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Alicia Rhymes

Position F
Height 6'0"
Class Freshman
Hometown Shreveport, La.
High School Loyola Prep HS
bio

2004-05 (Sophomore)
Saw action in 16 games with two starting assignments … Posted averages of 1.0 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.1 minutes per outing … Notched season and career-highs with four points and nine rebounds in 33 minutes of action in the season-opener against Texas-Arlington on Nov. 21 … Operated out of the high post … Contributed five assists, a blocked shot and five steals … Played 10 or more minutes on eight occasions … Drew one charge.

2003-04 (Redshirt-Freshman)
The winner of the Adrian Mitchell Sportsmanship Award at the team[apos]s postseason banquet … Saw action in seven games in a reserve role … Dished two assists and had one blocked shot in four minutes in her career debut vs. Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 6 … Contributed two points from the charity stripe to go with two rebounds and one steal in two minutes in the regular season finale at Iowa State on March 4.

2002-03 (Redshirt)
Suffered a preseason knee injury and had surgery … Travelled with the team and worked to rehabilitate her knee throughout the season.

High School
Named to the Louisiana All-State team as a junior and senior at Loyola Prep … Named Louisiana 2A state Player of the Year and all-city MVP as a junior in addition to being named Street & Smith All-American honorable mention … Also took home all-district and all-metro honors following her junior campaign … Helped her team win the state championship in 2000-01 and four straight district championships … Coached in high school by Rob Hornamen … Finished her career at Loyola Prep as the only girl to surpass the 1,000 mark in points scored and rebounds … Left Loyola Prep as the school[apos]s all-time leading rebounder and second-leading scorer … Participated in the adidas camp as a junior which featured the country[apos]s top 200 players … Also a discus thrower for the track team, finished as the state runner-up in 2001-02 and district champ in 2000-01.

Personal
Born Feb. 15, 1984, in Shreveport, La. … Daughter of Gialoni Rhymes … Majoring in economics … Ambition is to open her own business.

Career Honors

2003-04: Adrian Mitchell Sportsmanship Award.