Aaliyah Chavez
{{short description|American basketball player (born 2006)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
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| name = Aaliyah Chavez
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| team = Monterey High School
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| position = Guard
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| height_ft = 5
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|11|20}}
| birth_place = Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
| high_school =
- Monterey High School
(Lubbock, Texas)
| college = Oklahoma (commit)
| highlights =
- Gatorade National Player of the Year (2025)
- Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award (2025)
- McDonald's All-American Game (2025)
- MaxPreps National Player of the Year (2025)
- Nike Hoop Summit (2025)
- Jordan Brand Classic MVP (2025)
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Aaliyah Chavez (born November 20, 2006) is an American basketball player who attends Monterey High School. She is a five-star recruit and the number one player in the 2025 class. She averaged 34.9 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.7 steals per game.finished her 4 year high school career with 4,796 points
High school career
Chavez attended Monterey High School. During her junior year she averaged 37.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.5 steals per game. Following the season she was named Texas Gatorade Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/poy/assets/writable/84747/2024_GK_AChavez.pdf |title=Monterey High School Student-Athlete Named Gatorade Texas Girls Basketball Player of the Year |publisher=Gatorade |date=March 14, 2024 |access-date=March 19, 2025}}
During her senior year she averaged 34.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.7 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. She led the Plainsmen to the 5A Division II state championship for the first time since 1981. Following the season she was named Texas Gatorade Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, Gatorade National Player of the Year, Naismith Prep Player of the Year, and MaxPreps National Basketball Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/03/19/gatorade-national-player-of-the-year-aaliyah-chavez-girls-basketball-2025-recruit-decision/82392231007/ |title=Monterey's Aaliyah Chavez adds 2nd national girls basketball player of the year award |newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |first=Stephen |last=Garcia |date=March 19, 2025 |access-date=March 19, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/03/14/lubbock-monterey-aaliyah-chavez-naismith-player-of-the-year-gatorade-national-player-of-the-year/82370688007/ |title=Aaliyah Chavez named Naismith Player of the Year, finalist for Gatorade National POY |newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |first=Stephen |last=Garcia |date=March 14, 2025 |access-date=March 19, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/V6hh2-WAOUyEE_n6y2qpLA/aaliyah-chavez-named-maxpreps-national-player-of-the-year.htm |title=Aaliyah Chavez named MaxPreps National Player of the Year |website=MaxPreps |first=Aaron |last=Williams |date=April 8, 2025 |access-date=April 8, 2025}} She finished her high school career with 4,796 career points, 1,279 rebounds, 771 assists and 476 steals in 150 games. Her 4,796 points ranks her 14th on the all-time national scoring list.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/story/_/id/44347083/top-prospect-girls-basketball-2025-aaliyah-chavez-ncaa-decision |title=Aaliyah Chavez's unlikely route to top girls basketball prospect |website=ESPN.com |first=Maya A. |last=Jones |date=March 24, 2025 |access-date=March 24, 2025}} She holds school records for most points in a game (57), most assists in a season (240), three-pointers in a game (13), three-pointers in a season (194) and career three-pointers (639).{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/high-school/texas/ranking-top-30-games-of-no-1-five-star-recruit-aaliyah-chavez-s-varsity-high-school-basketball-career-01jnd988736a |title=Ranking: Top 30 games of No. 1 five-star recruit Aaliyah Chavez's varsity high school basketball career |publisher=Sports Illustrated |first=Levi |last=Payton |date=March 4, 2025 |access-date=March 19, 2025}}
In January 2025, she was named a 2025 McDonald's All-American and selected to represent the United States at the 2025 Nike Hoop Summit.{{cite web|url=https://www.kcbd.com/2025/01/27/montereys-aaliyah-chavez-named-mcdonalds-all-american-roster/ |title=Monterey’s Aaliyah Chavez named to McDonald’s All-American roster |publisher=KCBD |first=Brandon |last=Soliz |date=January 27, 2025 |access-date=March 19, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/high-school/texas/texas-5-star-aaliyah-chavez-highlights-elite-usa-women-s-nike-hoop-summit-basketball-roster-01jhvwwyfrn7 |title=Texas 5-star Aaliyah Chavez highlights elite USA Women’s Nike Hoop Summit basketball roster |publisher=Sports Illustrated |first=Levi |last=Payton |date=January 18, 2025 |access-date=March 19, 2025}}
=Recruiting=
Chavez is considered a five-star recruit and the number one player in the 2025 class, according to ESPN. On March 25, 2025, she announced on SportsCenter she would be committing to play college basketball at Oklahoma, over offers from, LSU, South Carolina, Texas, Texas Tech and UCLA.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/high-school/texas/aaliyah-chavez-wins-gatorade-national-player-of-the-year-nation-s-no-1-women-s-basketball-recruit-takes-top-honor-01jprb8s6771 |title=Aaliyah Chavez wins Gatorade National Player of the Year: Nation's No. 1 women's basketball recruit takes top honor |publisher=Sports Illustrated |first=Levi |last=Payton |date=March 19, 2025 |access-date=March 19, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/03/11/aaliyah-chavez-decision-lubbock-monterey-oklahoma-texas-tech-womens-basketball-key-factors/82231067007/ |title=These factors will decide where Monterey's Aaliyah Chavez signs to play college basketball |newspaper=Times Record News |first=Stephen |last=Garcia |date=March 11, 2025 |access-date=March 19, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.usab.com/players/aaliyah-chavez Aaliyah Chavez] at USA Basketball
{{Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year}}
{{Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award}}
{{MaxPreps National Basketball Player of the Year}}
{{Jordan Brand Classic Girls Game MVP}}
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Category:American women's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Texas