Asia Avinger Season 2021-22

All-Mountain West Team (2022-23)
Mountain West All-Freshman Team (2021-22)
Mountain West All-Academic Team (2020-21 & 2021-22)
Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Jan. 10, 2022 & Jan. 17, 2022)
Preseason Mountain West Freshman of the Year (2020-21 & 2021-22)

2022-23 Season
Named to the All-Mountain West Team after averaging 11.6 points, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 48 percent from the field… Appeared in 29 games (28 starts) and averaged 29.9 minutes per game... Was one of just three players in the nation to average 11.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting at least 45 percent… Became just the second Aztec in the Mountain West era (1999-2023) to total at least 700 points and 200 assists in her first two years… Finished third in the Mountain West in assist per game, assist-turnover ratio (1.73) and steals per game… Scored in double-digits 16 times and led SDSU in scoring six times… Led the Aztecs in assists 19 times and in steals 14 times… Had four games with 20 or more points, including a season-high 25 twice… Scored 25 points vs. Miami Ohio (12-20-22) on 9-for-12 shooting and 25 vs. first place UNLV (1-7-23) on 12-for-18 shooting while dishing out six assists… Her 25 points and 12 field goals vs UNLV was the most by an Aztec on the year… Tied a career-high with nine assists vs. Nevada (1-5-23)… Had two games with five steals.

2021-22 Season
Named to the Mountain West All-Freshman Team after averaging 12.0 points and 3.9 assists, both of which were tops in the conference among freshmen… Started 30 games and averaged 30.2 minutes… Led SDSU in free throws made (96) and attempted (129)… Scored in double-digits 20 times and topped 20 points on three occasions… Scored 30 points on 10-for-12 shooting against Boise State (1-15-22) to become the first Aztec freshman to reach 30 points in the Mountain West era… Won the Mountain West Freshman of the Week award twice… Led the Aztecs in assists 22 times… Was SDSU’s top scorer eight times… Had nine rebounds in a game twice… Had nine assists at New Mexico (1-9-22)… Was the Mountain West Preseason Freshman of the Year for the second straight year (missed 2020-21 season due to injury).

2020-21 Season
Was named the Mountain West Preseason Freshman of the Year but then suffered a injury that caused her to miss the entire season.

High School
One of the nation's best combo guards according to espnW, Avinger came to SDSU as a four-star recruit ranked No. 56 in the nation according to ESPN, the highest ranked recruit under Stacie Terry-Hutson… A three-time All-CIF Southern Section pick, she was ranked as the No. 16 point guard in the nation by espnW… Following her senior year, she was named the Orange County Register's Female Athlete of the Year and to the MaxPreps All-California First Team. She was also named the Trinity League MVP and the Orange County Player of the Year… Averaged 13.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a senior… Helped lead Rosary HS to the 2020 CIF Southern California DI Regional championship before the tournament was suspended by COVID-19… As a junior averaged 12.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists and helped guide Rosary HS to a 27-8 record and the 2019 CIF State Division One championship… Avinger scored 24 points in the championship game and took home MVP honors… Following her junior year, she was named to the MaxPreps All-California Third team, the CIF Orange County First Team, the Los Angeles Times All-Area Team and the Orange County Register All-County First Team… As a sophomore she attended Los Alamitos HS who won the Sunset League and was named the league’s MVP… Helped Los Alamitos reach the CIF DI semi-finals… Was named to the Sunset League First Team as a freshman… Received recruiting interested from over 20 DI schools… Also competed in track and field… Received the Rosary HS Scholar Athlete Award for the 2018-19 school year.

Personal
Born in Long Beach, Calif. to Nicole and Skinner Avinger… Her father played football at Portland State… Her brothers Noah and Lucky are on the Aztec football team... Enjoys playing and watching football, going to the beach, swimming, trampoline parks and watching movies… Worked at the Mamba Academy as a coaching assistant… Lists Steve Nash as her favorite athlete… Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.