Alexia Dizeko Explained

Height Ft:	5
Height In:	11
Team:	Florida Gators
Position:	Forward
Nationality:	Angolan/Swiss
Number:	9
College:	University of Florida
Highlights:	GCAA Player of the Year (2023)

Alexia Dizeko (born 12 March 2001) is a basketball player who plays for Angola women's national team.^[1]

Early life

Born in Sion, Switzerland to Angolan parents,^{[2] [3]} moved to Florida Gators after earning 2023 Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Two-Year College Player of the Year honors at South Georgia Technical College.^{[4] [5]}

College career

South Georgia Technical College

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• During her time at South Georgia Technical College, she led her team to a No. 1 national ranking for nine consecutive weeks where she averaged 8.3 rebounds, had 14.4 points per game.
• Earned WBCA first-team All-American honors
• Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Player of the Year.
• As a freshman, she earned second-team All-American honors.

International career

Dizeko played for Angola in the 2019 FIBA Women's Afrobasket tournament where she averaged 7.2 points per game, including a 17-point performance against Mali, shot 6-for-8 from the field and 2-for-4 from 3-point range.

External links

• Alexia Dizeko at Eurobasket.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Player Profile . FIBA.basketball . 2001-03-12 . 2024-04-07.
2. Web site: Angola’s Alexia Dizeko looking to leave a mark in Dakar . FIBA.basketball . 2018-07-31 . 2024-04-07.
3. Web site: Bird . Su Ann . SGTC’s Alexia Dizeko named GCAA Women’s Division I Player of Week for 4th time . South Georgia Technical College . 2023-02-21 . 2024-04-07.
4. Web site: Palomar College's Deajanae Harvey named to WBCA All-America Team; Hawkins, Cavness and Salloom named Honorable Mention . CCCAA . 2023-03-17 . 2024-04-07.
5. Web site: Makauskas . Caroline . Which SEC basketball teams added the most in the transfer portal? Ranking them 1-14. . Lexington Herald Leader . 2023-10-09 . 2024-04-07.
6. Web site: Gators . Florida . Women's Basketball Welcomes Alexia Dizeko . Florida Gators . 2023-05-01 . 2024-04-07.