S'Mya Nichols

S’Mya Nichols is a 6-foot guard for Kansas in NCAA Division I women’s basketball, listed as active and entering her junior season. An Overland Park, Kansas, native, Nichols wears No. 12 and has been a full-time starter, opening all 36 games in the 2025 regular season. In this S’Mya Nichols NCAAWB profile, her most notable production comes from a high-usage scoring and playmaking role. Across 36 regular-season games in 2025, her S’Mya Nichols stats included 628 points (17.4 points per game), 167 assists (4.6 per game), 112 rebounds (3.1 per game), and 39 steals (1.08 per game) in 28.5 minutes per game. She shot 48.2% from the field, 42.9% from three (39 made threes), and 84.7% at the free-throw line (243 made), with a 0.647 true shooting percentage. Her postseason numbers rose in efficiency: in four 2025 postseason games, she averaged 18.5 points, 4.3 assists, and 1.75 steals while shooting 54.8% overall and 61.5% from three. For Player Position and Role on Team, Nichols’ assist-to-turnover ratio was 1.48 in the regular season and 1.55 in the postseason, reflecting consistent on-ball responsibility.