#20 Aletha Binion
guard • 5-6 • junior • bowdon, ga./wallace state 
Pre-CCSU: Two-year letterwinner at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, AL ... Played as a freshman on coach Larry Slater’s NJCAA Region 22 Championship team ... As a sophomore played on team that placed second in the region ... Also a member of Wallace State’s Region 22 Track & Field Championship team ... Region 22 champion in the discus, javelin and shot put ... Graduated from Wallace State with a 3.19 GPA ... All-American in javelin at USA Track & field National Junior Olympics.

High School: Played for coach Stan Thomasson at Carrollton High School, in Carrollton, GA ... Earned 12 varsity letters, participating in basketball, track & field, cross country and softball ... Placed fifth in the state in the discus throw and won her region three consecutive seasons ... Runner-up for Most Athletic in senior class ... Named an Outstanding Senior for the graduating class of 2000.

Personal: Born Aletha LeAnn Binion on May 20, 1982 in Carrollton, GA ... Daughter of Ozzie and Patricia Binion ... Nickname: "Letha" ... Majoring in health care management.

Coach McCullers says: 
"Aletha is a smart player and will help us at the guard position. She came from a good program at Wallace State, where they won a conference championship and also played at top high school in Carrollton."
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