Senior Year – 2018-19
Graduated Cum Laude in May with a degree in biology and pre-professional studies … Played in 28 games, making 25 starts … Averaged 9.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27.7 minutes of play … Made 42 3-pointers, the 11th-most in a single season in program history … Shot 33.1 percent (42-for-127) from deep, the 11th-best mark in team Division I history … Finished her career with 124 made 3-pointers, the fourth-most in program history, and also ranks second in career 3-point field goal percentage (124-for-334, .371) … Ranked 26th in the conference in scoring and was sixth in 3-point field goal percentage … Scored in double figures in 13 games and led NSU in scoring six times … Began the season with three-straight double-digit games, including a 12-point performance at Old Dominion on Nov. 9 … Scored 11 points with seven rebounds, three treys, two steals and two blocks against Cheyney on Nov. 13 … Poured in four 3-pointers on 50-percent shooting in a 16-point performance against Longwood on Dec. 12 … Set a career high with three steals at High Point on Dec. 15 … Had eight points, seven rebounds two assists and two steals against St. Augustine’s on Dec. 18 … Scored 16 points with three 3-pointers at Wake Forest on Dec. 30 … Set a season high in points with 19 at Coppin State on Jan. 12, also set a career high with five assists while shooting the fourth-highest percentage from 3-point range (5-for-6, .833) in program history … Matched her personal best with five assists at Savannah State on Jan. 19 … Scored 17 points with three treys at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 9 … Had 12 points with three assists and two steals in the regular season finale against Howard on March 7.
Junior Year – 2017-18
Inducted into Norfolk State University’s Eta Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society … Selected to the 2018 MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic team … Named the team’s most improved player … Played in and started 28 games for the Spartans while averaging 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 31.6 minutes per game … Led NSU in 3-pointers (53) and 3-point field goal percentage (43.1) … Had the seventh-most treys by a Spartan in a single season, also ranked third in program history in single-season 3-point percentage … Set the program’s Division-I era record for 3-point accuracy … Entered into the NSU career top-10 in 3-pointers made, finishing her junior season with 82 career makes from deep … Ranked third on the team and 20th in the MEAC in points per game … Led the conference in 3-point percentage and ranked fourth in 3-pointers per game (1.9) … Scored in double figures in 17 games, including a pair of 20-point outings … Led NSU in scoring on seven occasions and in rebounds four times … Scored a team-high 17 points with a career-high five made treys in the season opener at VCU on Nov. 12 … Flirted with a double-double against Bowling Green on Nov. 24, finishing the game with nine points and 10 rebounds … Made two 3-pointers at Campbell on Dec. 18, beginning a streak of six-straight games with multiple treys … Exploded for a career-high 29 points at Savannah State on Jan. 22, making eight of her 11 shot attempts, including 5-of-8 from deep, while going 8-of-8 from the foul line and becoming the 16th Spartan to attempt eight or more foul shots without a miss … Knocked down four of her five attempts from beyond the arc as part of a 13-point outing against Florida A&M on Jan. 29 … Scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting in 30 minutes of action at Hampton on Feb. 10, which tied Long for the sixth-highest single-game field goal percentage in NSU history … Turned in 22 points and five rebounds against Delaware State on Feb. 12 … Matched a career high with three assists at Maryland Eastern Shore on Feb. 24 … Logged her first-career double-double with 10 points and a career-best 11 rebounds at Howard on Feb. 26.
Sophomore Year – 2016-17
Played in 29 games and started one, averaging 5.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 25.7 minutes per game … Shot 35.4 percent (17-for-48) from 3-point range to lead the team, while finishing third on the team with 17 made threes … Made her first career start at George Mason on Nov. 21, scoring eight points in 20 minutes played … Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds and scored seven points against Lincoln (Pa.) on Dec. 18 … Netted 10 points in a game for the first time in her college career against Hampton on Jan. 21 … Tied for third on the team with 17 blocks, including a career-high four at Coppin State on Jan. 23 … Also tallied 10 points against Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 28 … Recorded a career-high 15 points to go with three rebounds, one steal and one assist at Florida A&M on Feb. 18 … Set career-highs in field goals made (six), field-goal attempts (19) and 3-point field-goal attempts (five) at FAMU … Registered a career-high 26 minutes and scored five points at Hampton on Feb. 27 … Made the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semesters … Named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.
Freshman Year – 2015-16
Played in 26 games, averaging 10.4 minutes per game … Averaged 3.3 points and 0.8 rebounds per game … Finished fourth on the team with 12 3-pointers made … Tallied nine points twice in her first collegiate season … Notched nine points, two rebounds and one block in 19 minutes against UNC-Wilmington (Dec. 13) … Recorded nine points, going 3-for-3 from behind the 3-point line at Howard (Feb. 6) … Registered a season-high 21 minutes, with eight points on 3-of-6 from the field against Coppin State (Feb. 22) … Earned a spot on NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semesters.
High School
Two-time All-Gazette honorable mention selection who averaged 12.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a senior … Helped lead Largo to a 21-4 overall record and 17-0 conference ledger as a senior, including a spot in the state 2A South Region championship game … Honorable mention All-Met honoree … Participated in the Mid-Atlantic Showcase game of the 2015 Roundball Classic for the top players in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area following her senior year … Averaged 17.4 points and 5.4 per game as a junior, when she again earned All-Met honorable mention … Lettered three years at the varsity level.
Personal
Full name is Alexys Elayne Long … Born on June 1, 1998 … Daughter of Jasper and Shelley Long … Older brother, Alex, is a senior on the NSU men’s basketball team … Plans to earn a Ph.D. and conduct research in bioscience … Enjoys reading and eating … Member of the Dozoretz National Institute of Mathematics and Applied Sciences.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
29, at Savannah State (1-22-18) |
| FG Made |
8 (2x), last: at Hampton (2-10-18) |
| FG ATT. |
19, at Florida A&M (2-18-17) |
| 3Pt. FG Made |
5 (3x), last: at Coppin State (1-12-19) |
| 3Pt. FG ATT. |
10, vs. Delaware State (2-12-18) |
| FT Made |
8, at Savannah State (1-22-18) |
| FT ATT. |
8 (2x), last: at Savannah State (1-22-18) |
| Rebounds |
11, at Howard (2-26-18) |
| Assists |
5 (2x), last: at Savannah State (1-19-19) |
| Steals |
3, at High Point (12-15-18) |
| Blocks |
4, at Coppin State (1-23-17) |
| Minutes |
37, at William & Mary (12-21-17) |
