Indya Nivar

Indya Nivar (born January 16, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Early life and high school career

Nivar was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to Ebony Crooms-Nivar and Kenny Nivar, and has a younger sister. She played multiple sports growing up, including gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, and track, competing in the latter three at Apex Friendship High School in Apex, North Carolina. In her senior season, she averaged 18 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 3.5 steals per game and was named North Carolina Miss Basketball, the North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year, and McDonald's All-American. She led Apex to the NCHSAA 4A state championship game, finishing runner-up but being named the tournament's MVP.

College career Stanford Cardinal

Nivar made her college debut for the Stanford Cardinal on November 7, 2022, scoring a season-high 13 points in the season-opening 86–48 win against San Diego State. She appeared in all 35 games as Stanford won a share of the Pac-12 Conference regular-season title. She finished her freshman season averaging 3.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assists, in 12.6 minutes per game. After the season, she chose to enter the NCAA transfer portal and returned to her home state with the North Carolina Tar Heels. North Carolina head coach Courtney Banghart said Nivar told her she "didn't know we'd get good so fast".

North Carolina Tar Heels

Nivar made her North Carolina debut on November 8, 2023, coming off the bench to score a game-high 17 points and get 11 rebounds in the season-opening 102–49 win against Gardner–Webb. She was the first North Carolina player to record a double-double on her debut since 2013. She appeared in all 33 games in her sophomore season, averaging 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

Professional career Nivar was selected twenty-eighth overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2026 WNBA draft. On April 17, 2026, she signed a rookie scale contract with the Dream. She was waived by the team on July 7. The next day, the Dream signed her to a player development contract.

National team career

Nivar won gold with the United States at the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship, where she averaged 6.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.8 steals per game in six games.