Amiya Joyner

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Farmville, N.C.
High School:
Farmville Central HS
Prev School:
LSU

Joyner joined the Cardinals in the Summer of 2026 and has one year left of eligibility.

LSU - Senior Year (2025-26)

Appeared in 34 games with 19 starts
Led the Tigers in rebounds (254), rebound average (7.5) and offensive rebounds (100)
Blocked 23 shots, recorded 24 steals, brought down 254 rebounds, tallied 41 assists and scored 314 points
Scored in double figures 14 times and 15-plus on three occasions
Recorded nine double doubles pushing her career total to 50
Grabbed double-digit rebounds on 12 separate occasions
Surpassed 1,500 career points in a contest against Texas Tech when she scored 11 points in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Eclipsed the 1,000 career rebound mark with 11 against Texas-Arlington on December 21
Earned a position in the 2026 College All-Star Game on Team Cheryl Miller, who coached against fellow Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Liebermann

East Carolina - Junior Year (2024-25)

Appeared in 32 games with 23 starts
Led the team in scoring and rebounding with 479 points and 295 rebounds for 15.0 and 9.2 per game
Blocked 34 shots and registered 52 assists and 36 steals
Scored in double figures 23 times and over 20 on eight occasions
Registered 15 double-doubles, giving her 41 for her career
Led the team in scoring on 16 occasions
Scored a career high 32 points against Howard (11/20)
Grabbed 20 rebounds to go with 19 points against North Texas (2/22)
Grabbed double-digit rebounds 17 times
Broke the East Carolina program record for career 15-rebound games with 13
Became the second ECU player in program history with multiple 20-rebound games
Recorded the fifth most rebounds in program history, giving her three of the top five seasons ever at ECU
Moved into fourth in program history with 904 career rebounds and fourth in program history with 132 career blocked shots
Became the 13th ECU player ever to record multiple 30-point games
Finished the season 26th nationally in double-doubles with 15 as well as 51st in rebounds per game and 53rd in total rebounds
Earned First Team All-Conference recognition

East Carolina - Sophomore Year (2023-24)

Appeared in 31 games with 26 starts
Posted 399 points, 309 rebounds, 71 assists, 47 blocks and 41 steals
Improved greatly at the foul line with a .712 clip on 125 attempts
The first ECU player to record 300-plus rebounds in a season twice
Most rebounds in a two-season stretch at ECU (609) since Rosie Thompson grabbed 653 in 1978-79 and 1979-80
Became the 23rd player in ECU history with 500 career points and rebounds
Recorded 13 double-doubles on the year
Scored a career best 27 points with 16 rebounds and six blocks vs. George Mason (12/18)
Grabbed 20 rebounds vs. Memphis, the first ECU player to do so since Feb. 13, 2004
Also the first player in ECU history with a 20-rebound double-double and five assists in a game (15 pts, 20 reb, 5 ast)
Scored in double figures in 23 games
Recorded three 20-point double doubles, giving her five in her career through two seasons
Recorded 15-or-more rebounds five times on the season, giving her nine in her career through two seasons, tied for third in ECU history
Recorded 10-plus rebounds in 14 games
From Feb. 10 to March 12, she recorded nine-consecutive double-doubles, a program record (according to available records)
Led the AAC in rebounding at 9.97 per game, the first league rebounding champion for ECU since 1999
Moved up to sixth in program history in career blocks with 98 through two seasons
47 blocks were tied for 10th in a season in ECU history
The most blocks in a two-season stretch at ECU since Ondrea Shaw’s 154 in 2013-14 and 2014-15
Blocked multiple shots in 15 games
Named AAC Player of the Week on Dec. 26
Finished in the top 50 in the NCAA in total rebounds and rebounds per game and top 100 in blocks per game

East Carolina - Freshman Year (2022-23)

Appeared in 31 games with 23 starts
Exploded onto the scene in conference play with eight AAC Freshman of the Week honors, the most ever in the conference
Named the AAC Freshman of the Year
Earned recognition on the AAC Third-Team All Conference and AAC All-Tournament team
Averaged a double-double in conference play with a dozen points and 10 rebounds per contest
Recorded 13 double-doubles on the season
Her 16 rebounds against Tulsa (12/30) were the most by an ECU player since 2016
Scored 19 points including the game-winning shot with just over a second to play at Hampton (12/21)
Scored 23 points against Temple (2/3)
Recorded 19 rebounds against Tulane (3/7), an AAC Tournament single-game record
Broke the ECU freshman rebounding record while finishing top 10 in freshman points, blocks assists and minutes and top 10 in rebounds and blocks overall
38th in the NCAA with 300 rebounds on the season
26th in the NCAA with 3.6 offensive rebounds per game
37th in the NCAA with 13 double-doubles
36th in the NCAA with 51 blocks

Prep

Lettered at Farmville Central under head coach Hollis Harper as well as playing for Team Curry under head coach Ashley Rivens
Was the highest ranked recruit in program history, garnering four-stars on ESPN recruiting rankings and checking in at No. 69 nationally and No. 15 among forwards
Played in multiple state title games, helping Farmville win the 2A State Championship during her sophomore season