Nia Josiah Class: Freshman Hometown: Frederick, Md. High School: Governor Thomas Johnson Height: 6-0 Position: Guard/Forward

General: A versatile athlete that can play either the post or wing positions on the court ... An exceptional student-athlete that was the valedictorian of her senior class at Governor Thomas Johnson.

Prep: Ranked among the top-100 basketball players in the nation, according to the 2006 Blue Star Index ... Rated the No. 128 prep player in the nation and the No. 22 high school player at her position, according to the 2006 All Star Girls Report ... A three-time Street & Smith honorable mention All-American ... Named the Tri-State Player of the Year in 2005 ... Participated in the 2005 adidas Top-10 All-America Camp and the 2005 All Game Sports All-America Camp ... Also invited to participate in the Blue Star All-America Camp the same year ... A nominee for the 2006 McDonald's All-American Game ... Set the single-season scoring record at Urbana High School during her freshman season ... Also played one year of volleyball at Urbana ... Helped her AAU 16U Ball Skills team to the bronze medal at the Potomac Valley Regionals after leading the 15U Maryland Mystics to gold the year before ...From 1999-2002, led her AAU teams to two silver and two bronze medals at the national tournaments ... Graduated with a 4.9 GPA on a 4.0 Scale ... Member of the National Honor Society ... As a member of the Forensic and Debate Team, she finished fifth in the state in oral interpretation and proceeded to the national tournament in Chicago in 2006 ... Honored by the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity for highest achievement among African-American students ... Named a Maryland Scholar after graduating at the top of her class.

Personal: Nia Adimu-Ceja Josiah was born March 6, 1988 ... Daughter of Cecil P. Josiah and Taja Ambush-Josiah ... Cites being selected to speak at the African Methodist Episcopal Missionary Conference is Washington D.C. as her most memorable nonathletic accomplishment ... An author that has had various poems printed in a popular worldwide publication ... Has high aspirations and hopes to attend medical school at an Ivy League institution upon graduation ... Is also interested in studying abroad ... Says academics was the primary reason she chose to attend Georgia Tech ... A biomedical engineering major at Georgia Tech.