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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

Jack Moreland - Detroit Mercy Athletics
Jack Moreland - Detroit Mercy Athletics
Jack Moreland - Detroit Mercy Athletics

0 Nisea Burrell

0 Nisea Burrell

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool:
    Burlington County Institute of Technology (BCIT) Westampton (Austin Peay)
  • Hometown:
    Philadelphia, Pa.

Summary

Biography

Career Accomplishments:
• Horizon League Fall and Spring Honor Roll selection
• Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection

2025-26:
• Started in 19 of 28 games played.
• Reached double figures in seven games.
• Lead the team in assists (58) and assists per game (2.1 – 19th HL), and free throw percentage (67.0), ranked third in field goal percentage (37.9), and fourth in steals per game (1.0).
• Added nine points in #HLWBB Tournament play-in game win at No. 10 MKE (3/2).
• Added seven points and seven rebounds in Senior Day win over NKU (2/28).
• Had 11 points, going 6-for-9 from the charity stripe with six boards and four assists at IU Indy (2/22).
• Scored a season second-best 14 points on 6-for-8 from the free throw line with six rebounds at Green Bay (1/24).
• Added six points while matching season-best four assists vs MKE (1/8).
• Only player to reach double figures, scoring 13 points on 4-for-8 shooting and 4-for-5 from the free throw line at NKU (1/4).
• Just missed a double-double with nine points and a career-best nine rebounds at WSU (1/2).
• Scored 13 points on 4-of-9 shooting with six rebounds and a team-high three steals in win over IU Indy (12/7).
• Chipped in with nine points going 7-for-10 from the free throw line in #HLWBB opening win over CSU (12/4).
• Scored in double figures for the third straight game with a team-best and Titan career-high 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting vs EMU (11/30).
• Reached double figures for the second straight game with a Titan career-best 13 points on 3-for-6 shooting and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line with two steals vs No. 6 Michigan (11/26).
• Scored 10 points with two assists, two steals, and three boards at Wisconsin (11/23).
• Added six points while dishing a Titan career-high four assists with two steals vs CMU (11/19).
• Chipped in with seven points, three boards, and two assists in first Titan career start at Toledo (11/16).
• Had three points, three rebounds, and three steals in her Titan debut in a win vs Valpo (11/8).

Austin Peay (2024-25):
• Saw action in 23 games, averaging 2.7 ppg, 1.2 rebounds per game, and 1.0 assists per game with six 3-pointers, 24 assists, 16 steals, and two blocks.
• Named Firefly Recovery Athlete
• Posted career-high 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field, 4-for-4 from the free throw line with three assists against North Alabama (1/23).
 
Columbia State Community College (2021-24):
• Tennessee Community College Athletics Association First-Team Selection
• Averaged 18.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game
• Concluded her career with a 40-point performance against Chattanooga State (3/10), while shooting 70.8% from the floor.
 
Grayson College (2022-21):
• Appeared in 22 games with 15 starts
• Averaged 6.0 points per game with a 54.4 field-goal percentage.
 
High School:
• Two-year letter winner for Head Coach Darryl White
• Reached the 1000 career points milestone
• All-Conference First-Team selection

Personal:
Full Name: Nisea Burrell
Parents: Antoinette Burrell and the late Rasheed Marion
Grandmother: Sandra Burrell
Siblings: Ayana and Symir
Major: Business Fundamentals Certificate & MS Ethical Leadership
Reasons for choosing Detroit Mercy: 
• The coaching staff and it felt like it was the place I needed to be, where I get to bring my Philly grit to the city of Detroit.
• a good place for me to start to envision and connect with good people after grad school to start my journey.
• The coaching staff didn't just see me — they saw and understood the vision I had set to take care of my younger brother while competing for a championship and earning a master’s degree.
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