Academic Notes: Major is undeclared...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2016.
Career Notes: Second in program history in rebounds per game (8.8).
2015-16 (Freshman): Big Sky Conference Outstanding Freshman...NAU's Female Newcomer of the Year...Appeared in 29 games with 28 starts...Averaged 14.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 blocks per game...Led team in scoring, rebounding, assists and blocks...Led the Big Sky, and ranked 38th nationally, with 13 double-doubles...Ranked ninth in the Big Sky in scoring and third in rebounding...Averaged 14.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in conference play...Scored in double-figures in 21 games and had eight 20-point games, both of which led the team...Led the team with 15 games with double-digit rebounds and seven games with at least five assists...Averaged 17.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.4 blocks per game in final 11 games of the season...Posted 20 or more points in six of last 11 games...Scored game-winning basket vs. Idaho State...Recorded season-high 27 points at Colorado...Posted season-high 17 rebounds vs. Sacramento State...Posted season-high nine assists at Weber State...Recorded season-highs of five blocks vs. Montana and two steals in six games...Totaled 256 rebounds, the third-highest season total in school history, and averaged 8.8 rebounds per game, the sixth-highest season average in school history...Led team with 92 free throws made and 146 free throws attempted, tied for eighth-highest season total in school history...Made 18 three-pointers...Shot .390 from the field, .367 on three-pointers and .630 from the free throw line...Played 40 or more minutes in two games...Averaged 29.6 minutes per game...Totaled 420 points, 256 rebounds, 80 assists, 21 steals and 28 blocks.
High School: Four-year letterwinner, three-year starter and two-year team captain in basketball at Horizon HS...Ranked as No. 143 player in national Class of 2015 by Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report...Third Team Colorado Class 5A All-State in 2015...All-State Honorable Mention in 2014...Two-time First Team All-Conference...Averaged 17.6 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.1 blocks per game as a senior...Averaged 16.8 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.0 blocks per game as a junior...Team was league champions in 2012 and reached Elite Eight in 2013...Named 2015 Nike Tournament of Champions All-Tournament MVP...Three-year player in Battle of the Rockies All-Star game...Competed at 2015 USA Basketball 3x3 U18 National Tournament with Colorado Elite Blue team...Also played for Colorado Elite AAU team...3.67 high school GPA...Ranked in top 15 percent of high school class.
Personal: Alyssa Mary Rader was born Sept. 15, 1997 in Greeley, Colo....Daughter of Joe and Traci Rader...One sister, Kaylie...Sister, Kaylie, currently plays basketball at Regis College...Mother, Traci, swam at Denver University...Enjoys anything sports and physical activities related...Most memorable athletic moment was playing her last game with her sister in 2013 in Elite Eight...Chose NAU because of the coaches, players, city and school environment.
