2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Ustby, Alyssa
Jersey Number 1
Alyssa Ustby
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Minn.
- High School:
- Lourdes
Bio
2024-25: All-ACC First Team … ACC All-Defensive Team … Passed Bernadette McGlade in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament to become the all-time leading rebounder in Carolina women’s basketball history with 1,251 career rebounds … Finished her collegiate career No. 3 all-time in the ACC with 1269 career rebounds … Ranks No. 7 at UNC with an average of 8.5 rebounds per game … Wrapped her career No. 8 at Carolina with 140 blocks … Dished out 403 career assists to end career ranks No. 10 at UNC … Made 33 starts, missing the last four games of the regular season due to injury … Tied a career-high with 18 rebounds at SMU, second most by any ACC player in conference action… Set the record for most rebounds in an ACC Tournament game in the Banghart era with 18 against Florida State … 20 games in double-figure scoring … Led Carolina with nine double-doubles this season … 14 games with double-digits in rebounds … Paced the Tar Heels with 2.8 assists per contest … Tied her career-high with 10 dimes against Georgia Tech … Scored a season-high 24 points against NC Central … Posted 21 points in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in the win over West Virginia … Drained a career-high tying four threes in the win at Stanford … Averaged 10.9 points, 9.5 rebounds per game … Ranked No. 1 in ACC games with 7.64 defensive rebounds per game … Accumulated a multitude of preseason accolades including Preseason All-ACC, and named to the Naismith Award Preseason Watch List, Cheryl Miller Small Forward Award Preseason Watch List and the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Watch List … Named a team captain for the second straight season ... All-ACC Academic Team.
2023-24: As a senior, averaged 12.5 points and 9.5 rebounds … Served as a team captain ... Second-team All-ACC, earning all-conference honors for the third year in a row ... Totaled 16 double-doubles … Averaged a double-double in ACC play with 12.4 points and 10.0 rebounds … Among the top five candidates for the Cheryl Miller Award as the Nation’s Best Small Forward … On Jan. 4 vs. No. 25 Syracuse, she became the first Tar Heel in program history to record a triple-double with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. Points was the final category in which she reached double figures and she got there on a free throw late in the third quarter … In that game, she became the first DI player ever with 15 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists against a ranked team … Earned USBWA National Player of the Week honors for her 21 points, 11 rebounds against Clemson on 12/31 … Career-high seven blocks against Louisville more than doubled her previous best of three … Had her first points-assists double-double against Pitt (14/10) … Scored a career-high 25 points on 9-10 shooting at Wake Forest on Feb. 18 … In the NCAA first-round game against Michigan State, led UNC with a season-best 17 rebounds and added 16 points for her 16th double-double of the season. She already had a double-double by the end of the third quarter, and she also led the team in assists with six and tied for the lead in blocks with three … Became the first ACC player with 15 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists in an NCAA Tournament game since 2000, which is two years before Ustby was born … Selected as the team’s Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete for 2023-24. One member from each of UNC’s varsity teams is selected for the honor, which is based primarily on academic success … Named to the Watch Lists for the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Year and All-America Team, the Naismith Trophy and the Wooden Award ... Recipient of a Rammy Award for Record-Breaking Performance, in recognition of her triple-double. She also served as a host of the event.
2022-23: As a junior, started all 28 games in which she appeared ... All-America honorable mention by the WBCA ... All-ACC first team ... All-ACC Academic Team for the third year in a row ... Academic All-District Team by College Sports Communicators ... Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 list ... Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (Top 30) ... Named USBWA National Player of the Week on Jan. 24 following UNC's wins over Duke and Georgia Tech ... Named to the Phil Knight Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Dean's List honoree for Fall 2022 ... Led UNC in rebounding with 8.3 per game and ranked third in points with 13.2 per game ... Top 10 in the ACC in field goal percentage (third, .506), rebounding (fourth, 8..3), blocks (ninth, 1.1) and steals (10th, 1.9) ... Seven double-doubles during the season for 22 in her career ... Scored her 1,000th career point in the NCAA Tournament win over St. John's, which was played on her 21st birthday ... Before the start of the season, represented the U.S. as part of the 2022 U23 3x3 team in the Dominican Republic (August) and Romania (September).
2021-22: As a sophomore, started all 32 games ... Named to the All-ACC second team ... All-ACC Academic Team for the second year in a row ... Preseason Cheryl Miller Award Watch List (Nation's top small forward) ... Averaged 12.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game ... Ranked first on the team and fourth in the ACC in rebounding ... With 13 double-doubles, ranks second in the ACC and tied for 33rd nationally ... Named MVP of the Goombay Splash after matching her career high with 23 points vs. VCU and averaging 17 points and 11 rebounds over the two games in the Bahamas ... Scored 20 points in the Jan. 27 win at Duke ... Registered double-doubles in four straight games starting with Wake Forest on Feb. 3 (18-10, both team highs) and continuing with Miami (11-10), Pitt (10-12) and Virginia Tech (12-12). After nine points and nine rebounds in the win over No. 3 Louisville, she scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds at FSU for her fifth double-double in six ACC games
2020-21: As a freshman, played in all 24 games and started 17 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Averaged 9.9 points (fifth on the team) and 5.7 rebounds (second on the team) ... Came off the bench in the first seven games of the season and made her first career start in the eighth, on Dec. 17 vs. Syracuse ... Had her first career double-double against High Point on 11/29, with 15 points and 11 rebounds ... Led UNC with a then-career-high 17 points (7-10 shooting) at Miami (12/14) ... Played a career-high 41 minutes in the OT win over Wake on 12/20 ... Led UNC with 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, then all season highs, in the home win against NC State on 2/7. She was 8-10 from the field and 4-4 from three in the win ... Scored a career-high 23 points in the ACC Tournament loss to Wake Forest.
Before UNC: Graduate of Lourdes High School ... Three-time all-state selection ... Holds school records for career points (2,560), career rebounds (1,287) and single-game points (43) ... As a senior, was a finalist for Ms. Minnesota Basketball and a McDonald's All-American nominee ... As a junior, averaged 25.6 points and 12.3 rebounds per game ... Three-sport athlete (soccer and softball in addition to basketball) with 14 varsity letters ... In softball, started at shortstop and helped her team to a state championship in 2019, her junior year ... Career batting average of .367 and holds her school's career stolen bases record with 88 ... In soccer, started at forward and helped her team to the state tournament three times in four years ... Scored a team-high 14 goals as a senior.
More on Ustby: Daughter of Todd and Lisa Ustby ... Has three older brothers – James, Mark and Matt ... Favorite pastimes are reading and learning to cook new meals ... Plays the piano ... Athlete she admires most is LeBron James "not only for his talent, but for his involvement in his community to positively impact kids" ... Dream job is to own her own business ... Little-known talent is juggling while riding a ripstick (similar to a skateboard) ... Won a Punt, Pass and Kick competition at UNC's 2022 spring football game by kicking a 35-yard field goal.
2023-24: As a senior, averaged 12.5 points and 9.5 rebounds … Served as a team captain ... Second-team All-ACC, earning all-conference honors for the third year in a row ... Totaled 16 double-doubles … Averaged a double-double in ACC play with 12.4 points and 10.0 rebounds … Among the top five candidates for the Cheryl Miller Award as the Nation’s Best Small Forward … On Jan. 4 vs. No. 25 Syracuse, she became the first Tar Heel in program history to record a triple-double with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. Points was the final category in which she reached double figures and she got there on a free throw late in the third quarter … In that game, she became the first DI player ever with 15 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists against a ranked team … Earned USBWA National Player of the Week honors for her 21 points, 11 rebounds against Clemson on 12/31 … Career-high seven blocks against Louisville more than doubled her previous best of three … Had her first points-assists double-double against Pitt (14/10) … Scored a career-high 25 points on 9-10 shooting at Wake Forest on Feb. 18 … In the NCAA first-round game against Michigan State, led UNC with a season-best 17 rebounds and added 16 points for her 16th double-double of the season. She already had a double-double by the end of the third quarter, and she also led the team in assists with six and tied for the lead in blocks with three … Became the first ACC player with 15 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists in an NCAA Tournament game since 2000, which is two years before Ustby was born … Selected as the team’s Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete for 2023-24. One member from each of UNC’s varsity teams is selected for the honor, which is based primarily on academic success … Named to the Watch Lists for the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Year and All-America Team, the Naismith Trophy and the Wooden Award ... Recipient of a Rammy Award for Record-Breaking Performance, in recognition of her triple-double. She also served as a host of the event.
2022-23: As a junior, started all 28 games in which she appeared ... All-America honorable mention by the WBCA ... All-ACC first team ... All-ACC Academic Team for the third year in a row ... Academic All-District Team by College Sports Communicators ... Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 list ... Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (Top 30) ... Named USBWA National Player of the Week on Jan. 24 following UNC's wins over Duke and Georgia Tech ... Named to the Phil Knight Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Dean's List honoree for Fall 2022 ... Led UNC in rebounding with 8.3 per game and ranked third in points with 13.2 per game ... Top 10 in the ACC in field goal percentage (third, .506), rebounding (fourth, 8..3), blocks (ninth, 1.1) and steals (10th, 1.9) ... Seven double-doubles during the season for 22 in her career ... Scored her 1,000th career point in the NCAA Tournament win over St. John's, which was played on her 21st birthday ... Before the start of the season, represented the U.S. as part of the 2022 U23 3x3 team in the Dominican Republic (August) and Romania (September).
2021-22: As a sophomore, started all 32 games ... Named to the All-ACC second team ... All-ACC Academic Team for the second year in a row ... Preseason Cheryl Miller Award Watch List (Nation's top small forward) ... Averaged 12.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game ... Ranked first on the team and fourth in the ACC in rebounding ... With 13 double-doubles, ranks second in the ACC and tied for 33rd nationally ... Named MVP of the Goombay Splash after matching her career high with 23 points vs. VCU and averaging 17 points and 11 rebounds over the two games in the Bahamas ... Scored 20 points in the Jan. 27 win at Duke ... Registered double-doubles in four straight games starting with Wake Forest on Feb. 3 (18-10, both team highs) and continuing with Miami (11-10), Pitt (10-12) and Virginia Tech (12-12). After nine points and nine rebounds in the win over No. 3 Louisville, she scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds at FSU for her fifth double-double in six ACC games
2020-21: As a freshman, played in all 24 games and started 17 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Averaged 9.9 points (fifth on the team) and 5.7 rebounds (second on the team) ... Came off the bench in the first seven games of the season and made her first career start in the eighth, on Dec. 17 vs. Syracuse ... Had her first career double-double against High Point on 11/29, with 15 points and 11 rebounds ... Led UNC with a then-career-high 17 points (7-10 shooting) at Miami (12/14) ... Played a career-high 41 minutes in the OT win over Wake on 12/20 ... Led UNC with 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, then all season highs, in the home win against NC State on 2/7. She was 8-10 from the field and 4-4 from three in the win ... Scored a career-high 23 points in the ACC Tournament loss to Wake Forest.
Before UNC: Graduate of Lourdes High School ... Three-time all-state selection ... Holds school records for career points (2,560), career rebounds (1,287) and single-game points (43) ... As a senior, was a finalist for Ms. Minnesota Basketball and a McDonald's All-American nominee ... As a junior, averaged 25.6 points and 12.3 rebounds per game ... Three-sport athlete (soccer and softball in addition to basketball) with 14 varsity letters ... In softball, started at shortstop and helped her team to a state championship in 2019, her junior year ... Career batting average of .367 and holds her school's career stolen bases record with 88 ... In soccer, started at forward and helped her team to the state tournament three times in four years ... Scored a team-high 14 goals as a senior.
More on Ustby: Daughter of Todd and Lisa Ustby ... Has three older brothers – James, Mark and Matt ... Favorite pastimes are reading and learning to cook new meals ... Plays the piano ... Athlete she admires most is LeBron James "not only for his talent, but for his involvement in his community to positively impact kids" ... Dream job is to own her own business ... Little-known talent is juggling while riding a ripstick (similar to a skateboard) ... Won a Punt, Pass and Kick competition at UNC's 2022 spring football game by kicking a 35-yard field goal.
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