Troy University Athletics
2019-20 Basketball (W) Roster
Roster
Alexus Dye
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- Wenonah HS
- Prev School:
- Gulf Coast State College
CAREER HONORS
• Sun Belt Player of the Year (2020-21)
• All-Sun Belt First Team (2020-21)
• Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team (2020-21)
• All-Sun Belt Second Team (2019-20)
• 4x Sun Belt Player of the Week (2/24/20, 12/22/20, 1/18/21, 2/1/21)
• NCAA.com "Starting 5" honoree (1/27/21)
Senior (2020-21)
Sun Belt Player of the Year (first in program history) ... Named to the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team ... Sun Belt Tournament MVP ... 3x SBC Player of the Week honoree (Dec. 22, Jan. 19, Feb. 1) ... NCAA Leader in double-doubles (23) and total rebounds (352) ... Played and started in all 28 games, becoming the first Trojan since 2015-16 to start every game in a season, while helping Troy win their fourth Sun Belt Championship, the second of her career, and making the NCAA Tournament as a No. 15 seed ... Led the team in scoring (16.6 ppg) and rebounding average (12.6 rpg) while also averaging 1.1 steals, 0.9 assists and 0.7 blockers per game ... Alexus shot a team-high 49.5 percent from the field (204-of412) while also shooting 73.7 percent from the free throw line (56-of-76) ... Alexus was the only Sun Belt player, and one of just 28 in the NCAA, to average a double-double ... Her 16.6 ppg is the highest averaging for a Trojan since 2015-16 while her 12.6 rebounds per game was the highest average for a Trojan in Troy's D1 history and the second-highest in program history ... Her 352 total rebounds set a Troy D1 record and is the third-most in program history ... Alexus recorded 32 total steals, 25 assists and 19 blocked shots ... In the NCAA rankings Alexus ranked first nationally in total rebounds (352), seventh in rebounds per game (12.6), seventh in defensive rebounds (8.9 drpg), 16th in field goals made (204), 67th in field goal percentage (49.5%), 49th in total points scored (464), 30th in offensive rebounds (3.6 orpg) and 117th in scoring (16.6 ppg) ... In Sun Belt only games, Alexus ranked fourth in scoring (13.7 ppg), first in rebounding (13.3), 10th in field goal percentage (.457), second in offensive rebounds per game (4.1), and first in defensive boards (9.2) ... In all games, Alexus ranked 1st in scoring amongst all Sun Belt players, first in rebounding, fourth in field goal percentage, 12th in blocked shots, third in offensive rebounds (3.6) and first in defensive rebounds (8.9) ... She posted a season-high 37 points against Texas State in Troy's first game of the SBC Tournament and scored 30+ twice ... She scored in double-digits in 26 games and scored at least 15 points in 17 games ... Against Power-5 opponents Alexus averaged 23-points and 11 rebounds per game ... In the SBC Tournament she averaged 22.6 points, 15.0 rebounds ... In the NCAA Tournament vs Texas A&M Alexus scored a game-high 26-points and finished tied for the second-most rebounds with 11
Junior (2019-20)
Played in 29 games making 13 starts while helping Troy win its first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Title ... Averaged 10.1 ppg (third highest average on the team) and 9.6 rebounds per game while also earning 18 steals, 13 assists and 15 blocked shots ... Was a rebounding force with 12 games of double-digit rebounds and five games of at least 15 boards ... Set a career-high in rebounds with 19 against Arkansas State ... Earned a team-high nine double-doubles on the year with seven coming in the final 12 games ... One of only two players in the Sun Belt to average a double-double in SBC games (11.5 ppg, 10.3 rpg) ... Ranked third in rebounding in both overall and in SBC games ... Led the team in total rebounds (278) and rebounding average ... Only Trojan to grab more than 100 offensive rebounds ... Her 15 blocked shots were the third-most on the team
*Had season cut short in March due to COVID-19 before SBC Tournament
Gulf Coast State College
Dye averaged 7.0 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 61 percent from the field for Gulf Coast last season ... helped guide Gulf Coast State to a national title and a 27-5 record during the 2018-19 season ... In the national title game she recorded a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds
High School
Dye prepped at Wenonah High School in Birmingham, Ala., with former teammate Kate Rodgers ... Named state tournament MVP in 2016 after she scored 55 points and grabbed 37 rebounds in three games; she repeated as most valuable player in 2017 ... rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN
CAREER HIGHS (Through 2020-21)
Points: 37, vs Texas St. (3/6/21)
Rebounds: 20, at App St. (1/30/21)
Field Goals Made: 16, vs Texas St. (3/6/21)
Field Goals Attempted: 25, vs Texas St. 03/06/21
Three-Point Field Goals Made: N/A
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 1, at Ga. Southern (2/5/21)
Free Throws Made: 5, 3x last vs Texas St. (03/06/21)
Free Throws Attempted: 8, vs South Alabama (2/1/20)
Assists: 3, 3x last at South Alabama (2/13/21)
Steals: 4, 2x last at Ga. Southern (2/6/21)
Blocks: 2, 7x last vs Texas St. (3/6/21)
Minutes: 36, vs Texas St. (3/6/21)
