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2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster

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5 Ayana Avery

5 Ayana Avery

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cleveland, N.C.
  • Highschool:
    West Rowan
  • Prev School:
    West Rowan

Summary

Biography

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS
All-Big South second team honoree... Became the 21st member of the Radford women's basketball 1,000-point club... Ended career with 1,198 points, which rank ninth all-time in program history... Led team in scoring at 10.6 points per game... Drilled 74 3-pointers as a senior... Her 2.4 3-pointers per game led the Big South... Made 261 3-pointers in her career: ranks first at Radford and third in Big South history... Led RU in 3-pointers made in 22 of her 31 games played... Connected on at least three 3-pointers in 12 games... Buried three game-winning treys on the season (Wofford, Charleston Southern and High Point)... Dialed up a career-high 27 points in a 76-60 win at Gardner-Webb... Reached double-figure scoring 16 times, while eclipsing the 20-point plateau four times.

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS
All-Big South honorable mention selection... Led team in scoring at 14.7 points per game, which ranked sixth in the Big South... Averaged 16.3 points per game against Big South competition, which ranked third in the league... Knocked down a single-season record 95 3-pointers... Her 3.17 treys made per game ranked eighth nationally... Set single-game record for most 3-pointers made when she drilled 8-of-11 at High Point on Jan. 23... Scored in double figures 23 times or 76.7 percent of the Highlanders' 30 games... Two-time conference player of the week eclipsed the 20-point plateau seven times... Accumulated a team-high 47 steals... Played in all 30 games, including 29 starts.

2012-13 HIGHLIGHTS
Led the Highlanders with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-6 from deep in season opener at Marshall... Drilled 5-of-9 field goals, including 4-of-6 from deep en route to 14 points versus Bluefield College... Selected to the UM Thanksgiving Tournament all-tournament team, finished with 14 points against host Miami in the championship game... Nailed a game-high 17 points in 72-55 victory over William & Mary... Lone double-figure scorer for the Highlanders at Clemson with 11 points... Led Radford with 14 points in first Big South victory of the season over UNC Asheville... Tallied 13 points and drilled a late 3-pointer in regulation to help RU force overtime and edge Gardner-Webb, 72-69... Led three RU players in double figures with 15 points against Charleston Southern... One of five players in double figures with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Campbell... Torched the nets for 10 points, including two crucial 3-pointers late in the second half to preserve a 64-55 road win at High Point... Took game-high honors at Charleston Southern with 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting... Scored 10 points in 52-51 setback at Coastal Carolina.

2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS
Radford’s sixth man for most of the year, coming off the bench in all 31 games... Posted eight games with double-figure points... Had 48 3-pointers, ninth best in Radford history for a single season... Drained three 3-pointers in debut against Eastern Mennonite... Scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting and dished out three dimes against USC Upstate... Knocked down 2-of-3 from three-point land at Wake Forest... One of two Highlanders in double figures against Wofford, netting 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting... Went 8-of-10 from the field and 5-of-6 from the field on the way to a career and game-high 21-point effort against Davidson... Collected career-high seven rebounds against Campbell in first league win... Fourth career game in double figures came at Charleston Southern where she scored 15... Netted eight points off the bench in Radford’s fifth straight overall win at Campbell... One of three Highlanders in double figures with 10 on 4-of-5 shooting against Charleston Southern... Came off the bench to score 13 points at Presbyterian... Scored 13 points in Big South Tournament Quarterfinal win over Winthrop, including go-ahead trey in closing minutes... Led Radford with 19 points on 5-of-10 from behind the arc in semifinal loss at High Point.

PREP
Four-year starter, earning all-county and all-conference honors all four seasons at West Rowan… All-state selection as a senior and as a sophomore… Holds the single-game school record for points (42) and reached the 1,000-point milestone during her junior season… Finished career with 1,995 points… Led her county in scoring all four years… Played for the Carolina Elite AAU team.
 
PERSONAL / ACADEMICS
Daughter of Dorothy and Stuart Avery… Has four siblings: John Gipson, Monique Warren, Nicole Gipson and Keshun Bradley… Communications major with minors in sports administration and marketing.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2011-12Freshman

    Guard
    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2012-13Sophomore

    Guard
    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2013-14Junior

    Guard
    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2014-15Senior

    Guard
    5'5"
    5