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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations
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Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations

21 Aja Blount

  • Position Forward
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Northampton, Pa.
  • High School Northampton (IMG Academy)
  • Previous School IMG Academy

Biography

Honors
2022-23 All-Sun Belt First Team
2021-22 All-Sun Belt First Team
2020-21 All-Sun Belt Third Team
2019-20 All- Sun Belt Second Team

2022-23 (Graduate)
  • Selected All-Sun Belt First Team
  • Sixth in Sun Belt scoring and led the team with 17.1 points per game
  • Snagged 8.2 rebounds per contest for fourth in Sun Belt and led the team
  • Scored double digits in 26 of the 30 games played, with a season high 31 points versus Georgia State on Feb. 22
  • Grabbed double digits rebounds eight times with a season-high 15 boards at College of Charleston on Dec. 2, 2022
  • Recorded eight double-doubles on the year
  • Scored 20 or more points 11 times on the season
  • Named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Dec. 6, 2022 where she averaged a double-double with 23.5 points per game and 13 rebounds per game
  • Top-five in career lists: #2 points (1,954), #4 scoring average (14.6), #2 rebounds (943), #1 field goals made (715), #3 field goals attempted (1,452), #2 free throws made (478), #3 free throws attempted (564), #1 free throw percentage (.848), and #1 games played (134)
2021-22 (Senior)
  • Selected All-Sun Belt First Team
  • Second in Sun Belt in scoring and led team with 19.7 points per game
  • Grabbed 9.5 rebounds per game for third in Sun Belt and led team
  • Ranked third in Sun Belt in field goal percentage (.470), fifth in free throw percentage (.773), and seventh in minutes played (31.1)
  • Recorded a career-high 41 points vs. Arkansas State in first round of Sun Belt Championships (March 2)
  • Tallied a career-high 20 rebounds vs. Wofford (Dec. 4)
  • Named Sun Belt Player of the Week twice (Nov. 30 & March 1)
  • Became the 18th player in program’s history to record 1,000 career points, finished in tie for seventh place with 1,441 career points
  • Recorded eight double-doubles on the year
  • Ranked third in Sun Belt in field goal percentage (.470), fifth in free throw percentage (.773), and seventh in minutes played (31.1)
  • From Dec. 19 to Jan. 13, she connected on 24 consecutive free throws
  • Selected Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2020-21 (Junior)
  • Selected All-Sun Belt Third Team
  • led the Sun Belt in scoring in the regular season with 16.2 points per game, finishing second at the end of the postseason
  • ranked sixth in the league with an 8.3 rebounds per game average
  • also ranked second in the Sun Belt in field goal percentage (.472), first in free throw percentage (.865), and 10th in minutes played (32.3)
  • posted five double-doubles on the season, including four consecutive against SBC foes during a late-February stretch
  • scored a season-high 30 points against Appalachian State (Feb. 10)
  • grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds at Georgia State (Feb. 23)
  • from Jan. 22 to Feb. 10, she connected on 19 consecutive free throws
  • Selected Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2019-20 (Sophomore)
  • Selected All-Sun Belt Second Team
  • Played in 28 games, starting one, and averaging 21.2 minutes per game
  • Scored career high 38 points against South Alabama, connecting on 12-of-18 from the field and going a perfect 14-of-14 from the free throw line
  • Also posted 30 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field and 12-of-12 from the free throw line against Wofford
  • Posted three double doubles on the season – 22 points/11 rebounds vs. SC State (Dec. 29), 29 points/14 rebounds against Georgia Southern (Feb. 20), and 23 points/10 rebounds against Georgia State (Feb. 22)
  • Scored in double figures in 22 games
  • Led the team with a 55.6 field goal percentage (149-of-268)
  • Second on the squad with an 89.0 free throw percentage (113-of-127)
2018-19 (Freshman)
  • Played in all 32 games as a freshman and was in the starting lineup 11 times. Averaged 15.5 minutes per game
  • Averaged 7.1 points per game
  • Scored in double figures in 10 games, and surpassed 20 points twice. Had a season-high 23 points versus N.C. Wesleyan (Dec. 8) and scored 22 versus ULM (March 2)
  • Ranked second for Coastal in field goal shooting percentage, finishing at 47.7 percent for the season
  • Shot 80.4 percent from the free-throw line, ranking third for Coastal in the category
  • Averaged 3.8 rebounds per game
  • Hauled in double-digit rebounds twice, including a season-high of 12 boards versus Meredith (Dec. 5)
  • Recorded double-doubles versus Meredith (Dec. 5) and Arkansas State (March 11)
  • Averaged 0.63 assists and 0.47 steals per game
Prior to Coastal

IMG Academy (2017-18)
  • Named MVP of the Post-Graduate team
Northampton High School
  • 2016-17 Morning Call Player of the Year after averaging 22.9 points per game as a senior
  • Scored 1,767 points during her prep career

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Freshman

    Center
    5'11"
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    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    5'11"
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    2020-21Junior

    Forward
    5'11"
    21
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    2021-22Senior

    Forward
    5'11"
    21
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    2022-23Graduate Student

    Forward
    5'11"
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