2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
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Matharu, Aliyah
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Jersey Number 2
Aliyah Matharu
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bishop McNamara HS
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
Bio
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
- 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)
- Did not play due to transfer rules
- 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)
- 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
WBIT: Coach Gardner, McGill and Reynolds Press Conference 3-31-25
Monday, March 31
WBIT: Coach Gardner, McGill and Reynolds Press Conference 3-30-25
Sunday, March 30
WBIT: Coach Finely, Kyle and McGill
Thursday, March 27
Florida at UNLV Presser Finley and Warren
Monday, March 24
