Alston proved last season he can both provide the Aggies with offense as well as direct the offense…Alston had a breakout season in which he ranked among the MEAC leaders in scoring, assists and steals…After spending time as a reserve over the first two years of his career, the senior guard comes into this season with need for him to supply outstanding leadership for a team filled with freshmen…Alston provides the Aggies with an experienced court leader who is extremely fast with the ball in hand…Alston can also knock down the perimeter shot and he normally produces more assists than turnovers…By the end of his career, he could find himself on the Aggies top all-time assists list…Has played in 68 games with 33 starts…Has scored 442 points, grabbed 123 rebounds, dished out 160 assists and recorded 69 steals…Alston is also a career .417 shooter from the field, .299 from 3-point range and .594 from the free throw line.
2008-2009: Played in 32 games and made 32 starts...Averaged 11.1 points, 4.1 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals, while playing 27.8 minutes per game...Shot .416 from the field, .337 from 3-point range and .596 from the free throw line...Led the Aggies in assists 28 times, in steals 13 times and in scoring six times...Was tied for second in assists in the MEAC with Coppin State’s Tywain McKee...Ranked fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio, fifth in steals and 13th in scoring...Scored 21 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer to beat Hampton on the road 56-55 in what sparked an eight-game winning streak for the Aggies...Opened the season with nine points and seven assists in a blowout win over the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on Nov. 14...Finished with 17 points and four assists on 7-for-9 shooting in a blowout win over Talladega College at Corbett Sports Center...Had 14 points and six assists in a MEAC win over Norfolk State on Dec. 6...Played 32 minutes and recorded 15 points, a career-high eight assists and grabbed six rebounds in a 73-63 win over Florida A&M...Posted 17 points, six assists and two steals in a 92-85 win over S.C. State on Feb. 23.
2007-2008: Played in 23 games with one start...Averaged 2.7 points, 1.0 assists and 0.6 rebounds...Shot .421 from the floor, .579 from the line and .214 from 3-point range...Made his first career start against Southern Virginia on Dec. 5...He played 14 minutes, scored a career-high nine points and was 3-for-4 from the free throw line...Scored nine points on 4-for-5 shooting in a loss to Norfolk State on Dec. 1...Played a career-high 16 minutes at Winston-Salem State on Feb. 23.
2006-2007: Played in 13 games without a start...Averaged 1.9 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game...Made his first career appearance on Nov. 10 against Missouri in which he played nine minutes and scored four points and dished out two assists...Shot .423 from the field and .600 from the free line...Had a season-best six points and four rebounds in seven minutes of action against St. Andrews on Dec. 5...Scored four points in nine minutes of action in a win at Maryland-Eastern Shore on Feb. 3.
Smith High School Career: Played high school basketball under two different coaches...Averaged 18.5 points and 6.0 assists at local Smith High School...Was placed on the Greensboro News & Record’s first-team as a senior...Named Team MVP two consecutive years...Was also named all-conference and all-county two straight years...Also ran cross country at Smith.
Personal: Full name is Tavarus Alston…He is the son of Pamela and Steven Alston…He was born on July 13, 1988.
