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Daisa Alexander Season 2016-17

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Daisa Alexander Season 2016-17

PositionG
Height5-8
ClassFreshman
HometownDecatur, Ga.
Previous SchoolSouthwest DeKalb HS

2018 SEC All-Defensive Team
2019-20 Preseason All-SEC Second Team

As a Senior (2019-20):
Played in 27 games, starting all 27 … Averaged 13.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game … Played 31.0 minutes per game … Led Auburn in assists … Tied for second in the SEC in steals … Ranked 12th in SEC in scoring … Averaged 4.1 assists in SEC games, 8th-best in the league … Was Auburn’s leading free-throw shooter at 80.6% (79-98), which ranked 3rd in the SEC … Was also 3rd in SEC games in free-throw shooting at 83.9% (47-56) … Set a new Auburn record for single-game free-throw shooting, hitting 12-of-12 (100%) in overtime game vs. Mississippi State (2/20); scored 21 points and had 6 assists and season-high 5 steals in the game … Had eight total games where she did not miss a free throw … Was 100% on free throws (11-of-11) in three games at Gulf Coast Showcase (11/30-12/1) … Posted career-high 10 assists in win over LSU (2/16) … Had career-high 10 rebounds in win over Ole Miss (1/23) … Topped 20-point mark seven times during season … Scored season-high 24 points vs. Drake and tied a career-high with four 3-pointers (12/1) … Scored 22 points in season-opener vs. Wofford (11/6) … Also had a 22-point game in overtime win over Dayton (11/30) … Had 21 points, 6 assists, 3 steals on 7-of-9 shooting in win at Missouri (2/27) … Had 19 points, 9 assists and 4 steals in SEC Tournament win over Vanderbilt (3/4) … Finished career with 1,215 points, 276 rebounds, 225 steals, 185 assists and 130 made 3-pointers … Ranked 25th in career scoring, 10th in career free-throw percentage (.749), 9th in career 3-pointers made and 8th in steals … Was a preseason All-SEC Second Team selection.

As a Junior (2018-19):
Started all 32 games, averaging 27.9 minutes per game ... Was Auburn's second-leading scorer with 12.6 points/game, which was 20th-best in the SEC ... Averaged 14.9 points/game in SEC play to lead Auburn and rank 12th in the league; scored 16.9 points/game in SEC road games ... Finished second in the SEC in steals with 74 (2.3/game) ... Was also second in the league in steals in conference games with 39 (2.4/game) ... Made 60 3-point field goals on the season (1.9/game), which ranks as the sixth-most in Auburn history ... Became the 10th player in Auburn history to make 100 career 3-pointers with her first against BYU in the NCAA Tournament; enters her senior season 10th in program history with 102 made 3-pointers ... Shot 38.9% from the field (148-380) and was 36.1% on 3-pointers (60-166) ... Was Auburn's leading scorer in 10 games with eight of those coming in SEC play ... Scored a season-high 22 points four times - at Florida (1/6), at Alabama (1/10), at Tennessee (2/14) and vs. Alabama (2/17) ... Hit for double-digits 22 times during the season, including 14 of 16 SEC games ... Hit game-winning jumper and free throw with 17 seconds left in 79-76 win at New Mexico in the Preseason WNIT (11/11) ... Scored 13 points and had career-high eight rebounds in season-opening win over Grambling (11/6) ... Grabbed season-high five steals in win at Florida (1/6) ... Recorded career-high eight assists in win over Louisiana-Lafayette (11/25) ... Enters senior season with 163 career steals, 39 away from entering the Auburn career top-10.

As a Sophomore (2017-18):
Played in all 29 games, starting the final 12 games of the season and averaging 25.7 minutes/game ... Was Auburn's second-leading scorer with 14.2 points/game ... Averaged 15.1 points/game in SEC play, 16th-best in the league ... Led the Southeastern Conference in steals with 80, averaging 2.8/game ... Her 80 steals tied for sixth in Auburn single-season history ... Was also the league leader in steals in conference games with 42 (2.6/game) ... Led Auburn with 41 3-pointers on the year, shooting 33.6% from beyond the arc ... Was a 39.0% shooter from the field (157-403) ... Had career-high seven steals in first career start at LSU (1/18) ... Scored 20-plus points in each of her first two starts - 20 at LSU (1/18) and 22 at Georgia (1/21); led team in both games ... Scored in double-digits in 25 of 29 games and led Auburn in scoring seven times ... Scored career-high 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting at Indiana while playing just 20 minutes off the bench (12/3); had 12 points in 4th quarter ... Posted a then-career high in scoring (19), assists (3) and steals (4) off the bench in season opener at Virginia Tech (11/13) ... Surpassed her freshman-year scoring total (26) through just two games as a sophomore (31) ... Had 21 points to help lead Tigers to victory over Florida in SEC opener (12/31) ... Hit a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 21 points at Alabama (2/18) ... Led Tigers with 21 points in Senior Day win over Ole Miss (2/25) ... Had six steals in SEC Tournament game vs. Tennessee (3/1) ... Named to SEC All-Defensive Team.

As a Freshman (2016-17):
Played in 20 games as a freshman ... Averaged 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds ... Scored season-high seven points and matched season-best with two steals in season-high 16 minutes vs. Jacksonville (12/28) ... Shared team lead with five rebounds vs. Savannah State (12/11); also had four points ... Scored four points in road win at Louisiana Tech (12/14) ... Had a rebound against NC State in the NCAA Tournament first round (3/17).

High School
Four-year starter at Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur, Ga. ... Helped team to Georgia class AAAAA state title in 2016 ... Named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution all-state first team ... No. 25-ranked player nationally at her position according to ESPN HoopGurlz and is rated as a three-star recruit ... Averaged 15.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.9 steals as a senior in 2015-16 ... Averaged 22 points/game during the postseason ... Named to All-Metro Atlanta team, all-region team, and selected to 2015 Nike Tournament of Champions all-tournament team ... Club team was Douglasville Lady Tigers ... Also competed on her high school's cross country and lacrosse teams

Personal
Full name is Daisa Danel Alexander ... Parents are Darwyn and Jacqueline Alexander ... Has three siblings, Dante Alexander, Jada Alexander and Darwyn DeGruy ... Her father played basketball at Oklahoma State and also played professionally in Sweden.