WNBA Prospect Profile
Blanche Alverson - Auburn
Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
6'3"
Birthdate:
01/28/91
Birthplace:
Buford, GA.
High School:
Buford
College Highlights
Joined WNBA star DeWanna Bonner as one of only four Auburn players with 1,000 points, 500 boards, 100 assists, 100 steals and 50 blocks in a career. Also claimed SEC's Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor in each of her final two seasons (earned a 3.6 GPA in biomedical sciences/pre-med studies), was the school's Miss Homecoming last November, and was an inaugural member of the Allstate WBCA Good Works Team after starting her Ballin' For Books program. 2012-13: Led Tigers in rebounding on the season and rose to No. 2 in Tigers' history for made threes in a career. 2011-12: Ranked second in SEC in 3-point FG percentage, fifth in made threes per game. 2010-11: The only Tiger to start all 32 games, she also made the first FG in new Auburn Arena, a three-pointer. PREP: A native of Andalusia, Ala, played her first two years at Andalusia High before transferring to Buford (Ga.) High, where she earned Georgia AA Player of the Year honors as a senior. MISC: Full name is Virginia Blanche Alverson.
College Statistics
Auburn
Season G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB AST STL BL PTS AVG
2009-10 31 78 218 .358 19 27 .704 40 128 .313 118 51 15 17 215 6.90
2010-11 32 126 333 .378 25 35 .714 50 171 .292 151 33 27 17 327 10.2
2011-12 30 99 246 .402 20 24 .833 56 136 .412 127 29 30 12 274 9.10
2012-13 34 160 367 .436 41 50 .820 67 183 .366 206 72 55 19 428 12.6
totals 127 463 1164 .398 105 136 .722 213 618 .345 602 185 127 65 1244 9.80