Zania Socka-Nguemen

Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Silver Spring,, Md.
Position:
Forward
Height:
6-3

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Helped the 2025 USA Basketball Women’s U19 team to a gold medal at the FIBA U19 women’s world cup in Brno, Czeck Republic … averaged 3.1 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.

AT UCLA
2024-25
Played 16 games for UCLA during her freshman year, averaging 5.2 minutes on the floor per appearance … Sustained an injury against Pepperdine (Nov. 12) and missed eight-consecutive games, returning against Creighton (Dec. 20 ) … Had a single-game season-high eight points at Wisconsin on Feb. 26 … Averaged 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.

PREP
A 2024 McDonald’s All-American … Ranked 26^th in the 2024 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings, according to espnW … played club basketball in the 2023 Nike Girls EYBL circuit for Team Durant U17 where she averaged 14.0 points, 6.4 rebounds in 16 games … led Sidwell Friends to a state title as a junior.

PERSONAL
Birth date is July 6 … daughter of Grace Wandji … has one brother, Jayden … undecided on a major.