Team's tallest player on the roster at 6-6 ... A good offensive player with the ability to face up and even shoot a three-pointer ... Has great length and can block shots ... Solid at the free-throw line ... Teammate of Courtney Clements at Arizona in 2009-10.
As A Sophomore (2010-11)
Logged minutes in 17 games with half coming in conference action ... Shot over 57 percent from the field ... Made two of her three attempts from beyond the arc ... A reserve in the exhibition contest with UC San Diego, pulling down 10 rebounds and contributing three steals and a block in only 11 minutes ... Did not play in the opener with UCLA or the CS Bakersfield outing ... Made her Aztec debut vs. UC Irvine, contributing five rebounds, three blocked shots an assist in only eight minutes ... Had her first steal at SDSU against Nevada ... Scored her first points as an Aztec on a 2-for-2 effort from the field at Pepperdine ... Three points and two blocks in only six minutes vs. Dayton ... Grabbed two boards in two minutes at USC ... Came up with a season-high five points and four blocked shots in only 10 minutes of action in the win over Washington State ... Two points, two rebounds and an assists in only two minutes vs. UTSA ... Made MWC debut at UNLV, recording a rebound in two minutes of action ... One steal in three minutes against BYU ... Nine points and four rebounds in nine minutes vs. UNLV ... Scored six points in five minutes vs. Air Force ... Grabbed three rebounds in the home finale with Wyoming ... Made her only field-goal attempt and also had a rebound in the regular-season finale with Colorado State ... Played three minutes in the team's MWC tournament contest against New Mexico.
In 2009-10
Utilized her redshirt campaign after transferring from Arizona.
At Arizona (2008-09)
Appeared in five contests in her only season with the Wildcats ... Shot 62.5 percent from the field and a perfect 1.000 at the free-throw line ... In the Wildcats' final home game against Washington, she had a career-best 13 points, six rebounds, two blocks and a steal in only 16 minutes of action.
At Marin Catholic High School
A four-year letterwinner at Moreau Catholic High in the Bay Area ... Scored 1,615 points as a prep, ranking third all-time in school history ... As a senior, led the Mariners to a 25-3 record and a league championship, averaging 25 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots ... McDonald's All-America nominee, Hayward Area Athletic League Player of the Year and two-time Cal-Hi Sports all-state player in Division IV ... Played club basketball for the East Bay Explosion ... Four-year honor roll member at Moreau Catholic.
Personal
Malia Marie Nahinu was born Aug. 21, 1990, in Daly City, Calif. ... Daughter of Paul and Yvette Nahinu ... Majoring in communications at SDSU.
