Alana da Silva

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sao Paulo, Brazil
High School:
Colegio Abaco
Prev School:
New Mexico Junior College

2017-18 (SENIOR)
SEC Academic Honor Roll … played in all 34 games, while making one start … led Alabama in assists twice. Alabama A&M (11/10): Recorded seven points and three assists. Jacksonville (11/16): Added a career-high 12 points to go along with two assists. Georgia Southern (11/19): Finished with eight points, a career-high nine rebounds and five assists. Florida A&M (12/28): Added five points, two steals and two rebounds.

2016-17 (JUNIOR)
Played in 35 games ... led Alabama in assists twice and steals once ... New Orleans (11/11): Played nine minutes in the season opener and collected one rebound. Mississippi Valley State (11/14): Had eight points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal. Lipscomb (11/17): Collected two points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal. Georgia Southern (11/22): Scored the only points off the bench for the Tide with three ... also added one assist and a steal. Alabama A&M (11/27): Notched three points, four rebounds and three assists. Alcorn State (12/1): Provided the Tide with 17 valuable minutes at the point, finishing with seven points, a season-high four assists and one rebound. Georgia State (12/15): Had three points, one rebound, one assist and one steal. McNeese State (12/19): Finished with three assists and a rebound in her 12 minutes off the bench. UTEP (12/20): Chipped in two points, two assists and one rebound. Florida A&M (12/28): Collected two points, two rebounds and a trio of assists. Ole Miss (1/5): Added two rebounds and an assist. Missouri (1/8): Pulled down two rebounds. Kentucky (1/12): Had one rebound and one steal against the Wildcats. Arkansas (1/15): Recorded one assist, one block and one steal. Georgia (2/23): Knocked down a pair of threes to finish with six points on the road. Mercer (3/16): Contributed five points, one rebound, four assists and two steals.

2014-16 (AT NEW MEXICO JUNIOR COLLEGE)
2015-16 National Junior College Athletic Association Honorable Mention All-American … two-time Western Junior College Athletic All-Conference Team … 2015 WJCAC Freshman of the Year … averaged 8.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest in 2015-16 … started in 25 of the 26 games she played in during her sophomore season … recorded a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio, ranking her 31st amongst NJCAA Division I student-athletes that played in 25 games or more … scored a season-best 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor and a 6-of-6 performance from the free throw line, playing all 40 minutes against South Plains … averaged 7.4 points, 4.0 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game as a freshman … guided the Thunderbirds to the Region 5 championship and the NJCAA national tournament quarterfinals in 2015 … played in, and started, all 33 games, including New Mexico's season opener, where da Silva finished with a career-high 13 assists, seven steals, six points and five rebounds.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS
Member of the Brazilian National Team … led U19 team to a sixth place finish in the FIBA World Championships

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born Sept. 23, 1994 … daughter of Vera Lucia de Fatima Simao and Arlindo Goncalo da Silva … has three brothers, Aineam, Alexandre and Andeouam and one sister, Amanda … majoring in general studies human environmental science.