University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Iverson, Alyssa

Jersey Number 20
Alyssa Iverson
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Harvest Christian Academy
- Hometown:
- Elgin, Illinois
Bio
HIGH SCHOOL
Won four conference titles, four regional championships, and three sectional crowns at Harvest Christian Academy... Lifted the Lions to a 105-25 record over four years while starting all but one game... 1,901 points scored during her prep career, the best total of any boy or girl in school history... Three-time First Team All-Conference, two-time First Team All-State and Northwest Athletic Conference MVP honoree... Named the Elgin Courier-News Player of the Year in 2018... Averaged 18.6 points, 4.5 steals, 4.1 assists per game as a senior point guard, helping HCA reach the Class 2A Super-Sectionals (state quarterfinals) before losing to eventual champion Chicago Marshall... Also shot 40% overall and 66% from behind the arc as a senior... Led the Lions to a 2017 Class 1A semifinal berth and fourth-place finish in the program's longest tournament run ever... Tallied a career-high 19.5 points per game along with 4.4 steals and 4.2 assists per game while primarily playing as a shooting guard... Also competed in cross country, golf, and track & field for the Lions... Played her AAU basketball for Mac Irvin Fire in Chicago.
PERSONAL
Born on March 20, 2000 as Alyssa Iverson-Brown... Daughter of Austin Brown and Hannah Richter... Has six siblings... Majoring in biology... National Honor Society member... Community service experience includes serving at her church and mentoring elementary school children including 1-on-1 special needs mentoring... Lists her favorite sports memory as her trip to the state semifinals as a junior in high school... She chose UNI because the coaching staff and players were amazing and the campus had a welcoming feeling.
Won four conference titles, four regional championships, and three sectional crowns at Harvest Christian Academy... Lifted the Lions to a 105-25 record over four years while starting all but one game... 1,901 points scored during her prep career, the best total of any boy or girl in school history... Three-time First Team All-Conference, two-time First Team All-State and Northwest Athletic Conference MVP honoree... Named the Elgin Courier-News Player of the Year in 2018... Averaged 18.6 points, 4.5 steals, 4.1 assists per game as a senior point guard, helping HCA reach the Class 2A Super-Sectionals (state quarterfinals) before losing to eventual champion Chicago Marshall... Also shot 40% overall and 66% from behind the arc as a senior... Led the Lions to a 2017 Class 1A semifinal berth and fourth-place finish in the program's longest tournament run ever... Tallied a career-high 19.5 points per game along with 4.4 steals and 4.2 assists per game while primarily playing as a shooting guard... Also competed in cross country, golf, and track & field for the Lions... Played her AAU basketball for Mac Irvin Fire in Chicago.
PERSONAL
Born on March 20, 2000 as Alyssa Iverson-Brown... Daughter of Austin Brown and Hannah Richter... Has six siblings... Majoring in biology... National Honor Society member... Community service experience includes serving at her church and mentoring elementary school children including 1-on-1 special needs mentoring... Lists her favorite sports memory as her trip to the state semifinals as a junior in high school... She chose UNI because the coaching staff and players were amazing and the campus had a welcoming feeling.
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