2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Travis Nipper

8 Donovan Oday

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arlington, Texas
  • Highschool Mansfield Timberview HS

Biography

2025-26:

  • Horizon League All-League Second Team
  • Made 34 appearances and 16 starts
  • Averaged 29.1 minutes, 18.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.0 steals, 1.9 assists, and 0.5 blocks per game
  • Shot 49.8% from the field, 62.4% from two, 33.0% from three, and 81.0% from the free throw line
  • Recorded one of the best single seasons in NKU’s DI history, ranking fourth in total points (631), second in steals (69), fourth in field goals (207), and first in free throws (158)
  • Ranked top-100 in the nation in steals (25th), steals per game (34th), points (51st), points per game (66th), free throws (69th), and field goals (78th)
  • Finished second in the Horizon League in points, points per game, steals, steals per game, and free throws
  • Scored in double figures in 33 of 34 games, including 12 games of 20-plus points and three games of 30-plus points
  • Dropped a career-high 38 points on 1/17 vs. Robert Morris
  • Scored 33 points against Detroit Mercy on 1/30
  • Dropped a then-career-high of 31 points at Green Bay (1/11)
  • Put up 28 points and a season-high eight rebounds at home vs. Green Bay (2/4)
  • Had a season-high five steals on two occasions

PRIOR TO NKU: Oday joins the Norse after a very productive 2024-25 season at Cal State Fullerton, where he averaged 12.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 0.9 steals per game with the Titans...shot 42.2% from the field on 9.8 attempts per game, 31% from three on 2.3 attempts per game, and 76.3% from the free throw line on 5 attempts per game...scored a career-high 29 points on January 11, 2025 vs. Hawaii, going 10-18 from the field and 8-10 from the free throw line...scored 20+ points on four occasions...notched a double-double on December 28 against Nobel...as a sophomore as Fullerton, averaged seven points, two rebounds, and one steal per game...scored a season-high 15 points against La Sierra on November 11th...as a freshman at McNeese State, averaged 4.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game...set a season-high with 14 points on February 4th against Texas A&M Commerce...scored in double figures five times...Was first team All-District 8-5A at Mansfield Timberview High School...Earned UIL 5A Region 1 Regional All-Tournament, UIL 5A State Tournament All-Tournament, TABC 5A All-Region, and TABC 5A All-State honors in high school. 

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