Basketball is in the blood of Iowa freshman Aaliyah Guyton.
As the daughter of former Brazilian National Team player Adriana Mafra and former Indiana Hoosier AJ Guyton, she was destined to continue the family lineage of ballers. The 5-foot-7 guard from Peoria, IL has come storming out the gates at Iowa as if she has something to prove.
In fact, she does have something to prove after missing the majority of her senior season at Peoria High School due to an ACL injury. Her future seemed to be uncertain until head coach Jan Jensen gave her the green light in November to play in the Hawkeyes’ first regular season game against Washington State. She played for two minutes and came away with two points as the Hawkeyes won handily, 72-43.
Since then, Guyton has become a catalyst off the bench with the potential to become the next big sensation to come out of Iowa City. She has played in every game for a total of 245 minutes and is averaging six points per game.
It’s hard not to be impressed by the first two months of Aaliyah Guyton’s college career
The daughter of Hoosier great A.J. Guyton has shot 48/49/71, gotten a starting nod and has emerged as one of Jan Jensen’s primary voices in the huddle
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