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Asia Boyd

Position G
Height 6'1''
Class Senior
Hometown Detroit, Mich.
High School Renaissance HS
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KU Captain’s (b)Log

2013-14 (Junior):
Started 16 games and appeared in all 32 contests for the Jayhawks… Averaged 27.5 minutes, 11.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game… Scored in double figures 19 times during the season, including a career-high 25 against Texas Southern (12/12)… Recorded a double-double in her first career start against Oral Roberts (11/10), with 17 points and 10 rebounds… Also had a double-double against Yale (12/29), with 17 points and 10 rebounds… Recorded a career-high 11 rebounds against Texas Tech (1/11)… Dished out a career-high five assists against Tulsa (12/22) and again at Iowa State (12/15)… Recorded a career-high three steals against Oral Roberts (11/10) and again against Texas Southern (12/12)… Finished the 2013-14 season with 46 assists, 19 steals and nine blocks.

2012-13 (Sophomore):
Appeared in 33 games and averaged 13.2 minutes per game off the bench for the Jayhawks… Averaged 4.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game… Recorded the first double-double of her career against Grambling State (11/28), when she tallied career-highs in points (15), rebounds (10) and blocked shots (3)… Played a career-high 40 minutes and scored 11 points with six rebounds and a career-high four assists at Kansas State (2/2)… Tallied 10 points, six rebounds and two steals at No. 1 Baylor (2/6)… Scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds at TCU (2/13)… Collected 12 points, on 5-of-7 shooting, grabbed four rebounds and had two steals in the first round of the Big 12 Championship against TCU (3/8).

2011-12 (Freshman):
Saw action off the bench in 18 games … Recorded season highs of 11 points and four rebounds in her season debut against Lamar (11/25/11) … Also poured in 11 points against Texas (2/8/11) on 4-for-7 shooting to help KU complete a series sweep of the Longhorns … Logged a season-high 24 minutes twice: vs. Texas and vs. Texas A&M (3/8/12) during the Big 12 Championship … Hit her first career three-pointer and went 2-for-2 from the field on her way to five points in seven minutes against UMKC (12/17/11) … Tallied seven points in 22 minutes against top-ranked Baylor (2/24/12) … Appeared in KU’s NCAA Tournament games against Nebraska (3/18/12) and Delaware (3/20/12) … Went 2-for-6 from the field, including a three-pointer, for five points in 13 minutes versus the Huskers along with two rebounds.

High School:
A 2011 graduate of Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan … Top player to commit to the Jayhawk program under head coach Bonnie Henrickson … Ranked as the 39th-best player in the country, the ninth-best guard and the second-ranked player out of Michigan by ESPN Hoopgurlz.com … A four-time all-city and two-time all-state selection for coach Diane Jones … Honored with the Miss Detroit Public School League Award her senior year when the Phoenix were the Michigan state runners-up for the second-straight season … Averaged 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals a game her junior season to lead RHS to a city championship.

Personal:
Daughter of Shawn and Alanna Boyd … Born in Detroit, Mich. … Has three younger siblings: Taylor, Jada and Shawn … An applied behavioral sciences major.