DALLAS – After a record-breaking freshman campaign, Aniya Hubbard was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year, marking the first freshman of the year honor in program history. However, her postseason accolades don’t stop there as she was also named to the C-USA All-Conference Second Team, C-USA All-Defensive Team, and C-USA All-Freshman Team, announced by the league office on Tuesday.
“I am extremely happy and proud of Aniya, these honors are well deserved,” expressed head coach Jennifer Sullivan. “She is a special talent and she does not take her gifts for granted. She’s hungry to learn and get better and she cherishes the game. I know this recognition will only motivate her moving forward.”
Hubbard joined the Owls as a highly touted freshman from Hoover, Alabama, and she made an immediate impact in Boca Raton, scoring 14.4 points per game and bringing down a team second-best 5.8 rebounds per game. Aniya leads Conference USA in steals this season, collecting 74 on the season, and averaging 2.6 per contest. In Conference USA, Aniya led all freshman in scoring (14.4 ppg), rebounding (5.8 rpg), field goal percentage (.467), and steals (74). She was also named C-USA Freshman of the Week a league-leading five times throughout the 2022-23 season (Dec. 19, Jan. 2, Jan. 23, Feb. 6, and Feb. 27).
Her talent was on display right from the start for the Owls, making her collegiate debut in the Owls’ season opener against Bethune-Cookman. Against the Wildcats, Hubbard scored 12 points and narrowly missed recording her first career double-double, pulling down nine rebounds, while also recording four assists and a block.
Hubbard led the Owls with 19 double-digit performances, including a team-leading seven 20-point performances throughout the 2022-23 season. She also recorded a team second-best three double-doubles against UTEP (Jan. 21), at Western Kentucky (Jan. 28), and against Rice (March 2). At Western Kentucky, Hubbard tallied a career-best 11 rebounds, while also scoring 15 points against the Hilltoppers.
On February 2 against UAB, Hubbard scored a career-best 28 points, shooting 10-of-17 from the field and going 7-of-9 from the line, while also collecting six rebounds and dishing out five assists against the Blazers.
UP NEXT
The Owls are preparing to compete in the 2023 C-USA Women’s Basketball Championship at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Florida Atlantic will open play on Wednesday, March 8 at 2 p.m. against the UTSA Roadrunners.
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