Aziah Buckner

Aziah Buckner
University of North Carolina Volleyball v Virginia
Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, NC
Sunday, November 1, 2020

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Aziah Buckner, Amanda Phegley
University of North Carolina Volleyball v Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Friday, September 25, 2020

Photo by: Dave Knachel

Merkler Buckner Cox Volleyball at Virginia Tech

Photo by: Virginia Tech Athletics

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-11
High School:
Briarcrest Christian
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.

Major: Exercise and sports science

Career Highs
Kills: 18 vs. Old Dominion (9/16/22)
Attacks: 44 at Virginia Tech (9/25/20)
Aces: 2 (Three times)
Digs: 13 vs. Virginia (10/31/20), at East Carolina (2/28/21)
Blocks: 5 at NC State (10/16/20)
Block solos: 1 at NC State (10/16/20)
Block assists: 4 at NC State (10/16/20), vs. Old Dominion (9/16/22)

Accolades:

2021 ACC All-Freshman Team
ACC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 3, 2021)

AS A JUNIOR (2022):

Played in three matches, making 12 set appearances
Set a new career-best of 18 kills and matched career-best of two service aces and four block assists in sole start of the season vs. Old Dominion (9/16/22)
Tallied 11 kills in five-set victory at Virginia (9/25/22)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021):

Redshirted, did not see any action

AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21):

Played in 15 matches, appearing in 46 sets
Set a career-best of 15 kills at Virginia Tech (9/25/20)
Recorded a season-high five total blocks at NC State (10/16/20)
Tallied double-digit kills in six matches and double-digit digs in three matches
Finished the season with 114 kills, 84 digs, 17 total blocks and 12 service aces
Earned ACC Freshman of the Week honors on Nov. 3

PREP:

Four-year letterwinner at Briarcrest Christian School
2019 Under Armor all-America honorable mention
Led Briarcrest Christian to its second consecutive Division 2-AA state championship
Recorded 366 kills, 232 digs and 50 blocks with a .261 hitting percentage as a senior
Garnered prep volleyball player of the year honors from the Daily Memphian
Earned all-state, all-region and all-metro accolades and garnered all-district honorable mention in 2016-17
Played for the Memphis Juniors under coach James Onikeku

PERSONAL:

Daughter of Greg and Regina Buckner
Older sister of Paris, Ace, Addison and Abigail
Father, Greg, played basketball at Clemson, was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in 1998
Father coached for the Dallas Mavericks and Memphis Grizzlies organizations and is currently the associate head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers
Helped her team to three AVCA team academic awards
Member of the Spanish National Honor Society
Participated in the Wilson's society and Le Bonheur club