25… scored a career-high 16 points and dished out a career-high six assists against Trevecca, Nov. 28, also knocked down a career-best three three-pointers against Trojans… recorded a career-high three steals at SIUE, Jan. 7… made her first career start at Southeast Missouri, Jan. 16… recorded both an assist and a rebound in 18 games, the most such games by any Governor during the 2020-21 season… averaged 5.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game in her debut season.
Career Recap: Montverde Academy
Prepped under coach Laura Harper, a member of the 2006 NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship team at Maryland, at the prestigious Montverde Academy… averaged 15 points, four rebounds, and five assists per game while playing for the Puerto Rican national team at the Centrobasket U17 Women’s Championship… posted a 19-point performance against Guatemala, before an 11-point, 8-assist, and 6-rebound outing against the Bahamas… was named the Most Valuable Player of the Florida Prospects Event.
Personal
The first Puerto Rican-born player in program history… daughter of Angel De Leon and Denise Negron… her mother, Denise, played volleyball at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón… has one sibling, Angel… born January 26… plans to major in Communications.
