2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Jackson, Aahliyah
Jersey Number 1
Aahliyah Jackson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Northside HS
- Hometown:
- Ft. Smith, Ark.
Bio
About Aahliyah
- Has started twice in her career, averaging 7.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.0 steals in those games
- Shot 90.9% from the line (20-of-22) in 2018-19 and is a 73.8% career free throw shooter
- Hampered by injuries most of her career, but averages 7.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per 40 minutes
- Rated as the No. 25 guard nationally in the 2016 recruiting class by ESPN HoopGurlz
Played in 22 games ... Recorded three rebounds and an assist in the season opener against Little Rock ... Registered four points and two rebounds against Prairie View (Nov. 27) ... Scored five points with three rebounds against A&M-Corpus Christi (Dec. 29) … Made her first three-pointer of the year against Missouri (Jan. 26).
2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in 19 games, starting two, averaging 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds … Hampered by injuries once again and only played four minutes after Jan. 13 … Averaged 7.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.0 steals in her two starts … Shot 90.9% from the line (20-of-22) … Scored seven points with four rebounds and three steals against Prairie View (Dec. 21) … Dropped in seven points with three assists in a start against UTRGV (Dec. 29) … Had six points and four rebounds against Central Arkansas (Dec. 8)
2017-18 (Medical Redshirt)
Only played in 17 minutes over three games in 2017-18, but made two of her three shots, and grabbed three rebounds ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds ... Scored two points against Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 12) ... Scored two points with two rebounds against Houston (Nov. 10)
2017 Spain Tour
Averaged 2.5 points over the two games in Spain ... Scored three points against Club Olímpico (Aug. 18) ... Had two points against Combinado Valencia (Aug. 19)
2016-17 (Freshman)
Played in 21 games averaging 1.0 points and 1.0 rebounds per game … Scored four points against No. 15 UCLA (Mar. 20) in the NCAA Second Round … Had a season-high five points against Arkansas (Jan. 12) … Grabbed a season-high five rebounds against Abilene Christian (Nov. 26) … Earned the team’s Newcomer Award ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
High School Career
Rated as the No. 25 guard nationally in the 2016 recruiting class by ESPN HoopGurlz ... Was a two-time all-Arkansas selection ... Named Arkansas Player of the Year by the Ft. Smith Times-Record in 2015-16, her senior year ... Averaged 18.7 points and 8.3 rebounds her senior season, helping Ft. Smith to a conference championship, 29 wins and a trip to the state semifinals ... Scored 20+ points in 15 games during her senior year, and 23 times while at Ft. Smith HS ... Averaged 16.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game as a junior for Northside High School, helping her squad to a 27-2 record ... Scored 10.9 points with 8.2 rebounds as a sophomore at Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe High School, the alma mater of Texas A&M career scoring leader Courtney Walker ... Named an All-Oklahoma selection as a sophomore ... Ran track in high school before focusing solely on basketball ... Played AAU Basketball for Texas Elite, who won two adidas National Championships
Academic Major
University studies - sports conditioning
Tennessee Postgame: Sahara Jones, Lauren Ware, Joni Taylor
Wednesday, March 05
Arkansas Postgame: Joni Taylor
Sunday, March 02
Arkansas Postgame: Sahara Jones
Sunday, March 02
Highlights: Texas A&M vs Arkansas
Sunday, March 02
