Alabama Women’s Basketball Signs Illinois Transfer Aaliyah Nye
4/2/2022 4:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball
She will have immediate eligibility for Fall 2022
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama women's basketball program inked another elite transfer to its incoming class, head coach Kristy Curry announced Thursday. Aaliyah Nye, a 6-foot guard/forward from Illinois, will have immediate eligibility to compete for the Crimson Tide in the fall of 2022.
Nye will join:
- Two-time Miss Tennessee Basketball and incoming freshman Karly Weathers
- 2019-20 Miss South Carolina Basketball and Georgia Tech transfer Loyal McQueen
- 2019-20 Miss Alabama Basketball and Georgia transfer Sarah Ashlee Barker
- 20201-22 North Dakota State leading rebounder and double-digit scorer Ryan Cobbins
to form the Crimson Tide's current class of 2022-23, which will all enjoy immediate eligibility.
Aaliyah Nye
6-0 | Guard/Forward | East Lansing, Mich. | East Lansing High School | Illinois
Nye, a 6-0 guard/forward from East Lansing, Mich., has played in 45 games and made 35 starts across two seasons at Illinois. Most recently, during her sophomore season, she led the Fighting Illini in scoring with 12.4 points per game on 41.7 percent shooting from the field (120-of-288) and 36.9 percent shooting from long range (69-of-187) in 2021-22. Nye led her team in points (334) and three-points field goals (69), while she finished the season with five straight double-digit scoring games. The sophomore, who averaged a team-high 29.6 minutes in 2021-22, also added 3.0 rebounds per game.
During her freshman season, Nye averaged 8.1 points per game and 2.2 rebounds per game, closing out her rookie campaign making 10 straight starts.
Nye, who will join the Crimson Tide with at least two years of eligibility remaining, had a standout high school career at East Lansing High School.
In 2019-20, she was named the Associated Press Michigan Division I Girls Basketball Player of the Year and Miss Michigan Basketball runner-up, along with earning back-to-back All-State First Team honors her junior and senior years.
During her final run at East Lansing High School, she averaged 16.1 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, 1.9 assists per game and 1.7 steals per game, making 56 three-point field goals, for a team that was 23-1 before the season ended because of the public health threat.
Curry on Nye:
"We are so happy Aaliyah will be joining our women's basketball family. She has proven she is an established shooter and scorer at this level. We think her experience, combined with her versatility and production, will benefit our team right away. Not to mention, her work ethic on the court, but also in the classroom, will make her a perfect fit in our program. Welcome to Alabama, Aaliyah!"
