Prospect Profile:

Aliyyah Handford

College/Country: St. John's

Position: Guard

Height: 5'9

Birthdate: 8/9/1994

Birthplace: Newark, NJ

High School: Shabazz

(Image courtesy of St. John's)

Career Statistics

ppg

15.6

stl

2.1

reb

5.4

blk

0.3

ast

2.4

fg%

46%

Ranks atop SJU’s career scoring list and is No. 2 all-time in steals. First women’s player in SJU history to record 2,000 points and earn three First Team All-BIG EAST selections (2 of which were unanimous). Capped senior season by becoming first SJU player ever named BIG EAST Def. POY, and earned third straight First Team All-BIG EAST honors, this time after being No. 4 in league in scoring. Also helped SJU earn first conference title in three decades and was MOP of the conference tournament after avg’g 18.7 pts, 5.0 rebs and 3 assists. Became just the 4h player in SJU history – male or female – with 2,000 points (joining legends Chris Mullin, Malik Sealy, D’Angelo Harrison). 2013-14 & 2014-15: As a soph and junior was unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team and WBCA All-America Hon. Men. honoree. As a junior, paced conference in scoring, ranked 10th in rebounding. 2012-13: BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. PREP: Helped Shabazz to four-straight state championships as the leading scorer all four years. MISC: Nicknamed Liyyah.