Dyaisha Fair

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Edison Tech HS
Hometown:
Rochester, N.Y.

After Syracuse: Drafted by the Las Vegas Aces as the 16^th pick in the second round of the WNBA Draft.

Graduate (2023-24): Appeared & Started in 30 games for the Orange ... Averaged 22.3 points per game and 4.6 rebounds ... Scored a season-high 38 points against Boston College (2/4) ... Played a season-high 44 minutes against NC State ... Led the ACC in minutes played, field goals attempted, 3-point field goals made, 3-point field goals attempted, and 3-point field goal percentage (37.6, 18.8, 3.6, 9.5, 37.7) ... Made 39.2 percent of her shots from the field and 79.6 percent from the free throw line ... Set a program record with 3,000 career points (1/14)... Led the Orange in Scoring (712) ... Scored 24 points against Boston College, becoming the third all-time scorer (3,403) ... Ranked third in scoring in the ACC ... Named Third Team All-American by the Associated Press, The Sporting News, and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)… Named All-ACC First Team…Named on Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List…ACC Co-Player of the Week (2/5)…USBWA National Player of the Week (1/23) ... Named a WBCA All-America Honorable Mention.

Senior (2022-23): Appeared & Started in all 33 games for the Orange ... Averaged 19.9 points per game and 3.5 rebounds ... Scored a season-high 36 points against Virginia (1/26) ... Played a season-high 40 minutes in five contests ... Led the ACC in steals (79) ... Made 39.8 percent of her shots from the field and 81.8 percent from the free throw line ... Grabbed a season-best six rebounds four different times ... Shot 36.2 percent from three-point range ... Tied a program record with eight made three-pointers against Virginia (1/26) ... Recorded a season-best eight assists against Binghamton (11/14) ... Made a season-high five steals at Penn State ... Tied a career-high in blocks (2) versus NC State (1/1) ... Led the Orange in Scoring (656) ... Scored 24 points against Boston College, becoming one of two active players in D1 WBB to score 2,500 points (2/5) ... Ranked second in scoring in the ACC ... Named First Team All-ACC & All-ACC Defensive Team ... Named a WBCA All-America Honorable Mention.

Prior to Syracuse (Buffalo 2019-2021): Put together one of the best freshman campaigns in UB history, appearing in 30 games while earning 26 starts… Named MAC Freshman of the Year… Earned MAC East Player of the Week honors four times… Ended her freshman year ranked fourth in the nation in scoring (22.0 ppg), while also ranking third in final points (660) and landing a spot on the watch list for the Dawn Staley Award for the top guard in the country … Started in all 24 games of her sophomore season earning her First Team All-MAC and defensive team honors … Fair was named one of 10 finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award which honors the nation’s best point guard, to the late season watch list for the Dawn Staley Award and was one of 10 semifinalists for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award.

High School: Played four seasons at Edison Tech High School serving as team captain for three years … Named All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year … Named to the Ronald-McDonald All-Star Team … 2018 New York State Sportswriters Association All-State Team honorable Mention.

Personal: Born on August 7, 2001… daughter of Shatara Fair and Terrance Pradia … has one brother and two sisters … Her favorite athletes include Kyrie Irving, Lebron James, Skylar Diggins and Rochester native Shenise Johnson … Chicken is her favorite food … Enjoys listening to hip-hop, R&B and Gospel music… Likes to shop and sing in her free time.