Alexia Dizeko

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Alexia Dizeko
No. 9Florida Gators
PositionForward
Personal information
NationalityAngolan/Swiss
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
College University of Florida
Career highlights and awards
  • GCAA Player of the Year (2023)

Alexia Dizeko (born 12 March 2001) is a basketball player who plays for Angola women's national team. [1]

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Early life

Born in Sion, Switzerland to Angolan parents, [2] [3] moved to Florida Gators after earning 2023 Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Two-Year College Player of the Year honors at South Georgia Technical College. [4] [5]

College career

South Georgia Technical College

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International career

Dizeko played for Angola in the 2019 FIBA Women's Afrobasket tournament where she averaged 7.2 points per game, including a 17-point performance against Mali, shot 6-for-8 from the field and 2-for-4 from 3-point range.

References

  1. "Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. 2001-03-12. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. "Angola's Alexia Dizeko looking to leave a mark in Dakar". FIBA.basketball. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  3. Bird, Su Ann (2023-02-21). "SGTC's Alexia Dizeko named GCAA Women's Division I Player of Week for 4th time". South Georgia Technical College. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  4. "Palomar College's Deajanae Harvey named to WBCA All-America Team; Hawkins, Cavness and Salloom named Honorable Mention". CCCAA. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  5. Makauskas, Caroline (2023-10-09). "Which SEC basketball teams added the most in the transfer portal? Ranking them 1-14". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  6. Gators, Florida (2023-05-01). "Women's Basketball Welcomes Alexia Dizeko". Florida Gators. Retrieved 2024-04-07.