Zania Socka-Nguemen

Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Silver Spring,, Md.
Position:
Forward
Height:
6-3

AT INDIANA
JUNIOR YEAR (2025-26)
Played in 12 games, making 11 starts … averaged 11.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game … shot 61.2 percent from the floor … missed majority of the season with lower leg injuries … scored in double figures in 10 of 12 games and had a team-high six double-doubles … led IU in rebounding in 10 of her 12 games played … in her IU debut, finished 9-for-10 from the floor for 19 points and tied a team-high six rebounds with two blocks and two steals against Lipscomb … posted her first career double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds over UIC … followed up with a 13-point, 10 rebound performance against Marshall … poured in 11 points and a team-high 13 rebounds in a win at Florida State … recorded 10 points and six boards versus Butler … scored nine points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal at FGCU … contributed 10 points, eight rebounds and season-high three assists to help Indiana to a win at Coconut Hoops over Gonzaga …. Returned to action on Jan. 4 at Maryland … shot 9-for-12 from the floor with 19 points and 11 rebounds at No. 25 Nebraska … chipped in 12 points and a team-high 12 rebounds against No. 14/14 iowa … her last appearance of the season at No. 12/11 Ohio State where she played 31 minutes for 11 points and 10 rebounds.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Helped the 2025 USA Basketball Women’s U19 team to a gold medal at the FIBA U19 women’s world cup in Brno, Czeck Republic … averaged 3.1 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.

AT UCLA
2024-25
Played 16 games for UCLA during her freshman year, averaging 5.2 minutes on the floor per appearance … Sustained an injury against Pepperdine (Nov. 12) and missed eight-consecutive games, returning against Creighton (Dec. 20) … Had a single-game season-high eight points at Wisconsin on Feb. 26 … Averaged 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.

PREP
A 2024 McDonald’s All-American … Ranked 26^th in the 2024 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings, according to espnW … played club basketball in the 2023 Nike Girls EYBL circuit for Team Durant U17 where she averaged 14.0 points, 6.4 rebounds in 16 games … led Sidwell Friends to a state title as a junior.

PERSONAL
Birth date is July 6 … daughter of Grace Wandji … has one brother, Jayden … undecided on a major.

Career Highs (through 2025-26)

Points	19, 3x, last at Nebraska (1/8/26)
Rebounds	13, 2x, last at Florida State (11/16/25)
Assists	3, vs. Gonzaga (11/28/25)
Steals	2, vs. Lipscomb (11/4/25)
Blocks	2, vs. Lipscomb (11/4/25)
FG Made	9, 2x, last at Nebraska (1/4/26)
FG Attempts	13, vs. UIC (11/7/25)
3FG Made	N/A
3FG Attempts	N/A
FT Made	5, at Ohio State (1/22/26)
FT Attempts	6, 3x, last at Ohio State (1/22/26)