Skip To Main Content

Missouri S&T Athletics

scoreboard

The Official Website of the Missouri S&T Miners Missouri S&T Miners

2024 Football Roster

Michael Pierce
Michael Pierce
Michael Pierce
Michael Pierce
Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T
Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T
Todd Verseman
Todd Verseman
John Kean
Todd Verseman

11 Gideon Niboh

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Charles, MO
  • Highschool Francis Howell

Biography

2023: Averaged 19.3 yards per kickoff return and 9.8 yards on 10 punt returns during the campaign...also had three carries for seven yards out of the backfield while catching six passes for 60 yards...had four of his receptions against Wayne State (Mich.) totaling 45 yards.

2022: Selected as the GLVC's Special Teams Player of the Year and the All-GLVC first team as a kick returner...averaged a league-best 19 yards per punt return, which included two that were run back for touchdowns...had punt returns for scores of 66 yards against Kentucky Wesleyan and 60 against William Jewell...was second in the GLVC in kickoff returns with an average of 26.6 yards per runback...earned GLVC Player of the Week honors after accumulating 172 yards in kick returns in the contest...also rushed for 234 yards during the season and had six receptions for 31 yards out of the backfield.

2021: Earned honorable mention All-GLVC laurels as a kick returner...averaged 23.6 yards per kickoff return on 27 runbacks, including one returned 93 yards for a touchdown against Wayne State (Mich.)...also had an 86-yard kickoff return against Hillsdale and a 51-yard runback against Southwest Baptist...finished the year as the Miners' third-leading rusher with 384 yards on 58 carries (6.6 yards per attempt) and two touchdowns...had two 100-yard outings, going for 127 against Arkansas Baptist and a season-high 173 against McKendree, including the game-winning 12-yard touchdown run with 1:40 remaining.

2020: Spent most of the season as a kick returner, running back seven kickoffs for an average of 23.4 yards per return...also had four carries for eight yards on the ground.

High School: Rushed for 1,449 yards (ranking 10th in the St. Louis area in 2019) and 20 touchdowns during his senior year to earn offensive player of the year honors in the Gateway Athletic Conference...also landed first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honors as he also caught 17 passes for 268 yards and four additional scores...was a second-team All-GAC player in his junior year after running for 876 yards and 12 touchdowns, while adding 10 catches for 204 yards.

Personal: Attended Francis Howell High School, where his coach was Brent Chojnacki...son of Martin and Caroline Niboh...majoring in architectural and civil engineering at Missouri S&T.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2020Freshman

    RB
    5'7" 170 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2021Sophomore

    RB
    5'6" 179 lbs
    26
  • 1

    2022Junior

    RB
    5'6" 172 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023Senior

    RB
    5'6" 180 lbs
    1
  • 11

    2024Senior

    RB
    5'7" 175 lbs
    11