Student-Athlete of the Week - January 2, 2007

Name: Alisha Hicks
Sport: Women's Basketball
Year: Junior
Position: Guard


Hicks led the Spartans to a split of two games last week, providing a double-double in San Jose State's first win of the season at Pacific on Wednesday with 17 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. The third-leading free throw shooter in the WAC went 9-of-11 from the line and also added a game-high seven steals to match her career high, two assists and two blocks. The blocks total matched her career high, while the free throws made and attempted were both career highs. She almost had a double-double in the first half with 11 points and eight rebounds. Hicks had a lay-up, both of her assists and three of her steals during a decisive 25-2 run by SJSU to close the game. She then reached double figures for the fifth time this season in her eighth start against Santa Clara on Saturday, finishing with 12 points in a career-high 39 minutes of action. She was 3-of-5 from the free throw line, and had a team-high four assists, three boards and two steals.

For the week, Hicks averaged 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 steals, 3.0 assists and 1.0 block per game, making 12 of 16 free throws.

Past 2006-07 Spartan Foundation Student-Athletes of the Week

August 28 - Jessie Shull - Women's Volleyball
September 5 - Tiffany Hall - Women's Cross Country
September 11 - Yonus Davis - Football
September 18 - Jennifer Sentfleben - Women's Volleyball
September 25 - Dwight Lowery - Football
October 2 - Adam Tafralis - Football
October 9 - Nicole Irwin - Women's Soccer
October 16 - Marissa Dayton - Women's Soccer
October 23 - Nicole Irwin - Women's Soccer
October 30 - Yonus Davis - Football
November 6 - Patrick Perry - Football
November 13 - Jessie Shull - Women's Volleyball
November 20 - Ashley Vrieze - Women's Swimming
November 27 - Waylon Prather - Football
December 4 - Christopher Owens - Football
January 2 - Alisha Hicks - Women's Basketball