Redshirt Senior Year – 2019-20
Swept the MEAC Player of the Year and the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year awards … Became the first NSU player to win either award, and the first player in conference history to win both in the same year … First-team All-MEAC, just the third first-team honoree for NSU in the past 15 years … Voted to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State First Team … Also took home the BOXTOROW HBCU National Player of the Year award and was an HBCU first-team All-American by the organization … Was also honored by BOXTOROW with the HBCU National Player of the Week award after a 30-point outing against Howard on Jan. 11 … Was named to the mid-season watch list for the Dawn Staley award, given to the best guard in the nation … A seven-time MEAC Player of the Week, and a seven-time MEAC Defensive Player of the Week during the year … Named to the AD Honor Roll in the spring … Led the MEAC in scoring (20.0), assists (5.0) and steals (4.9) … Also averaged 4.5 rebounds in 35.4 minutes per game … Shot 47 percent from the field (226-of-480) and had 105 made free throws … Appeared in 28 games and started 27 … Ranked second in the MEAC in minutes (35.4), fourth in assist-turnover ratio (1.4), eighth in field goal percentage (47.1) and 13
th in defensive rebounds (3.5) … On the national level, stood second in steals per game, 12
th in scoring and field goals, 35
th in assists per game, 90
th in minutes per game and No. 109 in field goal percentage … Set the school’s overall record with 4.9 steals per game and its Division I record for field goals (226) and total steals (137) … Became just the second player in the school’s D-I era to average 20 points per game … Secured the first triple-double by an NSU player in nearly 24 years with 20 points, career highs of 14 assists and 11 steals, and five rebounds in a win over Va. Lynchburg on Nov. 14 … Her 11 steals set the school’s D-I record and was one off the school’s overall record, while her 14 assists tied its D-I mark as well … Had three 30-point games, including a career-high 31 points at Richmond on Dec. 30 … Shot 15-of-25 from the floor with eight steals, seven rebounds and five assists … Her 15 field goals set the program’s D-I record … Was also one of five games with eight steals … Shot 11-of-23 from the field, 8-of-10 from the free throw line, for 30 points with nine steals, seven assists, five rebounds and two blocks in the Howard win on Jan. 11 … Also scored 30 points on 11-of-24 shooting, 8-of-10 from the line, with 10 steals and six rebounds in a victory at Jacksonville on Nov. 30 … Had 16 games with 20 or more points, and scored in double figures in all but one game … Went for 25 points (10-of-20 shooting), five assists and four rebounds in a win over High Point on Nov. 20, and followed that up with 22 points, six steals, four rebounds and three assists against La Salle two days later … Scored at least 20 in five straight games, and in nine out of 10 games, beginning with Jacksonville on Nov. 30 … In the next four games, had 23 points, seven rebounds, six steals and five assists (vs. Longwood, Dec. 5); 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting with eight assists, five rebounds and four steals (at Hampton, Dec. 7); 24 points on 10-of-20 from the field with five rebounds and five assists (at West Virginia, Dec. 15); and 23 points on 7-of-16 field goal attempts and three assists (vs. Robert Morris, Dec. 18) … Opened up MEAC play with 24 points in back-to-back wins versus Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 4 and at Coppin State on Jan. 6 … Shot 10-of-18 in the first game with seven steals, four rebounds and four assists, and 11-of-17 in the second game with six rebounds, six assists and five steals … Made 10-of-18 from the field for 22 points, seven rebounds, six steals and four assists in a win over South Carolina State on Jan. 25 … Scored at least 20 in three straight games near the end of the season as well … First one came on Feb. 24 at Bethune-Cookman with 20 points on 8-of-17 shooting with four steals, three rebounds and three assists … Had 20 points again on Feb. 29 with seven steals, four assists and three rebounds in a win over Howard … Shot 9-of-16 from the floor two days later in a victory at Delaware State with five rebounds, three assists, a career-high three blocks and two steals … Tied her career high with eight rebounds and added 18 points and six assists at Marshall on Nov. 9 … Ended the year with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting in a win over Howard in the MEAC quarterfinals on March 11 … Nearly had another triple double with nine assists and eight steals that day.
Senior Year – 2018-19
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.
At Virginia Tech (Junior Year – 2017-18)
Appeared in 23 games for the Hokies, making 16 starts … Posted averages of 12.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.2 steals on 46.8 percent shooting from the floor … Set the program’s all-time record in career steals against Chattanooga on Dec. 10, 2017 and finished her VT career with 288 total steals (3.2 per game) … Ranked 72nd nationally and 5th in the ACC with 74 steals … Tallied double-digit points 17 times in 2017-18, including a season-high 21 against High Point … Also chipped in six steals and six assists against High Point … Led the team with 131 assists … Had three games with 10 or more assists, including a season-high 13 against Illinois … Posted a double-double with 20 points and 13 assists to go along with seven rebounds and six steals against Illinois … Also recorded a 12-point, 12-assist double-double against Butler … Filled the stat sheet with 19 points, six assists and six steals against Drexel.
At Virginia Tech (Sophomore Year – 2016-17)
Played in 34 games, making 32 starts on the season … Averaged 16.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.6 steals on 45.2 percent shooting … Ranked second nationally in total steals (123) and fifth in steals per game, and led the ACC in both categories … Broke the VT single-season steal record and the program record for steals against ACC competition … Led the team in scoring and ranked eighth in the ACC … Stood third in the conference in assists per game … Set the VT record for assists by a sophomore with 178, also tied the program record for assists in a game with 13 at Auburn … Earned ACC Player of the Week honors twice and was named espnW National Player of the Week on Nov. 28 … Scored 20 or more points in eight games, including a season-high 29 points twice … Tallied 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists against Miami … Recorded 29 points, five rebounds, six assists and six steals at Georgia Tech … Went for 29 points, seven assists and six steals against Syracuse … Recorded her first career double-double against Auburn, tallying 18 points and 13 assists … Scored 24 points along with eight steals and five rebounds against Tennessee … Started the season with a 24-point performance against UNCA.
At Virginia Tech (Freshman Year – 2015-16)
Played in 32 games, making 27 starts … Averaged 8.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists … Set a then-program record for steals in a season with 91 … Broke VT’s record for assists by a freshman with 134 … Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors on Feb. 29 … Posted a season-high 19 points against Virginia … Did not miss a shot in a 15-point performance at Wake Forest, going 5-of-5 from the field and from the line … Scored nine points with seven rebounds as the Hokies secured the road upset at No. 8/8 Tennessee … Became the first Hokie with five steals in a game since 2011-12, doing so five times.
High School
Ranked the 53rd-best player and 15th-best point guard by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report … Rated a four-star recruit, the 53rd-best player and 17th-best point guard by ESPN HoopGurlz … Averaged 14.1 points, seven assists, six rebounds and 6.7 steals as a senior for Maury High School … Received Virginia High School League (VHSL) Second Team All-State honors and named All-USA Virginia second team by USA Today … Posted 11.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 9.4 assists and 6.1 steals as a junior, earning VHSL Second Team All-State honors … Was a three-time All-Tidewater Defensive Player of the Year and All-Tidewater first teamer … Received All-Eastern District first team honors for three seasons.
Personal
Full name is Chanette Ariona-Tu’ray Hicks … Born Oct. 19, 1997 … Daughter of Angela and Reyginald Hicks … Mother played on the Norfolk State softball team, receiving all-conference honors in 1991 and 1994 … Has one sibling, Chareese Hicks … Majoring in sociology with a minor in communications … Plans on becoming a social worker to help troubled youths … Enjoys listening to music.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
31, at Richmond (12/30/19) |
| FG Made |
15, at Richmond (12/30/19) |
| FG ATT. |
25, at Richmond (12/30/19) |
| 3Pt. FG Made |
2, at College of Charleston (11/22/16) * |
| 3Pt. FG ATT. |
4, vs. North Carolina (2/2/17) * |
| FT Made |
9 (2x), last: vs. Robert Morris (12/18/19) |
| FT ATT |
14, vs. Robert Morris (12/18/19) |
| Rebounds |
8 (3x), last: at Marshall (11/9/19) |
| Assists |
14, vs. Va. Lynchburg (11/14/19) |
| Steals |
11, vs. Va. Lynchburg (11/14/19) |
| Blocks |
3, at Delaware State (3/2/20) |
| Minutes |
44 (2x), last: vs. Howard (2/29/20) |
* Career highs set at Virginia Tech
