After spending the previous season in Texas, Matar joined the Gators and appeared in all 36 contests for the Longhorns, averaging 12 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists. Her efforts on the court earned her honorable mention All-Big 12 honors.
“Aaliyah is a proven three-level scorer with the ability to impact games on both ends of the floor,” said Finley. “She is a contestant whose experiences and her fun-loving personality will bring even more excitement to Odome! We look forward to welcoming Aaliyah to Gator Nation this fall. increase!
While in Texas, Matar paced his team aggressively, scoring 12 points per game and leading the Longhorns with 77 3-point shots. That year she ranked 2nd in the Big 12 and 16th nationally, and from behind the arc she earned 42.1 percent. Her two of the best games of her career were against Southeastern’s conference opponents, her 27-point out in Tennessee (Nov. That includes a 26-point performance, including her 5/9 mark from . Texas A&M on December 5, 2021.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the program. I’ve heard nothing but good things about Director Kelly and her staff,” Matar said. I think they did a great job last year and I’m looking forward to working with her, Coach CJ and the rest of the team to make the impact I can on the team. It’s an opportunity and I can’t wait to get there!”
A native of Washington, DC, Matar spent his freshman and sophomore campaigns in Mississippi. In her sophomore year, she averaged 10.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.4 steals per game, ranking her third on the team in scoring and making 26 she made in 3-pointers. she was second. Matar has shot 50% or more in eight games in which she has scored 3-pointers or better in six games. She scored her best result of the season in her February 25 game against LSU with 19 points, adding three boards and her three steals. Her first 19-point effort of the season came against the 13th Kentucky on January 3, where she was backed by three of her 3-pointers. She also added a career-high four assists against the Wildcats.
In the 2019-20 season, Matar was named the SEC’s Freshman of the Week twice. She ranked her second on the team in her 3-pointers (33) and recorded her double-digit scoring efforts in her 11, including her six games of at least 15 points. Matar won her first freshman of the week on Jan. 28, following her strong performances at Vanderbilt and South Carolina. She scored her 11 of her 22 points for Mississippi State in the fourth quarter against Vanderbilt, and in the third quarter she scored 2:05 in her stretch against top-ranked South Carolina. recorded all 10 goals. She also earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors 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 steals per game. On mistakes, she posted a career-high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting, knocked down a career-high five 3-pointers, and had four rebounds, two steals and one assist. achieved.
Prior to joining the university ranks, Matharu helped Team USA win a silver medal at the 2019 Summer World University Games.
Matharu was named the 2019 espnW HoopGurlz Stockriser of the Year after averaging 17.7 points and 3.5 steals per game as a high school senior at Bishop McNamara. She was rated as her 5-star recruit by her espnW HoopGurlz and ranked her 28th overall in the 2019 class and 7th in points her guard position. She was named to her WCAC First Her Team in her 2018 and her 2019 All-Her WCAC, Bishop McNamara rises to the top spot in her espnW 25 power rankings for her five weeks helped the Senior.
2022-23 Florida Women’s Basketball Signatories
Frida Bühner | Photo Father. 6-3 | Osnabruck, Germany | Osnabruck
Leilani Correa | | Sr. | Ga | 6-0 | Manchester, NJ | St. John’s
KK Deans | | Senior | Ga | 5-8 | Greensboro, North Carolina | West Virginia
Ra Shaya Kyle | | Junior | Sea | 6-6 | Marion, Indiana |
Aliya Matar | | Senior | Ga | 5-7 | Washington DC | Texas
Micah Perry | | Father. | | Ga | 6-1 | Norman, Oklahoma. Norman HS
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