A total of 34 Auburn student-athletes have been named to the 2011-12 Southeastern Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll, it was announced Wednesday by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.
Capital One Academic All-District IV
Two-Time SEC Academic Honor Roll
SEC Community Service Team
Auburn Academic Top Tiger
Career Record Watch:
Enters her junior season tied with Tamela McCorvey (2006-08) for eighth all-time in career 3-pointers with 90.
As a Sophomore (2010-11):
Scored Auburn's first field goal in the new Auburn Arena, a 3-pointer that came 56 seconds into the game against Mercer... Was the only Tiger to start all 32 games... Was second on the team in scoring, tallying 327 points for 10.2 per game, a mark that ranked 26th in the SEC... Averaged 10.7 points per game in SEC play, a mark that ranked in a tie for 24th in the league... Hit a team-high 50 three-pointers, a mark that ranks in a tie for ninth all-time at Auburn in single-season 3-pointers with Nitasha Brown (2005-06)... Finished the season ranked 11th in the SEC in 3-pointers per game with 1.6, also ranked ninth in SEC-only games with 1.6... Pulled down 151 rebounds and was second on the team with 4.7 per game... Was tied for 10th in SEC-only games with 4.3 defensive rebounds per game... Also tallied 33 assists, 27 steals and 17 blocks on the season... Had a career outing vs. Ole Miss with 27 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers... For her efforts against Ole Miss and LSU, she was named SEC Player of the Week (Jan. 17) for the first time in her career... Posted career-highs of 11-of-17 shooting against Ole Miss... Picked up a career-high four steals against LSU... Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds on four occasions: at Alabama, vs. South Carolina, at LSU and at Tennessee Tech in the first round of the WNIT... Scored in double figures in 17 out of 32 games, leading Auburn in scoring in eight games... Led the Tigers in rebounding nine times and in assists once... Tied her career high with five assists against Alabama... Selected to the SEC Community Service Team... Voted to the Capital One Academic All-District IV Second Team... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and an Auburn Academic Top Tiger.
As a Freshman (2009-10):
Played in all 31 games, starting in 13... Finished with 215 points, averaging 6.9 ppg... Added 118 rebounds, averaging 2.8 rpg... Had 51 assists, 17 blocks, and 15 steals on the year... Connected on 19 of 27 free throw attempts, good for a .704 free throw percentage... Was third on the team in 3-point percentage, shooting 40-of-128 (.313)... Posted a season-high 14 points against George Washington... Pulled down season-highs of seven rebounds in five different games... Had season-high five assists against Troy and Kentucky... Had season-high two blocks in four games... Made a season-high four 3-point field goals against Georgia Southern... Had career highs in rebounds (7) and assists (5) against Florida in the opening round of the SEC Tournament.
High School:
Ranked as the No. 45 prospect in the country and No. 8 forward by ESPN.com's HoopGurlz... McDonald's All-America Candidate... Played her first two years of high school basketball at Andalusia (Ala.) High School before transferring to Buford (Ga.) High School... Led Buford to the state tournament quarterfinals as a junior before taking the team to a state championship as a senior... Team posted a 32-1 record during her senior season... Averaged 15.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a senior... Earned All-Area honors as a freshman and sophomore at Andalusia... Named Georgia AA Player of the Year as a senior while also picking up All-State First Team honors as a junior and senior... Named All-Region and Region 6AA Player of the Year as a junior and senior... Named the Gwinnett Daily Post and Gainesville Times Player of the Year... Named to the All-Gwinnett Team... Selected to the Atlanta Tipoff Club All-Metro Team... Played club basketball for the Peach State elite Black team, a squad ranked in the top 20 in the nation... Also got it done in the classroom, graduating from high school with a 4.3548 grade-point average... Was a Georgia Merit Scholar and an Advanced Placement Scholar... Graduated fourth in her class of 161.
Personal:
Full name is Virginia Blanche Alverson... Daughter of Bill and Cindy Alverson... Born Jan. 28, 1991 in Andalusia, Ala... Has a brother, William (24) and a sister, Stella (12)... William is an Auburn graduate... Is a fourth generation Auburn student... Both parents graduated from Auburn and her great grandfather, Rube Alverson, played baseball at Auburn... In the pre-Med program at Auburn.
