The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Aliyah Matharu
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bishop McNamara
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- Major:
- Human Dimensions of Organizations
JUNIOR: [2021-22]
• 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.
SOPHOMORE: [2020-21 at 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).
FRESHMAN: [2020-21 at 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).
PREP:
• 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.
