Aleiah Brandon Season 2012-13

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PositionFORWARD
Height6-1
YearFreshman
HometownCorona, Calif.

2012-13 Mountain West All-Academic Selection

As A Redshirt Senior (2016-17 Season)
Did not complete.

As A Redshirt Junior (2015-16 Season)
Took on an expanded role during her junior campaign, cracking the starting lineup in 18 of 26 games she played, including 13 straight to begin the season ... Averaged 3.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in a career-high 19.0 minutes of action ... Posted multiple rebounds in 18 games, including six against UC Davis to set a personal best (11-19-15) ... Reached the double-figure mark in scoring for the first time in a Scarlet and Black uniform with 11 points at Washington, highlighted by a career-high three triples (11-23-15) ... Also buried a pair of treys en route to a 10-point effort in the Aztecs' overtime win against Wisconsin in the SDSU Thanksgiving Classic (11-29-15) ... Matched her collegiate best with 11 points on a career-high five field goals at Fresno State (1-20-16) ... Dished out two assists in back-to-back home games vs. Nevada (1-27-16) and UNLV (1-30-16) ... Missed five of the last nine games in the regular season with an injury before seeing action in both of the Aztecs' encounters with Wyoming (3-7-16) and Colorado State (3-8-16) in the Mountain West tournament.

As A Redshirt Sophomore (2014-15 Season)
Successfully recovered from a knee injury, playing in 30 of 31 games ... Quietly emerged as one of the team's most consistent shooters despite averaging just 9.4 minutes per contest ... Ranked second on the squad with a .471 field-goal percentage, draining 24 of 51 attempts for the year ... Also became the team's top three-point threat, connecting on 10 of 29 shots from beyond the arc (.345) ... Sank all six free throw attempts on the season ... Twice finished with a 2-for-2 effort from three-point range at No. 2 South Carolina (11-23-14) and at Wyoming (2-11-15) ... Recorded a career-high nine points--all in the first half--on 4-of-5 shooting to help the Aztecs prevail over San José State at home (2-21-15) ... Grabbed multiple rebounds in eight games, matching her collegiate-best with four caroms each vs. UC Santa Barbara (12-7-14) and at Air Force (12-31-14) ... Equaled her career-high with two steals in SDSU's first-round victory over Nevada in the Mountain West tournament ... Will have two years of eligibility remaining.

As A Redshirt (2013-14 Season)
Sat out the 2013-14 campaign after suffering a knee injury in preseason camp.

As A Freshman (2012-13 Season)
Saw action as a reserve in 17 games, averaging 6.4 minutes per contest ... Shot 61.9 percent from the floor on 13-of-21 field-goal attempts and finished with 14 rebounds, five blocked shots and two steals ... Scored her first two baskets as an Aztec vs. Fresno Pacific (12-19-13) ... Grabbed a season-best three rebounds at Colorado State (1-13-13) ... Connected on both shot attempts at New Mexico (1-26-13) ... Logged a season-high 14 minutes at home against Air Force (2-2-13) ... Earned a spot on the Mountain West all-academic team and received SDSU scholar-athlete recognition.

At Centennial High School
Played at Centennial High School in Corona, Calif., for head coach Martin Woods ... Guided Centennial to a 21-7 record her senior season, averaging 11.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game ... Helped the Huskies to a 20-10 record in 2010-11 as a junior, averaging 10.4 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks per game ... Was a first-team all-league honoree in 2011 and was also tabbed second-team all-CIF ... Selected as an all-Big 8 Conference pick for the Huskies as a sophomore ... Named a 2011 honorable mention girls high school All-American by The Sporting News ... Was the No. 82 ranked forward nationally and received a three-star scouts grade of 85 by ESPN's Hoopgurlz website.

AAU
Played for West Coast Premier, which is the same club basketball team that produced current Aztecs Ahjalee Harvey, Kiyana Stamps and Chelsea Hopkins under head coach Brian Crichlow ... The squad won a pair of AAU events in the summer of 2011 and claimed first place at the prestigious 2010 End of the Oregon Trail tournament.

Personal
Daughter of Sharon Brandon and David Brandon, Sr. ... Father played basketball overseas in Hong Kong ... Graduated in May 2016 with her degree in business and is currently working toward her master's degree in liberal arts.