2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Aarion McDonald
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
FRESHMAN (2016-17): Named to Pac-12 All-Freshman team ... Washington's third leading scorer behind the nation's leading scorer in Kelsey Plum and Chantel Osahor, averaging 9.8 points per game ... played in 28 games, making 21 starts and averaging 24.1 minutes per game ... two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 12, Feb. 6) ... scored in double figures in 12 contests, including a career-high 23 on 9-of-11 shooting and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc against CSUN (Dec. 7) ... after sitting out the first seven games of season, saw first action against Grand Canyon, scoring six points off the bench ... scored 21 points against Boise State (Dec. 11), including three 3-pointers, six rebounds and four steals ... second-leading scorer at Arizona (Jan. 13), draining a career-high four 3-pointers and tallying 16 points ... scored 19 points in win at Utah (Feb. 3) ... tallied 14 points at Colorado (Feb. 5) ... tallied 15 points and seven rebounds in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Montana State (March 18) ... scored 18 points, including three 3-pointers against Oklahoma (March 20) in second round game of NCAA Tournament.
High School: Played high school basketball for Brookside Christian in Stockton under Pico Wilburn ... played AAU for Cal Storm under George Quintero ... rated as the No. 51 player in the country and seventh point guard by prospectsnation.com ... averaged 26.3 points and 9.3 rebounds as a junior ... named to the MaxPreps All-State Third Team for all divisions in California ... earned First Team for Division IV ... Stockton Record All-Area Player of the Year ... had six triple-doubles as a junior, a quadruple-double and a 46-point game.
Neighbors on McDonald: “Aarion McDonald is a catalyst. Whatever situation you put her into, she makes it GO!! I have seen her dominate a game scoring 40 points and seen her dominate a game scoring two points. I saw her get 15 rebounds in a half. I saw her defend some of the nation's best guards. It's rare to find a combo guard that can also be your lock down defender.”
Personal: Daughter of Aaron and Andrea McDonald ... granddaughter of Roger and Loretta Rodgers.
