2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Mehta, Nina
Jersey Number 2
Nina Mehta
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- GUARD
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- San Francisco, Calif.
- High School:
- International
Bio
2018-19: Played in 14 games … Averaged 2.9 minutes per game … Scored a season-high five points at Penn (Feb. 8) … Grabbed a season-best two rebounds at Chicago State (Dec. 30).
Before Brown: Earned Bay Counties League Central Player of the Year honors … Gained Bay Counties League West First Team accolades; collected all-league honors every year … Garnered San Francisco All-City plaudits … Led team to North Coast Section Finals and Northern California State Finals … Scored over 1,000 career points … Averaged 20.6 points per game as a junior … Won International’s Outstanding Female Athlete and Most Valuable Player awards … Played for head coach Dannika Navales-Lugtu … Competed on the AAU level for Bay City Basketball and SF Spirit … High honor roll student.
Personal: Nina is the daughter of Usha Rajagopal and Yogy Mehta … Has one sister, Shayna, a member of the Brown women’s basketball Class of 2019 … Enjoys singing and playing the guitar … Fluent in French … Born on October 19, 2000 … Plans to concentrate in Biology.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because I loved the idea of its flexible, open curriculum, allowing me to delve straight into learning and soaking in the knowledge of the subjects I love and want to pursue. I also chose it because of its diversity and its people, and the ability it gave me to pursue my dream of playing basketball at a high competitive level, while also receiving one of the best educations possible.”
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 5, at Penn (2/8/19)
Rebounds: 2, at Chicago State (12/30/18)
Assists: 1, at Harvard (2/22/19)
Steals: 1, 2x, last at Dartmouth (2/23/19)
Blocks: --
Before Brown: Earned Bay Counties League Central Player of the Year honors … Gained Bay Counties League West First Team accolades; collected all-league honors every year … Garnered San Francisco All-City plaudits … Led team to North Coast Section Finals and Northern California State Finals … Scored over 1,000 career points … Averaged 20.6 points per game as a junior … Won International’s Outstanding Female Athlete and Most Valuable Player awards … Played for head coach Dannika Navales-Lugtu … Competed on the AAU level for Bay City Basketball and SF Spirit … High honor roll student.
Personal: Nina is the daughter of Usha Rajagopal and Yogy Mehta … Has one sister, Shayna, a member of the Brown women’s basketball Class of 2019 … Enjoys singing and playing the guitar … Fluent in French … Born on October 19, 2000 … Plans to concentrate in Biology.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because I loved the idea of its flexible, open curriculum, allowing me to delve straight into learning and soaking in the knowledge of the subjects I love and want to pursue. I also chose it because of its diversity and its people, and the ability it gave me to pursue my dream of playing basketball at a high competitive level, while also receiving one of the best educations possible.”
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 5, at Penn (2/8/19)
Rebounds: 2, at Chicago State (12/30/18)
Assists: 1, at Harvard (2/22/19)
Steals: 1, 2x, last at Dartmouth (2/23/19)
Blocks: --
Brown University 50th Anniversary Event Recap
Friday, April 11
WBB vs. Harvard Post Game Press Conference
Sunday, February 23
WBB Senior Day - Gianna Aiello
Saturday, February 22
WBB Senior Day - Isabella Mauricio
Saturday, February 22
