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2024-25 Basketball (W) Roster
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Jersey Number 5
Zay Dyer
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Maynard Jackson HS
- Prev School:
- Georgia State
Bio
Career Accolades
Sun Belt Player of the Week (Week 9 - 2025)
Sun Belt Player of the Week (Week 10 - 2025)
41st Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team (2024-25)
2024-25 Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
2024-25 All-Sun Belt First Team
2025 WNIT All-Tournament Team
Junior (2024-25)
Awarded All-Sun Belt First Team on 13.8 points and 10.4 rebounds, starting in 36 of 37 games played … Awarded WNIT All-Tournament team with 16.6 points, 11 rebounds, 1.2 blocks … Earned Sun Belt Player of the Week (Jan. 7), averaging 18 PPG, 16.5 RPG, 2.5 BPG in wins against Coastal Carolina and Marshall - she followed it with back-to-back awards on 20 PPG, 16.5 RPG and 1.0 BPG over App State and Georgia State – she became the first Trojan to go back-to-back with SBC POTW since Kayla Robinson in 2017-18 … Scored 10-plus points in 30 of her 37 starts, including the last 13 games ... Secured a double-double in 18-of-37 starts ... Her 17 rebounds at Buffalo in the WNIT title game gave her the single-season record for total rebounds (395) – she also earned a double-double with 15 points ... Recorded her 20th career game in double-figures at Buffalo with 11 points on 5-of-8 from the field ... Erupted against UT-Chattanooga with 24 points on 10-of-20 shooting and a double-double with 12 rebounds (seven offensive) ... Earned Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team recognition on 13.5 points, 10 rebounds and a block ... Led Troy with a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double to win the Great Alaska Shootout championship game over North Dakota State ... Recorded four straight double-doubles against North Dakota State, Mississippi Valley State, Oakwood and Memphis ... One rebound shy (18) of the top-10 single-game record for rebounds in victory over Arkansas - also scored 23 points ... Tied Brianna Jackson and Sky’Lynn Holmes for the fifth-most rebounds in a D-I single game at Troy with 21 boards over Coastal Carolina in overtime - also tied a career-high in blocks (4)... Seized 19 rebounds, including 10 on the offensive end at Louisiana ... Went for a 16-point, 18-rebound performance at ULM ... Led Troy over North Texas in the Super 16 with 23 points and 13 rebounds ... Led the SBC in rebounds (10.4) and double-doubles (18) ... Ranked tied for fifth in single season average rebounds at 10.4, fourth in D-I / eighth overall in field goals made at 221 and eighth in D-I for total points at 526 ... Ended her junior season ranked sixth in D-I and tied for 10th overall at 8.3
Sophomore (2023-24)
Played in all 34 games with two starts (Belmont, at Georgia) for 6.1 points, 6.0 rebounds (third at Troy) and 0.9 assists … Had a 44.1 shooting percentage from the field, 40.0 from deep and 66.7 from the line … One rebound shy of a double-double in her Trojan debut against Ball State with 11 points and nine rebounds … Made first career start for Troy against Belmont with six points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal while shooting 50 percent … Drilled four triples in 10 attempts for best 3-point percentage at Troy (min. 10 attempts) … Claimed first double-double at Memphis on 15 points and 10 rebounds – finished with four … Peaked with a 20-point, 17-rebound performance (nine offensive) against App State – 17 rebounds was a career-high and tied for team-high in 2023-24 … Scored double-figures in eight games with one 20-point performance and had seven double-figure rebound games … Led team in points twice against Louisiana and App State and four times in rebounds (Memphis, at Georgia Southern, Texas State, App State)
Georgia State
Freshman (2022-23)
Played in all 33 games with 18 starts… Scored in double figures 11 times to average 6.5 points… Finished second in field goal percentage at 50.5 percent and with rebounds at 5.5… Made collegiate debut on Nov. 7 against Agnes Scott – led GSU with 17 points and eight rebounds… Seized first double-double against Winthrop (Nov. 21) with 10 points and 11 rebounds – finished with five… Notched a career-high 28 points against North Alabama (Dec. 19)… Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against LaGrange (Dec. 21)
High School
Attended Maynard Jackson High School… Named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Class 5A North All-State Team and GHSA All-State First Team her sophomore and senior seasons… Classified as “Best Rebounder” in Class 5A… Placed on Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Metro for Atlanta/South Fulton… Brought her team to the Elite Eight of Georgia State Playoffs… Put on 2021-22 Preseason All-State and Atlanta Tipoff Club Preseason Watch List… Averaged 17 points
Personal
Full name is Xaviera Alexandria Dyer… Born on July 12, 2004, in Atlanta, Ga… Daughter to Marlena Dyer and Frances Mullins… Has three siblings named Candance, Aaliyah and Maurisha… Majoring in biology
Sun Belt Player of the Week (Week 9 - 2025)
Sun Belt Player of the Week (Week 10 - 2025)
41st Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team (2024-25)
2024-25 Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
2024-25 All-Sun Belt First Team
2025 WNIT All-Tournament Team
Junior (2024-25)
Awarded All-Sun Belt First Team on 13.8 points and 10.4 rebounds, starting in 36 of 37 games played … Awarded WNIT All-Tournament team with 16.6 points, 11 rebounds, 1.2 blocks … Earned Sun Belt Player of the Week (Jan. 7), averaging 18 PPG, 16.5 RPG, 2.5 BPG in wins against Coastal Carolina and Marshall - she followed it with back-to-back awards on 20 PPG, 16.5 RPG and 1.0 BPG over App State and Georgia State – she became the first Trojan to go back-to-back with SBC POTW since Kayla Robinson in 2017-18 … Scored 10-plus points in 30 of her 37 starts, including the last 13 games ... Secured a double-double in 18-of-37 starts ... Her 17 rebounds at Buffalo in the WNIT title game gave her the single-season record for total rebounds (395) – she also earned a double-double with 15 points ... Recorded her 20th career game in double-figures at Buffalo with 11 points on 5-of-8 from the field ... Erupted against UT-Chattanooga with 24 points on 10-of-20 shooting and a double-double with 12 rebounds (seven offensive) ... Earned Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team recognition on 13.5 points, 10 rebounds and a block ... Led Troy with a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double to win the Great Alaska Shootout championship game over North Dakota State ... Recorded four straight double-doubles against North Dakota State, Mississippi Valley State, Oakwood and Memphis ... One rebound shy (18) of the top-10 single-game record for rebounds in victory over Arkansas - also scored 23 points ... Tied Brianna Jackson and Sky’Lynn Holmes for the fifth-most rebounds in a D-I single game at Troy with 21 boards over Coastal Carolina in overtime - also tied a career-high in blocks (4)... Seized 19 rebounds, including 10 on the offensive end at Louisiana ... Went for a 16-point, 18-rebound performance at ULM ... Led Troy over North Texas in the Super 16 with 23 points and 13 rebounds ... Led the SBC in rebounds (10.4) and double-doubles (18) ... Ranked tied for fifth in single season average rebounds at 10.4, fourth in D-I / eighth overall in field goals made at 221 and eighth in D-I for total points at 526 ... Ended her junior season ranked sixth in D-I and tied for 10th overall at 8.3
Sophomore (2023-24)
Played in all 34 games with two starts (Belmont, at Georgia) for 6.1 points, 6.0 rebounds (third at Troy) and 0.9 assists … Had a 44.1 shooting percentage from the field, 40.0 from deep and 66.7 from the line … One rebound shy of a double-double in her Trojan debut against Ball State with 11 points and nine rebounds … Made first career start for Troy against Belmont with six points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal while shooting 50 percent … Drilled four triples in 10 attempts for best 3-point percentage at Troy (min. 10 attempts) … Claimed first double-double at Memphis on 15 points and 10 rebounds – finished with four … Peaked with a 20-point, 17-rebound performance (nine offensive) against App State – 17 rebounds was a career-high and tied for team-high in 2023-24 … Scored double-figures in eight games with one 20-point performance and had seven double-figure rebound games … Led team in points twice against Louisiana and App State and four times in rebounds (Memphis, at Georgia Southern, Texas State, App State)
Georgia State
Freshman (2022-23)
Played in all 33 games with 18 starts… Scored in double figures 11 times to average 6.5 points… Finished second in field goal percentage at 50.5 percent and with rebounds at 5.5… Made collegiate debut on Nov. 7 against Agnes Scott – led GSU with 17 points and eight rebounds… Seized first double-double against Winthrop (Nov. 21) with 10 points and 11 rebounds – finished with five… Notched a career-high 28 points against North Alabama (Dec. 19)… Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against LaGrange (Dec. 21)
High School
Attended Maynard Jackson High School… Named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Class 5A North All-State Team and GHSA All-State First Team her sophomore and senior seasons… Classified as “Best Rebounder” in Class 5A… Placed on Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Metro for Atlanta/South Fulton… Brought her team to the Elite Eight of Georgia State Playoffs… Put on 2021-22 Preseason All-State and Atlanta Tipoff Club Preseason Watch List… Averaged 17 points
Personal
Full name is Xaviera Alexandria Dyer… Born on July 12, 2004, in Atlanta, Ga… Daughter to Marlena Dyer and Frances Mullins… Has three siblings named Candance, Aaliyah and Maurisha… Majoring in biology
Ashley Beverly Kelley - Troy University Sports Hall of Fame
Monday, April 28
Underdogs Untold: Title Ticket Punched
Friday, April 04
Chanda Rigby WNIT Championship Press Conference
Friday, April 04
Chanda Rigby Postgame Press Conference - Illinois State
Thursday, April 03
