2023-24 (Senior Year)
Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for the spring semester … Appeared in 32 games, making 11 starts … Averaged 3.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 0.4 blocks per game … Shot 38-of-80 (47.5 percent) from the floor and 4-of-12 (33.3 percent) from behind the arc … Scored season-high nine points with five rebounds against San Jose State (11/18) at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam … Recorded career-high 12 rebounds at North Carolina Central (1/8), before breaking that mark with 13 rebounds against Virginia Lynchburg less than a week later (1/15) … Posted seven points and four rebounds at UTEP (12/20) in the Sun Bowl Invitational … Finished career ninth in program history in games played (125).
2022-23 (Junior Year)
Played in 22 of the Spartans’ 33 games, making 12 starts … Averaged 3.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game … Made 35-of-71 field goals (49.3 percent), and went 4-of-14 (28.6 percent) from beyond the arc … Ranked 17
th in the MEAC with 0.5 blocked shots per game … Pulled down a season-best eight rebounds against Maryland Eastern Shore on Feb. 11, tying a career-best of three blocks as well … Tied career high with 11 points at Morgan State on Jan. 23, shooting 4-of-6 from the field and adding seven rebounds … Scored eight points against Coppin State on Feb. 20, making 3-of-4 shot attempts.
2021-22 (Sophomore Year)
Played in 30 of the Spartans’ 31 games, making 11 starts … Averaged 3.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game … Made 33-of-64 field goals (51.6 percent), and went 2-of-4 (50 percent) from beyond the arc … Ranked 21
st in the MEAC with 0.4 blocked shots per game … Led or co-led the Spartans in rebounds three games, steals four times, and blocks three times … Didn’t miss a shot from the field in his first two games of the season, making all four of his attempts against Bridgewater on Nov. 9 and all four vs. Penn State-Wilkes Barre on Nov. 11 … Scored a career-high 11 points vs. William & Mary on Nov. 16, shooting 5-of-9 and grabbing seven rebounds … Went 3-of-3 from the field during a six-point, six-rebound performance against Hampton on Nov. 28 … Set a new career high at the time with nine rebounds at UNCW on Dec. 1… Recorded nine points and eight rebounds against Coppin State on Jan. 22 … Grabbed seven rebounds and blocked a career-best three shots against Howard on Mar. 3.
2020-21 (COVID)
Competed in 21 games during the year … Averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per game … Shot 18-of-33 from the floor (54.5 percent), and 15-of-23 from the free throw line (65.2 percent) … Finished with 51 points, 34 rebounds, six steals, four assists and four blocks on the year … Tallied a season-high seven points, thanks to a career-best 5-of-8 free throw shooting, with three rebounds in a win at Morgan State on Feb. 14 … Was the second of six straight games with at least four points … Added six points, three rebounds and a steal in a MEAC Tournament win over North Carolina Central on March 11 … Added five points and three rebounds in wins over St. Mary’s (Md.) on Feb. 28 and Appalachian State on March 18 in the NCAA Tournament with an assist, block and a steal against St. Mary’s … Also contributed five points with three rebounds in a victory at Delaware State on Jan. 16 … Grabbed a season-high five rebounds with four points and a steal in a victory against Morgan State on Jan. 10.
2019-20 (Freshman Year)
Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring … Played in 20 games on the year … Averaged 1.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in 6.1 minutes per game … Shot 12-of-21 from the floor (57.1 percent) and 11-of-20 from the free throw line … Totaled 35 points, 24 rebounds, six assists, three blocks and one steal … Went for a season-high nine points on 2-of-3 shooting, a career-best 5-of-6 from the free throw line, with three rebounds and a career-high two assists in a career-best 20 minutes in a victory against the Apprentice School on Nov. 14 … Made all four field goal attempts, a career best at the time, for eight points with two rebounds in a win over Florida A&M on Jan. 27 … Started the year with five points, two rebounds, two assists and one block in a triumph over Greensboro College on Nov. 5, and six points and a season-high four rebounds in a win against PSU Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 8 … Added four points against Niagara on Dec. 1, and three rebounds in a win over Delaware State on Feb. 8.
High School
Competed for Hillcrest Prep in Arizona for a postgrad year in 2018-19 … Led the team to a 35-5 record … Competed for Oscar Smith High School all four years … Named second-team Virginia High School League (VHSL) All-State his senior year in 2017-18 … Earned first-team All-Region 6A, first-team All-Southeastern District and second-team All-Tidewater honors from the
Virginian Pilot that season … Averaged 14.2 points, 12 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game … Had three triples doubles … Led Oscar Smith to an 18-6 record and the Region 6A semifinals … Averaged 8 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks per game as a junior … Named second-team All-Monitor-Merrimac Conference … Led the Tigers to the conference title and the 6A South Region playoffs … Led the Tigers to the 6A state championship game his sophomore year in 2015-16 … Had 10 rebounds and 11 blocks in the state semifinal win over Battlefield HS … A member of the Oscar Smith team that advanced to the South Region 6A semifinals his freshman year in 2014-15 … Also ran track his senior year.
AAU/Club
Competed for the Team Loaded 757 and Boo Williams AAU teams.
Personal
Full name is Nyzaiah Elijah Chambers … First name is pronounced Nye-ZAY-uh … Born on Oct. 17, 1999 … Son of Alicia Chambers and Kelly Bailey … Has an older sister, Destiny, an older brother, Demetri, two younger brothers, Kemani and Diamante, and a younger sister, Kenya … Mother Alicia went to NSU … Majoring in mass communications … Wants to play professional basketball or become a sports commentator … Enjoys creating art.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
11 (2x), last: at Morgan State (1-23-23) |
| FG Made |
5, vs. William & Mary (11-16-21) |
| FG Att. |
9 (2x), last: vs. San Jose State (11-18-23) |
| 3 Pt. FG Made |
2, vs. UMES (1-7-23) |
| 3 Pt. FG Att. |
2 (4x), last: vs. Hampton (11-13-23) |
| FT Made |
5 (2x), last: at Morgan State (2-14-21) |
| FT Att. |
8, at Morgan State (2-14-21) |
| Rebounds |
13, vs. Virginia Lynchburg (1-15-24) |
| Assists |
3 (2x), last: vs. VUL (1-15-24) |
| Steals |
3 (2x), last: vs. Purdue Fort-Wayne (3-27-24) |
| Blocks |
3 (2x), last: at UMES (2-11-23) |
| Minutes |
38, at Morgan State (1-23-23) |
