2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Poole, Anya
Jersey Number 31
Anya Poole
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Southeast Raleigh
Bio
Graduated in May 2024 with a degree in human development and family science
2023-24: As a senior, played in 30 games, starting six ... Averaged 2.8 points and 3.2 rebounds ... Contributed seven points and nine rebounds in the season opener vs. Gardner-Webb ... Missed the Davidson, Hampton and Elon games with a lower body injury but played in every other game ... Scored a season-high 11 points in just 17 minutes on the court against UNC Greensboro. She was 5-6 from the field in that game ... Started six of the final eight games of the season
2022-23: As a junior, started 31 games and played in 32, missing just one game ... Averaged 5.0 points and 5.9 rebounds ... Scored in double figures five times, including twice in ACC play ... Season high was 11 points, against South Carolina State, Oregon and Virginia ... Against S.C. State, went 4-4 with 11 points and nine boards in just 22 minutes of play ... Pulled down a team-best 12 rebounds in the team's win at James Madison ... Did not play against Boston College, ending a streak of 56 consecutive starts
2021-22: As a sophomore, started all 32 games ... Averaged 7.5 points and 6.5 rebounds ... Ranked 11th in the ACC in rebounding ... Scored a career-high 17 points in UNC’s win at Charlotte on Nov. 14, the second game of the season. She was 7-10 from the field and also had nine rebounds ... Followed up her career-high 17 points vs Charlotte with 16 against Appalachian State in just 18:31 of play ... Turned in a double-double with 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in a career-high 36 minutes in the win at Minnesota ... Registered her second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Syracuse ... Played 28 minutes in the win over No. 3 Louisville, matching her season high in ACC play. She also had a career-high four steals against the Cardinals ... Led UNC with 13 rebounds at FSU ... With 15 points, tied for the team lead in scoring against Duke at home, marking the first time during the season that she had led the team in scoring or tied for the lead ... After not taking a shot in the NCAA first-round win over SFA, she scored eight points in the first half against Arizona, shooting 4-4 from the field to help fuel UNC’s NCAA second round win
2020-21: As a freshman, played in 22 games and started five ... Scored in double figures in her first three games as a Tar Heel with 10 points vs. Radford, 15 vs. UNC Greensboro and 15 vs. High Point ... Grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds against South Carolina State ... Made her first career start vs. Charlotte on 12/6 and also started the next four (Wake Forest, Miami, Syracuse, Wake Forest) ... Had her first career double-double on 12/10 at Wake Forest with 12 points and 11 rebounds ... Led UNC in rebounding in the home win over Syracuse on 12/17 with 11 boards ... Also led the team with 10 against Virginia Tech on 1/14
Before UNC: Graduate of Southeast Raleigh High School ... As a senior, was a first-team all-state and All-District 5 pick ... HighSchoolOT North Carolina Player of the Year and Cap 7 Conference Player of the Year as a senior ... Finished high school with a record of 114-9 ... As a senior, averaged a double-double (16 pts/12 rbs) ... A five-star recruit, she ranked No. 12 at her position and No. 49 overall by ESPNW ... Helped Southeast Raleigh to the state championship game all four years and was co-champion as a senior after the title game was canceled ... 2020 McDonald’s All-American Game nominee ... Most Outstanding Player at the 2019 John Wall Holiday Invitational ... As a junior, was named Most Outstanding Player of the state title after recording a double-double in the final ... CAP-7 All-Conference and Academic All-Conference all four years
More on Poole: Daughter of Tammie and Anthony Poole ... Is the second-oldest of four siblings – she has two sisters and a brother ... Her father played basketball at Louisburg College and then at Elizabeth City State ... Favorite sport other than basketball is football ... Favorite food is hibachi ... Fun fact is that she played soccer for seven years before focusing on basketball ... Athletes she admires most are Maya Moore and Candace Parker ... After graduation, hopes to play professional basketball then work as a nurse
2023-24: As a senior, played in 30 games, starting six ... Averaged 2.8 points and 3.2 rebounds ... Contributed seven points and nine rebounds in the season opener vs. Gardner-Webb ... Missed the Davidson, Hampton and Elon games with a lower body injury but played in every other game ... Scored a season-high 11 points in just 17 minutes on the court against UNC Greensboro. She was 5-6 from the field in that game ... Started six of the final eight games of the season
2022-23: As a junior, started 31 games and played in 32, missing just one game ... Averaged 5.0 points and 5.9 rebounds ... Scored in double figures five times, including twice in ACC play ... Season high was 11 points, against South Carolina State, Oregon and Virginia ... Against S.C. State, went 4-4 with 11 points and nine boards in just 22 minutes of play ... Pulled down a team-best 12 rebounds in the team's win at James Madison ... Did not play against Boston College, ending a streak of 56 consecutive starts
2021-22: As a sophomore, started all 32 games ... Averaged 7.5 points and 6.5 rebounds ... Ranked 11th in the ACC in rebounding ... Scored a career-high 17 points in UNC’s win at Charlotte on Nov. 14, the second game of the season. She was 7-10 from the field and also had nine rebounds ... Followed up her career-high 17 points vs Charlotte with 16 against Appalachian State in just 18:31 of play ... Turned in a double-double with 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in a career-high 36 minutes in the win at Minnesota ... Registered her second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Syracuse ... Played 28 minutes in the win over No. 3 Louisville, matching her season high in ACC play. She also had a career-high four steals against the Cardinals ... Led UNC with 13 rebounds at FSU ... With 15 points, tied for the team lead in scoring against Duke at home, marking the first time during the season that she had led the team in scoring or tied for the lead ... After not taking a shot in the NCAA first-round win over SFA, she scored eight points in the first half against Arizona, shooting 4-4 from the field to help fuel UNC’s NCAA second round win
2020-21: As a freshman, played in 22 games and started five ... Scored in double figures in her first three games as a Tar Heel with 10 points vs. Radford, 15 vs. UNC Greensboro and 15 vs. High Point ... Grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds against South Carolina State ... Made her first career start vs. Charlotte on 12/6 and also started the next four (Wake Forest, Miami, Syracuse, Wake Forest) ... Had her first career double-double on 12/10 at Wake Forest with 12 points and 11 rebounds ... Led UNC in rebounding in the home win over Syracuse on 12/17 with 11 boards ... Also led the team with 10 against Virginia Tech on 1/14
Before UNC: Graduate of Southeast Raleigh High School ... As a senior, was a first-team all-state and All-District 5 pick ... HighSchoolOT North Carolina Player of the Year and Cap 7 Conference Player of the Year as a senior ... Finished high school with a record of 114-9 ... As a senior, averaged a double-double (16 pts/12 rbs) ... A five-star recruit, she ranked No. 12 at her position and No. 49 overall by ESPNW ... Helped Southeast Raleigh to the state championship game all four years and was co-champion as a senior after the title game was canceled ... 2020 McDonald’s All-American Game nominee ... Most Outstanding Player at the 2019 John Wall Holiday Invitational ... As a junior, was named Most Outstanding Player of the state title after recording a double-double in the final ... CAP-7 All-Conference and Academic All-Conference all four years
More on Poole: Daughter of Tammie and Anthony Poole ... Is the second-oldest of four siblings – she has two sisters and a brother ... Her father played basketball at Louisburg College and then at Elizabeth City State ... Favorite sport other than basketball is football ... Favorite food is hibachi ... Fun fact is that she played soccer for seven years before focusing on basketball ... Athletes she admires most are Maya Moore and Candace Parker ... After graduation, hopes to play professional basketball then work as a nurse
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