University of Georgia Athletics
Aliyah Gregory Named Director of Scouting and Video Analytics
June 24, 2022 | Women's Basketball
ATHENS, Ga. — Aliyah Gregory, a former first-team American Athletic Conference selection at UCF, has been tabbed Georgia's Director of Scouting and Video Analytics.
"I am super pumped to have Aliyah rejoin our staff as the Director of Scouting and Video Analytics," head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson said. "As a former player of mine, she had amazing leadership skills and an advanced basketball IQ. Aliyah was consistently one of the top players in the American Conference as a first-team All-Conference selection. Throughout her professional career, Aliyah had tremendous coaching success at the high school and AAU levels.
"One of her most significant accomplishments was the creation of her Domestic Awareness Foundation that brought significant awareness to women trapped in domestic relationships. Her foundation reached women throughout the state of Florida. I am excited that Aliyah will bring a multitude of influences to our Georgia Basketball family."
Gregory played for Coach 'ABE' and had an illustrious career at UCF (2014-18). She finished ranked sixth all time in Knights' history in points (1,437), fourth all time in made field goals (578) and seventh in free throws made (242). She was a first-team All-Conference player, becoming the first women's basketball student-athlete in Knight history to earn that distinction.
The Tampa native earned a spot on the NCAA Team of the Week on Feb. 22, 2017 after scoring a career-best 34 points to lead UCF to the program's first-ever win over a nationally ranked opponent in South Florida. Her 15 made field goals is tied for the fourth-most in a single game at UCF. She entered the game needing 10 points to become the 22nd Knight to reach 1,000 career points and achieved the feat with 3:40 remaining in the first quarter.
In 2017 and 2018, Gregory helped lead UCF to back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time in program history.
After earning her degree in sport and exercise science in 2018, Gregory spent time coaching at the high school and AAU levels in Tampa and Orlando.
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"I am super pumped to have Aliyah rejoin our staff as the Director of Scouting and Video Analytics," head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson said. "As a former player of mine, she had amazing leadership skills and an advanced basketball IQ. Aliyah was consistently one of the top players in the American Conference as a first-team All-Conference selection. Throughout her professional career, Aliyah had tremendous coaching success at the high school and AAU levels.
"One of her most significant accomplishments was the creation of her Domestic Awareness Foundation that brought significant awareness to women trapped in domestic relationships. Her foundation reached women throughout the state of Florida. I am excited that Aliyah will bring a multitude of influences to our Georgia Basketball family."
Gregory played for Coach 'ABE' and had an illustrious career at UCF (2014-18). She finished ranked sixth all time in Knights' history in points (1,437), fourth all time in made field goals (578) and seventh in free throws made (242). She was a first-team All-Conference player, becoming the first women's basketball student-athlete in Knight history to earn that distinction.
The Tampa native earned a spot on the NCAA Team of the Week on Feb. 22, 2017 after scoring a career-best 34 points to lead UCF to the program's first-ever win over a nationally ranked opponent in South Florida. Her 15 made field goals is tied for the fourth-most in a single game at UCF. She entered the game needing 10 points to become the 22nd Knight to reach 1,000 career points and achieved the feat with 3:40 remaining in the first quarter.
In 2017 and 2018, Gregory helped lead UCF to back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time in program history.
After earning her degree in sport and exercise science in 2018, Gregory spent time coaching at the high school and AAU levels in Tampa and Orlando.
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