2013-2014 Women's Basketball Roster
Affini, Amina
Jersey Number 35
Amina Affini
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Sociology/Social Psychology
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, Ohio
- High School:
- Wilmington High School
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because the academics are great as well as the basketball program. I love all of the girls on the team too! They pretty much won me over!”
2015-16 (Senior Season)
Started every game as Lehigh’s most consistent defensive threat and finished the season averaging 6.1 points per game...tallied 10 points and six rebounds in Lehigh’s quarterfinal win over Holy Cross (3/7)...went 4-for-4 from three-point range and tallied 14 points to help Lehigh down rival Lafayette (1/27)...put together a strong performance at Bucknell (1/13) with 14 points behind 6-of-8 shooting...tallied seven points, two rebounds and two assists in a big win over Loyola (1/6)...scored a career-high 15 points against Kutztown (11/15) and Delaware State (11/23)...pulled down eight rebounds against Montana (11/28)...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014-15 (Junior Season)
Saw action in all 31 games, making 14 starts…chipped in eight big points in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Holy Cross (3/6)...registered eight points, two rebounds and a steal at Army (2/4)...had a solid effort in a big win against Bucknell (1/28) with five points, three rebounds and three assists...contributed five points to go along with a stout defensive effort against Army (1/7)...scored a season-best nine points to go along with three rebounds and two assists in the Patriot League opener at Colgate (12/31)...contributed six points, a rebound and assist against Duquesne (12/28)...scored six points at Sacred Heart (11/30)...pulled down a career-best six rebounds against East Stroudsburg (11/17)…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2013-14 (Sophomore Season)
Averaged 3.9 points and 1.4 rebounds per game…shot 2-of-2 from three-point range to post ten points at Navy (2/19)...snatched a team-high three steals while also contributing five points against Navy (1/22)...finished with a career-high 14 points against Vermont (12/20)...recorded a team-leading and career-high five steals against Saint Peter’s (12/9)...played a career-high 23 minutes at Ohio State (11/27)...tallied 13 points and four rebounds at Rhode Island (11/23)...recorded eight points in the season opener at Niagara (11/8)...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2012-13 (Freshman Season)
Saw action in 28 games…pulled down a career-high three rebounds against Binghamton in the Christmas City Classic (12/29)…tallied a career-high three points against Wagner (11/23)…scored her first career points in home opener against La Salle (11/20)...named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH
Affini – a 5-11 guard out of Wilmington, Ohio – was a four-year varsity player including a two-year captain at Wilmington High School. She earned All-Conference awards all four years while helping her team to its first ever conference title in 2012. She won the District 15 Coaches Association Award in 2012 and was a Southwest District honorable mention. She also won the District 15 underclassman award for the 2010-11 season. In addition to her basketball skills, Affini was a four-year varsity and four-year all-conference soccer player. She earned the MVP Defensive award three years (2010-12). In the classroom, she was a FAVC Scholar-Athlete all four years as well as member of the National Honor Society and Phi Delta Sigma.
CAREER STATISTICS
GETTING TO KNOW AMINA
Nickname: "Double A", oatmeal, meanie
Biggest Sports Accomplishment: Being on ESPN and yahoo.com for my game winning soccer kick.
Favorite Place on Campus: Starbucks
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Musical Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Movie: Taken
Favorite TV Show: Pretty Little Liars
Favorite Pro Team: USA Women’s soccer team
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Gabby Douglas (gymnastics)
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Vogue
Place I'd Like To Visit: London
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Hip-hop dancer
Dream Job: To own a huge business and have a lot of people work for me
If I Didn't Play Basketball, I Would Play: Volleyball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy everyone in my family a new house, and then buy an endless amount of shoes!
2015-16 (Senior Season)
Started every game as Lehigh’s most consistent defensive threat and finished the season averaging 6.1 points per game...tallied 10 points and six rebounds in Lehigh’s quarterfinal win over Holy Cross (3/7)...went 4-for-4 from three-point range and tallied 14 points to help Lehigh down rival Lafayette (1/27)...put together a strong performance at Bucknell (1/13) with 14 points behind 6-of-8 shooting...tallied seven points, two rebounds and two assists in a big win over Loyola (1/6)...scored a career-high 15 points against Kutztown (11/15) and Delaware State (11/23)...pulled down eight rebounds against Montana (11/28)...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014-15 (Junior Season)
Saw action in all 31 games, making 14 starts…chipped in eight big points in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Holy Cross (3/6)...registered eight points, two rebounds and a steal at Army (2/4)...had a solid effort in a big win against Bucknell (1/28) with five points, three rebounds and three assists...contributed five points to go along with a stout defensive effort against Army (1/7)...scored a season-best nine points to go along with three rebounds and two assists in the Patriot League opener at Colgate (12/31)...contributed six points, a rebound and assist against Duquesne (12/28)...scored six points at Sacred Heart (11/30)...pulled down a career-best six rebounds against East Stroudsburg (11/17)…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2013-14 (Sophomore Season)
Averaged 3.9 points and 1.4 rebounds per game…shot 2-of-2 from three-point range to post ten points at Navy (2/19)...snatched a team-high three steals while also contributing five points against Navy (1/22)...finished with a career-high 14 points against Vermont (12/20)...recorded a team-leading and career-high five steals against Saint Peter’s (12/9)...played a career-high 23 minutes at Ohio State (11/27)...tallied 13 points and four rebounds at Rhode Island (11/23)...recorded eight points in the season opener at Niagara (11/8)...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2012-13 (Freshman Season)
Saw action in 28 games…pulled down a career-high three rebounds against Binghamton in the Christmas City Classic (12/29)…tallied a career-high three points against Wagner (11/23)…scored her first career points in home opener against La Salle (11/20)...named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH
Affini – a 5-11 guard out of Wilmington, Ohio – was a four-year varsity player including a two-year captain at Wilmington High School. She earned All-Conference awards all four years while helping her team to its first ever conference title in 2012. She won the District 15 Coaches Association Award in 2012 and was a Southwest District honorable mention. She also won the District 15 underclassman award for the 2010-11 season. In addition to her basketball skills, Affini was a four-year varsity and four-year all-conference soccer player. She earned the MVP Defensive award three years (2010-12). In the classroom, she was a FAVC Scholar-Athlete all four years as well as member of the National Honor Society and Phi Delta Sigma.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | Min/Avg | FG-FGA | FG% | 3FG-3FGA | 3FG% | FT-FTA | FT% | REB | REB AVG | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PNTS | PPG |
| 2012-13 | 28-0 | 206/7.4 | 8-47 | .170 | 1-21 | .048 | 4-9 | .444 | 33 | 1.2 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 0.8 |
| 2013-14 | 31-19 | 568/18.3 | 41-112 | .366 | 22-57 | .386 | 18-29 | .621 | 59 | 1.9 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 27 | 122 | 3.9 |
| 2014-15 | 31-14 | 562-18.1 | 43-101 | .426 | 13-36 | .361 | 9-20 | .450 | 71 | 2.3 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 108 | 3.5 |
| 2015-16 | 31-31 | 895-28.9 | 64-164 | .390 | 22-62 | .355 | 38-46 | .826 | 85 | 2.7 | 40 | 42 | 14 | 43 | 188 | 6.1 |
| Career | 121-64 | 2231-18.4 | 156-424 | .368 | 58-176 | .330 | 69-104 | .663 | 248 | 2.0 | 100 | 111 | 34 | 99 | 439 | 3.6 |
GETTING TO KNOW AMINA
Nickname: "Double A", oatmeal, meanie
Biggest Sports Accomplishment: Being on ESPN and yahoo.com for my game winning soccer kick.
Favorite Place on Campus: Starbucks
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Musical Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Movie: Taken
Favorite TV Show: Pretty Little Liars
Favorite Pro Team: USA Women’s soccer team
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Gabby Douglas (gymnastics)
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Vogue
Place I'd Like To Visit: London
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Hip-hop dancer
Dream Job: To own a huge business and have a lot of people work for me
If I Didn't Play Basketball, I Would Play: Volleyball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy everyone in my family a new house, and then buy an endless amount of shoes!
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