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Ali'a Matavao Season 2023-2024
PositionForward
Height6-0
ClassFreshman
HometownLas Vegas, Nevada
Previous SchoolLiberty High School
BYU Highlights
- Appeared in 19 games for the Cougars, averaging 4.6 minutes per game
- Went 7-of-29 from the floor to score 17 points on the year
- Grabbed 13 rebounds and dished four assists
- Recording two steals and a block on the year
Before BYU
- 2023 Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year
- 2022 Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year
- Nevada 5A Player of the Year (2022 & 2023)
- Nevada 5A First Team All-Conference (2022 & 2023)
- Liberty High School Athlete of the Year (2023)
- Nevada Las Vegas Sun Super Seven (2022 & 2023)
- 2023 Max Preps First Team
- Captain of basketball and volleyball teams
- 2023 State Shot Put Champion
- 2023 State Long Jump Champion
- 2023 Regional Long Jump Champion
- 2023 Regional Shot Put Champion
- Nevada Interscholastic Athletic Association Championship team points leader
- Holds school records in the long jump, 4x100 and 4x200 team relays
- Also enjoys music, playing the guitar and ukulele, singing and reading
- Heavily recruited soccer forward
- Four-sport varsity athlete at Liberty High School (basketball, soccer, track/field, volleyball)
Personal
- Born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Daughter of Newel and Leslie Matavao
- Second of five children: Moliki, Myla, Kingston and Isley
- Her father, Newel played football at Ricks College (1996) and Northern State University (2001)
- Her brother, Moliki currently plays football at UCLA
- Also recruited by Cal State Fullerton, Hawaii, Niagara, Portland State, San Diego State, UNLV, Washington and Wisconsin