2024-25 (Redshirt Senior Year)
Named to NSU AD Honor Roll for the fall semester … All-MEAC Third Team selection … Named to All-MEAC Tournament Team … Averaged 12.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 48.9 percent from the field and 47.3 percent from behind the arc … Recorded 27 steals and two blocks as well … Won the State Farm College Slam Dunk Championship … Produced fourth-best single-season 3-point field goal percentage in program history … Dished career-best 10 assists against Penn State Wilkes-Barre (11/4) … Scored 22 points in a win over James Madison (11/9) … Played pivotal role in MEAC Championship run, scoring 19 points in comeback win over Morgan State (3/14) and 16 points in title game against South Carolina State (3/15) … Knocked down the game-winning free throw in the championship game … Led Spartans with 16 points in NCAA Tournament loss vs. Florida (3.21) … Finished career seventh in 3-point field goal percentage in program history (.412) ... Selected to HBCU All-Star Game ... Recorder two highlight worthy dunks within a span of a minute against Morgan State (2/24), earning the No. 3 and No. 1 slotson SportsCenter Top 10 that night.
2023-24 (Redshirt Junior Year)
Named to NSU AD Honor Roll for the fall semester … Led Spartans to CIT Championship title, earning Most Valuable Player honors … Appeared in 31 games, making 22 starts … Averaged 8.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 0.8 steals per game while shooting 97-of-206 (47.1 percent) from the floor and 18-of-52 (34.6 percent) from behind the arc … Also shot a career-best 75.9 percent from the free throw line (60-of-79) … Ranked 10
th in MEAC in assists per game and 20
th in scoring average … Scored in double figures on 16 occasions, including the last four games of the season … Preseason All-MEAC First Team selection … Boosted Spartans to comeback victory over Purdue Fort-Wayne in CIT Championship game (3/27), scoring 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting with three assists and three rebounds … Logged season-high seven assists against Virginia Lynchburg (1/15) …Posted 15 points in blowout win over William & Mary (11/28), then against at Hofstra (12/16) with five rebounds … Tallied 17 points at Morgan State (2/26) with five rebounds … Posted 17 points in MEAC Tournament Quarterfinal victory over Coppin State (3/13), shooting 5-of-8 from the floor.
2022-23 (Junior Year)
Appeared in 13 games, making 12 starts, before suffering a season-ending injury … Averaged 10.1 points, 3.5 assists, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 52-of-85 (61.2 percent) from the field and 7-of-19 (36.8 percent) from behind the arc …Scored in double-figures on eight occasions … Opened the season with 10 points and five rebounds on Nov. 7 against Virginia Lynchburg, dishing a season-high nine assists and shooting 5-of-6 from the floor … Scored 16 points against Cairn on Nov. 9, recording a season-best three steals … Posted 15 points at Baylor on an efficient 6-of-8 shooting day, adding four assists and two steals … Recorded 15 points and seven assists against Alabama A&M at the ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge … Tallied 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting at ODU on Dec. 3, adding seven assists, six rebounds and a career-high two blocks … Made all four shot attempts and all four free throw attempts in a 12-point performance against Hampton on Dec. 17 at the Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge.
2021-22 (Sophomore Year)
Named to NSU AD Honor Roll for the fall semester … Played in 25 games for the Spartans, making 21 starts … Averaged 8.9 points, 2.5 assists, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.9 steals per game while shooting 81-of-193 from the field (41.9 percent) and 15 of 37 from beyond the arc (40.5 percent) … Named MEAC Player of the Week on Nov. 23 after standout performances against William & Mary, Bowling Green, and Xavier … Scored in double-digits on 11 occasions … Finished the season ranked 10
th in the MEAC in assists per game and 25
th in steals per game … Led or co-led the Spartans in points four times, assists nine times, steals five times, and blocks once … Scored a career-high 31 points against William & Mary, the highest single-game total of any NSU player that season, shooting 12-of-15 from the field, 2-of-2 from beyond the arc, and 5-of-5 from the free throw line … Also added four rebounds and four assists against the Tribe … Opened the season with 14 points and three rebounds against Bridgewater, before posting 14 points again two days later vs. Penn State-Wilkes Barre … Scored 12 points in back-to-back games against Bowling Green and Xavier, adding five assists against the former … Tallied 14 points, six assists, and four rebounds at UNCW … Made 7-of-9 shot attempts on the way to 18 points against Morgan State … Converted his only shot attempt of the afternoon in NSU’s MEAC Championship win over Coppin State.
At Rider (COVID – 2020-21)
Appeared in 22 games with 20 starts … Averaged 7.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game … Scored in double figures in eight games, including a season-high 15 points at Manhattan on Dec. 12 … Scored 14 points in games at Manhattan on Dec. 11 (with a season-best three steals) and at Saint Peter’s on Feb. 27, hitting a career-high 7-of-11 from the free throw line in the latter … Finished with a season-high seven assists with eight points and seven rebounds in a career-high 38 minutes against Monmouth on March 4 … Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds with seven points and three assists against NJIT on Dec. 23.
At Rider (Freshman Year – 2019-20)
Played in all 30 games with 18 starts … Averaged 4.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game with a 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio … Scored in double figured in six games … Had a season-high 15 points and a season-high six rebounds at Canisius on Jan. 19, shooting 5-of-8 from the floor and 2-of-3 from deep … Added 14 points in a season-high 36 minutes against Iona on Jan. 10 … Had six rebounds with eight points at Temple on Dec. 21 … Handed out a season-high six assists at Marist on Jan. 12 … Finished with nine points, four rebounds and a season-high three steals against Siena on Jan. 5.
High School
Led Saints Neumann Goretti to its third, fourth and fifth-consecutive state championships, an unprecedented feat in Pennsylvania high school basketball history … Earned Class 3A All-State First Team and All-Catholic League First Team honors as a senior … As a junior in 2017-18, was selected to the Class 3A All-State Third Team.
Personal
Full name is Christian Ings and goes by the nickname “Agent Zero” … Born on Sept. 14, 1999 … Son of Nyah Watkins and Daniel Ings Sr. … Has an older brother, Daniel, and a younger brother, Alex … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies … Wants to pursue a professional basketball career … Enjoys listening to music, watching TV, and relaxing.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
31, vs. William & Mary (11-16-21) |
| FG Made |
12, vs. William & Mary (11-16-21) |
| FG Att. |
15 (3x), last: at UNCW (12-1-21) |
| 3 Pt. FG Made |
4, vs. Coppin State (3-13-24) |
| 3 Pt. FG Att. |
6 (2x), last: vs. Coppin State (3-13-24) |
| FT Made |
7 (2x), last: at Morgan State (2-26-24) |
| FT Att. |
11, at Saint Peter’s (2-27-21) * |
| Rebounds |
8, vs. NJIT (12-23-20) * |
| Assists |
9, vs. Virginia Lynchburg (11-7-22) |
| Steals |
4, at Xavier (11-21-21) |
| Blocks |
2, at Old Dominion (12-3-22) |
| Minutes |
38 (2x), last: at Bowling Green (11-19-21) |
Ings' Career Statistics
| YEAR |
GP-GS |
FGM-A |
PCT |
3PM-A |
PCT |
FTM-A |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
AST/AVG |
BLK/AVG |
STL/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
| 2019-20 * |
30-18 |
56-132 |
.424 |
12-38 |
.316 |
22-36 |
.611 |
57/1.9 |
51/1.7 |
1/0.03 |
17/0.6 |
146/4.9 |
| 2020-21 * |
22-20 |
55-137 |
.401 |
5-22 |
.227 |
54-83 |
.651 |
76/3.5 |
52/2.4 |
2/0.1 |
19/0.9 |
169/7.7 |
| 2021-22 |
25-21 |
81-193 |
.420 |
15-37 |
.405 |
46-67 |
.687 |
60/2.4 |
62/2.5 |
2/0.1 |
23/0.9 |
223/8.9 |
| 2022-23 |
13-12 |
52-85 |
.612 |
7-19 |
.368 |
20-29 |
.690 |
28/2.2 |
46/3.5 |
3/0.2 |
13/1.0 |
131/10.1 |
| 2023-24 |
31-22 |
97-206 |
.471 |
18-52 |
.346 |
60-79 |
.759 |
66/2.1 |
66/2.1 |
5/0.2 |
26/0.8 |
272/8.8 |
| 2024-25 |
33-32 |
137-280 |
.489 |
35-174 |
.473 |
89-121 |
.736 |
69/2.1 |
106/3.2 |
2/0.1 |
27/0.8 |
398/12.1 |
| Totals |
154-125 |
478-1,033 |
.463 |
92-242 |
.380 |
291-415 |
.701 |
356/2.5 |
383/2.5 |
15/0.1 |
1250.8 |
1,339/8.7 |
* at Rider
