Aisha Jefferson Class: Junior Hometown: Dayton, Ohio High School: Chaminade-Julienne Height: 6-1 Position: Forward Experience: 2L

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• 2005-06 Game-by-Game Stats
• 2006-07 Game-by-Game Stats
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Talented all-around player received a medical redshirt in 2007-08 after tearing her ACL during an exhibition game Nov. 4, 2007 against Lake Superior State...in two seasons, she has played 67 career games with 44 starts and is averaging 8.5 ppg and 5.3 rpg...has scored in double-digits 24 times in her career.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07): Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors after averaging 10.4 points and 5.6 rebounds...started 28 of MSU's 33 games, averaging 26.7 minutes...also ranked third on team with 52 steals...tied for 11th in the Big Ten with four double-doubles...scored in double figures 20 times...had game-high 16 points against UT Arlington (11/19)...recorded first career double-double against Houston, posting 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds (11/26)...posted 16 points on 8-for-13 shooting and added four steals against South Florida (12/3)...double-double vs. Hartford (12/9), collecting 17 points and 10 rebounds...recorded 12 points and 11 rebounds for third double-double against UC Santa Barbara (12/20)...had 13 points, six rebounds and tied career high with seven free throws made in 15 minutes, coming off the bench for the first time all year at Iowa (1/14)...scored a season-high 19 points while grabbing seven rebounds against Illinois (2/4)... had team-high 15 points and game-high 12 rebounds in win at No. 13 Purdue (2/11)...had 12 points, two rebounds and two assists in win at No. 5 Ohio State (2/18)... recorded 15 points, three assists and three steals in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals against Minnesota (3/2)...posted 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes against Delaware in NCAA First Round (3/18)...recorded 13 points and five rebounds in 28 minutes against Rutgers in the NCAA Second Round (3/20).

AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06): Saw action in all 34 games and started last 16...named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team...averaged 13.0 ppg in NCAA Tournament, second best on the team...led team with 13 rebounds, including eight offensive, vs. Western Carolina (11/20)...scored 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting vs. Michigan (1/1) in first career Big Ten game...hit game-winning shot with 1:06 remaining at Wisconsin, giving MSU its first lead of the second half (1/12)...also hit two free throws in the final minute...grabbed 10 rebounds at No. 8 Purdue (1/26)...scored 19 points on 7-for-9 shooting with nine rebounds and five steals in win over No. 11 Minnesota (2/9)...season-high 20 points on 9-for-14 shooting in win over Iowa (2/16)...career-high six assists in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win over Iowa (3/3)...eight points and eight rebounds vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee in first career NCAA game (3/18)...scored 16 points, 14 in the first half, with six rebounds in second-round win over Kentucky (3/20)...poured in 15 points, 10 in the first half, on 7-for-13 shooting vs. top-seeded Duke in the Bridgeport Regional semifinal (3/26).

HIGH SCHOOL: Named Miss Basketball of Ohio by the Coaches Association as a senior...Top 100 McDonald's All-American nominee...ranked as the nation's No. 47 senior by All-Star Girls Report and the No. 50 player by Blue Star Basketball...was a Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American in both 2004 and 2005...was a Student Sports Junior All-American and a USA Today Freshman All-American...participated in the Nike All-America Camp in 2004...was an adidas Top 10 Camp Underclass All-Star in 2003...played for the North team at the USA Youth Development Festival in 2004...during her junior season in 2003-04, averaged 14.1 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 59 percent from the field...was named second-team all-state in Division I, the district player of the year, was on the state's all-tournament team and was a first-team All-Dayton Daily News selection...was named USA Today Player of the Week during her junior season...finished her career with over 1,100 points...during her four seasons at Chaminade-Julienne, helped the squad to a 99-7 record, the 2005 and 2003 state championships and a 2004 runner-up finish...her team was ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today twice and was nationally ranked her entire career, and finished each of her four seasons with the state's No. 1 ranking.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Abdul Melton and Sheryl Jefferson...communication major.