2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 4
Anaya Brown
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
- Previous School:
- Lafayette HS
Bio
- Yearly Honors
- All-OVC First Team (2023-24, 2024-25)
- OVC Preseason Player to Watch (2024-25)
- Weekly Honors
- 2x OVC Player of the Week (12/27/23, 2/25/25)
- Academic Honors
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
2023-24: Named to All-OVC first team…Played and started in 32 games for the Skyhawks…Averaged 15.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.8 blocks in 34.5 minutes per game…Shot 47.3 percent from the field, 27.3 percent from beyond the arc and 82.0 percent from the free throw line…Ranked among OVC leaders in field goal percentage (second), blocks (second), rebounding (third), free throw percentage (third), scoring (fifth), minutes played (sixth) and steals (eighth)…Scored in double figures 27 times, including five games with 20 points or more coming against Eastern Illinois (Jan. 4), Eastern Illinois (Feb. 1), Western Illinois (Feb. 10), Lindenwood (Feb. 22) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 29)…Scored a season-high 25 points against both Eastern Illinois (Jan. 4) and Western Illinois (Feb. 10)…Recorded 10 double-doubles against North Alabama (Nov. 21), South Dakota (Dec. 16), Arkansas State (Dec. 21), Little Rock (Jan. 3), Southeast Missouri (Jan. 25), Lindenwood (Jan. 27), Little Rock (Feb. 6), Southeast Missouri (Feb. 24) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 29)…Named OVC Player of the Week after tallying 18 points and 17 rebounds in a road win over Arkansas State (Dec. 21)…Tallied 11 games with double-digit rebounds – including a season-best 20 rebounds against Southeast Missouri (Jan. 25) – while becoming just the fourth player in program history to haul in 20 rebounds in a game…Posted three games with 15 rebounds or more against Arkansas State (Dec. 21), Tennessee State (Dec. 28) and Southeast Missouri (Jan. 25)…Dished out a season-high four assists against Morehead State (Feb. 17)…Tallied multiple steals in 15 contests, including a season-best six steals against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 1)…Swatted multiple blocks in 23 games…Posted a season-high four blocks against Evansville (Dec. 2) and Southeast Missouri (Jan. 25)…Made nine free throws against both Freed-Hardeman (Dec. 13) and Western Illinois (Feb. 10)...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall semester.
2022-23: Played in 29 games for the Skyhawks while starting 19 contests…Averaged 7.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks in 28.0 minutes per games…Shot 36.4 percent from the field, 33.9 percent from beyond the arc and 71.4 percent from the free throw line…Scored in double figures 10 times, including a season-high 21 points against Morehead State (Feb. 25)…Recorded first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds at South Dakota (Dec. 14)…Tallied 20 games with five or more rebounds, including two games in double figures against South Dakota (Dec. 14) and Eastern Illinois (Feb. 9)…Notched a season-best three assists against Tennessee State (Jan. 12) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 18)…Tallied multiple steals in eight games, including a season-best four steals against SIUE (Feb. 16)…Recorded multiple blocks in eight games, including a season-best four blocks vs. Southeast Missouri (Jan. 5)…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both fall and spring semesters...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Prepped at Lafayette High School where she played for head coach Allison Denton…Averaged 17.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game as a senior...Named Region 11 Player of the Year and Miss Kentucky Basketball finalist...Tabbed to 2022 Lexington Herald-Leader All-State team...Named 2022 Lexington All-City Player of the Year...Named to 2022 Kentucky/Ohio Senior All-Star game...Tallied 23 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks in the KHSAA Region 11 Semifinals...Averaged a double-double as a junior with 17.7 points and 12.3 rebounds per game…Her 283 rebounds in 23 games last season ranked ninth in the state of Kentucky…Is a member of her program's 1,000-point club while boasting a pair of all-region and all-district honors…Named a PGH Ky Class of 2022 All State first team selection…Decorated track athlete where she placed first in the region in the 800 before posting a ninth place finish at state…Helped her 4x800 relay team to a fourth place finish at the state championships.
Personal: Born on March 27, 2004...Daughter of Quentin Brown and Debbie Woodard...Majoring in health and human performance.
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 27
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Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 26
Thursday, April 10
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 25
Thursday, April 10
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 24
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