Aaliyah Dunham

Class:
Junior
Position:
Guard
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
South Charleston, W.V.
High School:
South Charleston HS

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2017-18, 2018-19 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

SENIOR (2020-21)
Played and started in all 15 games... ranked fifth on the team in scoring, averaging 5.5 points per game... added a team-leading 3.8 assists per game, ranking seventh in the BIG EAST and 151st in the NCAA... averaged 3.4 rebounds per game... led the team in total steals (37) and assists (57)... ranked second in the BIG EAST in steals per game (2.5), while ranking 52nd in the NCAA... dished out a season-high nine assists at Valparaiso on Dec. 16... scored a season-high 10 points on three occasions... had seven rebounds in a game twice... led the BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio, while ranking sixth in the NCAA... finished her career with 371 assists, ranking eighth in program history... averaged 3.5 assists per game during her career, ranking 10th in program history... averaged 1.4 steals per game during her career, ranking tied for eighth in program history.

JUNIOR (2019-20)
Played and started in all 30 games... averaged 7.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game... led the team in assists (135) and steals (56)... ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in assists (4.5), sixth in steals (1.9), sixth in three-point field-goal percentage (.388) and second in assist/turnover ratio (2.3)... also ranked fourth in minutes played (35.3)... ranked 25th in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio and 72nd in total assists... scored a season-high 20 points at Georgetown on Jan. 10... had nine assists in a game twice (vs St. Johns on Dec. 29 - vs Colorado on Dec. 6)... also had a season-high six steals vs Colorado on Dec. 6... had a season-high six rebounds on three occasions... scored in double figures 10 times... ranked third on the team three pointers made (33)... finished the season ranked ninth in career assists at Xavier (314).

SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Played and started in all 30 games... averaged 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game... dished out a team-high 105 assists... averaged 3.5 assists per game to rank seventh in the BIG EAST... ranked second on the team in steals (37) and three pointers made (33)... ranked fifth in the BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio... scored a season-high 16 points twice (vs Marquette on Jan. 25; vs North Alabama on Dec. 2)... pulled down a season-high five rebounds at Cincinnati on Dec. 16... had a season-high seven assists in a game twice (vs Providence on March 9; vs Tennessee Tech on Nov. 11)... had a season-high five steals against Delaware State on Dec. 9... scored in double figures 11 times.

FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Named to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team... played in all 30 games, making eight starts... averaged 6.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game... led the team in assists (74) and three pointers made (32)... finished the year ranked fourth in XU single-season history in assists by a freshman (74)... added 18 steals... posted a .414 field-goal percentage (55-for-133)... connected on 39 percent of her three pointers (32-for-82), the ninth best percentage in the BIG EAST... scored in double figures five times... scored a season-high 16 points on 4-for-6 shooting against Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 14... had six assists in a game four times... made her first career start at Bowling Green on Dec. 6.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was named the Kanawha Valley Player of the Year in 2016... earned all-conference first-team honors as a junior... helped her team capture the 2016 MSAC Conference Title.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Jeff and Alisha Dunham... majoring in communication studies with a minor in business.