Sasha Seymore

USC Upstate

Dec 13 (Sat)

2 p.m.

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-6
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
New Bern, N.C.
High School:
New Bern

A walk-on who joined the varsity squad in October 2014 • Attending Carolina on a Morehead-Cain Scholarship, the most prestigious academic scholarship awarded at UNC • Currently serving as UNC's Senior Class President • Played two years for the UNC junior varsity team as a freshman and sophomore at UNC • As a sophomore, averaged 18.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, leading the JV team in both categories • Played on the club basketball team in 2013-14.

PREP

Played for Coach Cliff Dillard at New Bern High School • Played two years of varsity basketball and two on the JV squad • Also earned numerous honors in four years of varsity soccer and ran track as a freshman • Class valedictorian • Voted "Most Likely to Succeed" and "Most Likely to Find a Cure for Cancer" • National AP Scholar, National Merit Scholar and National Honor Society member • Sophomore, junior and senior class president • Volunteered for four years at the Carolina East Medical Center and Temple Baptist Church Nursery • Worked as a youth soccer referee • Co-President of the NBHS Quiz Bowl Club • Vice-President of the Interact Community Service Club.

PERSONAL

Born Aleksander Huryn Seymore • Birthday is November 14 • Born in New Bern, N.C. • Parents are Noah McKimmey Seymore III and Natalie Huryn Seymore • Double-majoring in economics and global studies with a minor in business administration.