2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

2 Aliyah Matharu

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Bishop McNamara HS
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.
  • Instagram aliyahhmatharu
  • Twitter thematharuu

Biography

Overview
  • The 2024-25 season will be her third season as a Gator
  • Was second in the SEC for scoring during the 2023-24 season
  • Played two seasons at Mississippi State and one season at Texas
  • Led Texas in three-pointers during the 2021-22 season 
  • Currently holds a career-high of 35 points 
2023-24, Senior Season
  • Led the SEC in scoring for a vast majority of non-conference play and closed out as the second-highest scorer
  • Reached double figures in scoring for 29 of 30 games played (97%)
  • Recorded 20+ points in eight of 16 starts to begin the season
  • Posted a season-high and career-high 35 points in the second round of the SEC tournament vs Vanderbilt (March 7)
  • Led Florida in scoring with 570 points
  • Snagged the most steals on the roster with 81
  • Averaged 3.1 steals in SEC play
  • Totaled 73 assists for the season, Florida's second-best from the 2023-24 season 
  • Went five for nine from three against Michigan (Dec. 20) for a season-high in made three-pointers
  • Reached a collegiate milestone of 1,000 career points with a career-high tying 27-point performance at Marshall on Dec. 2
  • Distributed a career-high nine assists at Marshall (Dec. 2)
  • Reached a season-high of 32 minutes vs Columbia
  • Shot 100 percent from the free throw line at Tulsa (Dec. 10), Gardner-Webb (Dec.17), vs Purdue (Nov.20), and at LSU (Feb.4)
  • Grabbed a season-high of 6 steals at Georgia Tech (Nov.29)
  • Reached a season-high of 9 rebounds vs Missouri (March 6) 
2022-23
  • Did not play due to transfer rules
2021-22, Junior Season (Texas)
  • Appeared in all 36 contests and made 11 starts while logging 22.1 minutes per game
  • Named Honorable Mention All-Big 12
  • Paced the team offensively averaging 12 points per game
  • Led the team in three-pointers made with 77
  • Ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 16 nationally shooting at a 42.1 percent mark from behind the arc
  • Ranked second on the team and No. 4 in the league with 65 steals
  • Recorded a team best 22 double-digit scoring efforts to go along with four 20-plus point performances
  • Registered a career-high 27 points at Tennessee [Nov. 21]
  • Posted 26 points on 10-of-17 shooting including a 5-of-9 mark from three-point range at Texas A&M [Dec. 5]
  • Swiped a career-high seven steals vs San Diego [Dec. 19]
  • Tallied 26 points vs West Virginia [Jan. 15]
  • Recorded 15 points and shot 5-of-7 from three-point range in UT’s Big 12 Championship quarterfinal victory over Kansas State [March. 11]
  • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team

2020-21, Sophomore Season (Mississippi State)

  • Averaged 10.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game
  • Ranked third on the team in scoring and was second in 3-pointers (26)
  • Led the team in free throw percentage (.763)
  • Matched her season high in points with 19 at LSU (Feb. 25)
  • Recorded 15 points, six rebounds and three assists in win vs. Auburn (Feb. 23)
  • Posted a season-high 19 points behind three 3-pointers and a career-high four assists against No. 13 Kentucky (Jan. 3)
  • Tallied 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals in win over Troy (Dec. 14)
  • Dropped 17 points behind 8-of-9 shooting from the charity stripe at South Florida (Dec. 5)

2019-20, Freshman Season (Mississippi State)

  • Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week selection
  • Ranked second on the team in threes made with 33
  • Posted 11 double-digit scoring efforts on the season, including six games with 15 or more points
  • Named SEC Freshman of the Week after posting back-to-back career games against Arkansas and Ole Miss, averaging 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game
  • At Ole Miss (March 1), she recorded a career-high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting and knocked down a career-best five 3-pointers to go along with four rebounds, two steals and an assist
  • Earned her first career start against Arkansas (Feb. 27), finishing with 18 points behind four 3-pointers to go along with career highs in rebounds (7) and assists (4)
Prep
  • Named the 2019 espnW HoopGurlz Stock-Riser of the Year after averaging 17.7 points and 3.5 steals per game as a senior
  • Rated as a five-star recruit by espnW HoopGurlz and was ranked No. 28 overall and seventh at the point guard position for the class of 2019
  • Tabbed to the 2019 MaxPreps All-America fifth team
  • Received All-MET first team honors as a senior in 2019 and fourth team recognition as a junior in 2018
  • Named All-WCAC first team in 2018 and 2019
  • Helped Bishop McNamara climb to the top spot of the espnW 25 Power Rankings for five weeks during her senior season; finished ranked inside the top 10
  • Earned First Team Washington Catholic Athletic Conference All-League honors following a standout 2017-18 season that saw her help the Mustangs to a 21-7 record
  • As a junior in 2017-18, averaged 18.3 ppg and made 46 3-pointers
  • Exploded onto the scene as a freshman, taking Forestville High School to the Maryland 1A state championship and averaging 13.9 points, 2.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    5'7"
    35
  • 2

    2023-24Senior

    Guard
    5'7"
    2