AziaBishop
- height 6-3
- class Senior
- High school Start
2014-15 (Senior)
Played in 134 career games with 30 starting assignments … Named to the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … Graduated in May with a degree in social work, the first person in her family to graduate with a four-year degree … Ranks tied fourth on UK’s all-time games played list with 134 … Ranks fourth on UK’s all-time blocks list with 152 … Ranks ninth on UK’s all-time blocks per game list with 1.15 … Averaged 6.3 points per game (seventh on the team) and was second on the team with 5.5 rebounds per game … Averaged 5.3 ppg and 4.9 rpg in SEC play … Eight double-figure scoring games this season … Led the team and ranks third in the SEC in blocks per game with 1.7 (53) … Her 53 blocks are tied for fourth on UK’s single-season list … Swatted a career-high six blocks vs. Tennessee State (12/28/14), five coming in the first half … Eclipsed the 500-rebound mark vs. Auburn (1/8/15) with 10 … Has five career double-doubles, two this season … Collected her second double-double of the season with a season-high 15 points and career-high tying 12 rebounds vs. Belmont (12/14/14) … Also had a team-high four blocks and three steals … Recorded her first double-double of the season and fourth of her career against Morehead State (11/19/14), finishing the game with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
2013-14 (Junior)
Played in all 35 of UK’s games, while making five starts… Averaged 5.3 points, 5.3 reboundsand 15.8 minutes per game… Ranked first on the team in blocked shots with 41 and third on the team in rebounding (5.3)… Finished with 10 points, eight boards and four blocked shots vs. Wright State in the NCAA Tourney (3/22)… Charted eight points, five rebounds, three blocks and two steals vs. Florida in the quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament… Notched her second double-double of the season at South Carolina (1/9) with 12 pts/11 rbs… Finished with a season-high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting at Alabama (1/2)… Grabbed 10 rebounds in 18 minutes of action vs. No. 2 Duke (12/22/13), her second double-digit rebounding game of the season… Played 22 minutes off the bench and recorded 10 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five blocks vs. Central Michigan (11/17/13)… The five blocked shots rank tied for sixth for most blocks in a single game in UK history… Recorded her second career double-double with 10 points and a career-best 12 rebounds vs. Georgia Southern (11/13/13).
2012-13 (Sophomore)
Played in 34 of UK’s 36 games, missing two due to a wrist injury … Averaged 4.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 11.9 minutes per game … Ranked third on the team in blocks with 27 … Knocked down four 3-pointers … Tied her career high with 11 rebounds against Vanderbilt (2/10) … Scored a career-high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field in 20 minutes off the bench vs. LSU (1/27) … Her career night was the most points scored by a Wildcat off the bench since Bernisha Pinkett scored 21 vs. Miami Ohio (11/28) … Had a key play in the Louisville game (12/2) when she blocked a driving layup attempt by Louisville’s Bria Smith with just one second remaining, helping UK?preserve a 48-47 win … Grabbed a career-best seven offensive rebounds en route to 10 boards against Morehead State (11/23) … Also had nine points, two assists, two blocks and a steal in a career-high 23 minutes.
2011-12 (Freshman)
Blocked the fifth most shots by a freshman in UK history (31) … Led the team in blocked shots (31) … Ranked 12th in the SEC?in blocked shots (1.0) … Had 10 blocks in her last nine games played … Scored 10 points on 5-7 shooting while blocking three shots vs. McNeese State … Scored eight points and grabbed four boards in 15 minutes against LSU?in the SEC?Tourn. semifinals … Scored eight points, grabbed six boards and blocked two shots in a start at Alabama … Blocked three shots at South Carolina … Had five rebounds vs. Mississippi State … Scored 11 points and pulled down a team-high eight boards vs. Arkansas in just 10 minutes of play … Grabbed a team-high eight rebounds at Florida … Had a career-high 13 points to go with four boards and three steals vs. Samford in just 10 minutes of play … Scored 10 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff … Had a career game against No. 6 Duke, scoring 10 points and grabbing seven boards in the second half alone, finishing with a then career-high tying 12 points on 6-9 shooting, to go with a career-high 11 rebounds, a career-high four blocks and two steals … Scored seven points to go with four boards against Sam Houston State … Scored nine points to go with five rebounds and two blocks against Southern Miss. … Charted a then career-high 12 points, including six free-throws, and pulled down a then career-high eight rebounds against Northeastern … Recorded 11 points, three rebounds and a career-high five steals against Jacksonville State … Scored nine points on 4-5 shooting, and had four rebounds in her first-ever collegiate game.
High School
Rated the No. 34 prospect overall and the No. 3 post player in the nation, according to ESPN’s HoopGurlz rankings. Ranked No. 30 by Bluestar Basketball … Averaged 16.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 3.8 blocked shots per game as a senior at Start High School … Named the 2011 Toledo Blade Girl’s Player of the Year … Also was the Co-City League and Associated Press Northwest All-District Player of the Year … All-City, AP All-Ohio and AP Northwest All-District first team selections .. Named to the District-7 Coaches Association team … Helped Start HS?win its second City League championship in three years … Compiled an impressive 80-15 overall record during her prep career … Named to the Division I All-District third team and was an All-American honorable mention by Sporting News Magazine as a junior … Also a talented track athlete, participating in the 4×200, 400 meters and high jump.
The Cats’ Cause
Volunteered to pack bags for the Joplin, Mo., tornado victims.