Asianna Fuqua-Bey

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Photo by: Joe Murphy

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Asianna Fuqua-Bey, 2015-16 Women's Basketball

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Kallie Collier

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
Prev School:
Marist HS

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2012, Spring 2013 , Fall 2013, Spring 2014 ,Fall 2014, Spring 2015. and Fall 2015 ... Received Tiger Academic 30 distinction for the 2014 spring semester (honor recognizes the athletics department’s top-30 grade-point averages) ... Named to the Dean’s List for the 2012 fall semester.

Career

Has played in 94 career game, making 80 starts … Averaging 7.6 points and 6.4 rebounds … Has 712 points and 606 rebounds for her career … Needs only 80 rebounds to move into the top-10 on the program’s career rebounding chart … Has 101 assists, 103 steals and 42 blocked shots … Shooting 46 percent from the field and 59 percent from the free throw line.

Honors

Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection (2013-14, 2014-15) … ... Selected the Conference USA Freshman of the Week (Jan. 14, 2013) ... 2012-13 Conference USA Academic Honor Roll.

2014-15 (Junior)

Played in all 31 games … Made 30 starts … One of three players to make 30 starts (Ariel Hearn, Brianna Wright) … Averaged 26.9 minutes (third on team) … Played 25 minutes or more in 21 games … Team’s third-leading scorer (7.9 ppg) and second-leading rebounder (6.5 rpg) … Grabbed four or more rebounds in 25 games … Second on team with 15 blocked shots … Also second on the team in field goal percentage (45.1) … Shot 69.2 percent from the charity stripe … Ranked among the American Athletic Conference leaders in rebounding (14th) and field goal percentage (13th) … Tied for second on the squad with 36 steals … Had nine double-figure scoring performances and four double-figure rebounding contests … Posted one double-double … Saw a career-high 37 minutes of action in a home loss to Minnesota … Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds vs. the Golden Gophers … Recorded season bests for points (18) and FG made (9) in a road loss to Tulsa … Had her lone double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds in a home win over Mississippi Valley State … Netted 16 points and added three rebounds and two assists in a home win over Central Michigan … Pulled down 12 boards in a home setback to Temple … Had 13 points, six rebounds and two assists in a road victory at UCF … Nearly had a double-double with 15 points and nine boards in a road win at Cincinnati … Grabbed 11 rebounds in a road loss at Temple … Had 10 points and eight rebounds in a road victory at Houston … Scored 12 points in a home loss to Tulsa … Pulled down nine rebounds in the regular-season home finale vs. SMU.

2013-14 (Sophomore)

Started all 31 games ... Averaged 8.4 points and 7.5 rebounds ... Posted 12 double-digit scoring performances, including a career-best 21 points in a win at Tennessee Tech ... Was 6-for-9 from the field at Tennessee Tech and added four assists and eight rebounds in the win ... Also had a 20-point effort in a game against SMU, going 10-for-14 from the floor ... The 10 FGM were a career best ... Added six rebounds and three steals vs. the Mustangs ... Had 149 of her 232 rebounds on the defensive glass ... Team’s second-leading scorer (8.4 ppg) and leading rebounder (7.5 rpg) ... Her 20 blocked shots ranked second on the roster and her 37 steals were third-most ... Shot 42.9 percent from the floor.

2012-13 (Freshman)

Played in all 32 games with 19 starts ... Averaged 6.4 points and 5.4 rebounds ... Her 5.4 rebounds ranked second on the squad ... Also added 30 steals and 22 assists to go along with seven blocks ... Scored a season-high 14 points three times ... The first time neeting 14 points came in a road win at Seton Hall ... Shot 5-of-7 from the floor and also grabbed six rebounds vs. the Pirates ... Tied her season-high in scoring with 14 points in a win over Southern Miss in a televised game from FedExForum ... Was 5-for-8 from the field against Southern Miss ... Also pulled down a season-best 11 rebounds vs. the Golden Eagles ... The double-double performance against Southern Miss was her lone one of the season ... Tied her season-best in scoring in a win over Marshall ... Scored double-digit points eight times and grabbed double-digit rebounds twice ... Made her first collegiate start in the Tigers’ 109-68 win over Wright State to close out non-conference play.

High School

Played prep ball at Marist High School under coach Mary Pat Connolly and club ball with the Illinois Xcitement under coach Xavier Walton...Guided her Red Hawks high school club to a 27-6 record as a junior and a 32-2 record as a senior before losing in the Illinois Class 4A Supersectional...Marist won the East Suburban Catholic league title in her senior season, the school’s first undisputed title since tying for the championship in 2007-08...In her junior season, Marist advanced to the sectional finals.

Personal

Daughter of Patrice Smith-Bey and Craig Fuqua-Bey... Birthday is February 18 ... Also considered Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, UMass, Little Rock, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Bradley and Loyola-Chicago ... A sport and leisurement management major.