Fifth Year (2021-2022)
- Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award-given to Lewis Student-athletes for academic excellence
- Named GLVC player of the week (December 6th)
- Named GLVC player of the week (December 27th)
- Named CoSIDA Academic All-District Team four
- Named All-GLVC First Team
- Named NABC All-Midwest Second Team
- Appeared in 27 games
- Started in 27 games
- Season high of 863 minutes
- Season high of 144 field goals made
- Season high of 33 three pointers made
- Season high of 68 free throws made
- Season high of 389 points
- Season high of 46 offensive rebounds
- Season high of 160 defensive rebounds
- Season high of 40 assists
Senior Year (2020-21):
- appeared in 19 games with 14 starts for the Flyers after joining the team in January 2021.
- he averaged 8.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.
- he recorded season-highs in points (16), field goals made (6), field goals attempted (10), three-point field goal attempts (5), free throw attempts (5) and assists (3) against Missouri S&T on Feb. 25.
- he had a season-high 13 rebounds in the GLVC Tournament Championship game against Drury on March 7.
- he had a season-high three 3-point field goals made against Southern Indiana (Jan. 21).
- had a season-high two blocked shots against Missouri-St. Louis (Jan. 14).
- had a season-high two steals in the NCAA Midwest Regional contest against Southern Indiana (March 13).
- was named to the GLVC's All-Tournament team.
- named to the Academic All-GLVC squad.
Holy Cross - Junior Year (2019-20):
• Played in 31 games on the season, starting 28 times and playing 922 minutes
• Averaged 8.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest
• Grabbed 54 of his 157 rebounds on the offensive end of the court
• Ranked 15th in the Patriot League in offensive rebounds, 17th in total rebounding and 25th in minutes played
• Led the team in rebounding eight times, steals five times, blocked shots four times, scoring three times and assists three times
• Scored in double-figures 14 times
• Posted three double-digit rebounding games, with two double-doubles
• Recorded 19 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the win over Lehigh
• Led the team with 16 points and seven rebounds against Colgate
• Had a team-high 16 points and seven rebounds at Lafayette
• Scored 14 points at Lehigh, while hitting all four of his field goal attempts and all four of his free throws
• Totaled 14 points, four rebounds and three blocked shots against Fairfield
• Finished with 13 points and six rebounds against Loyola (Md.)
• Totaled 13 points, six rebounds and four assists against Army West Point
• Led the team with 12 points and seven rebounds against American
• Recorded 12 points and two rebounds at Siena
• Posted 11 points and five rebounds against Lafayette
• Tallied 11 points, three rebounds and two steals at Navy
• Finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double at Bucknell
• Totaled 11 points and eight rebounds at Canisius
• Posted a double-double with 10 points, 11 rebounds and two steals at Loyola (Md.)
• Totaled nine points, 11 rebounds, five assists and two blocks at Bucknell in the Patriot League Tournament
• Scored nine points at San Diego
• Tallied nine points and three rebounds against Harvard
• Posted nine points and five rebounds at New Hampshire
• Recorded nine points, two rebounds and two assists at No. 7 Maryland
• Had seven points and two rebounds in the victory over Mercer
• Selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Holy Cross - Sophomore Year (2018-19):
• Played in the first 10 games of the year
• Missed the final 23 games of the season due to injury
• Averaged 5.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest
• Connected on 52.6 percent of his field goal attempts (20 of 38) and 42.9 percent of his three-pointers (six of 14)
• Led the team in scoring once and in blocks once
• Scored in double digits two times
• Led the team with 13 points and two rebounds at No. 19 Michigan, while hitting all three of his three-point attempts
• Recorded 11 points, four rebounds and three assists against Rhode Island
• Totaled nine points and two rebounds in the win at Massachusetts
• Posted nine points and three rebounds at Providence
• Scored four points during the win over Stony Brook
• Had four points, one rebound and one assist in the win over Sacred Heart
Holy Cross - Freshman Year (2017-18):
• Appeared in 22 games on the season, starting four times
• Averaged 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per contest
• Led the team in rebounding twice, steals twice and blocks twice
• Scored in double-figures two times on the year
• Recorded 11 points and two assists at Siena
• Scored 10 points on four of five shooting in the victory at Army West Point
• Totaled nine points and three rebounds at Rhode Island
• Had six points in the win over American
• Recorded six points and three rebounds against Manhattan
• Tallied five points and seven rebounds against La Salle
• Posted four points and five rebounds in the win at Boston University
• Totaled four points, four rebounds and three blocked shots in the victory over New Hampshire
• Had three points and two blocks at Lafayette
• Scored three points against Iona
• Tallied three points and three rebounds at Massachusetts in his first career start
• Had three points and three rebounds against Albany
High School:
• Played for head coach Tom Sloan at Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Ill.
• Served as team captain during his junior and senior seasons
• Averaged 18.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game as a junior
• Scored over 1,000 career points, while finishing second all-time in school history in rebounding and sixth in scoring
• Earned team MVP honors as a senior
• Named All-West Suburban Silver Conference three times
• A three-time Academic All-Conference selection
• Played AAU ball for the Chicago LockDown
Personal:
• Son of Joseph and Julie Niego
• Father played basketball at Lewis University and was drafted by the Houston Rockets
• Mother was a member of the women’s basketball team at Lewis University
• Has four brothers (Harrison, Nolan, Grant and Jackson)
• Brother, Harrison, played basketball at Hillsdale College
• Majored in Political Science
