2007-08: Received medical redshirt ... Attended 2008 NCAA National Leadership Conference ... One of eight Northwestern student-athletes to receive the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award.
2006-07: Saw action in 13 games as a freshman ... Tallied a career-high four points against Gardner-Webb on 11/25/06 and Illinois-Chicago on 11/29/06 ... Snatched a career-high three steals against Gardner-Webb on 11/25/06 ... Grabbed a career-high two rebounds against Miami (Ohio) on 11/17/06 ... Dished out a career-high two assists against Miami (Ohio) on 11/17/06 and Gardner-Webb on 11/25/06.
High School: Four-year varsity player at Thomas Jefferson ... Three-year team captain ... Averaged 17.5 ppg, 5.6 apg and 4.3 spg through junior season ... Nominated for McDonald's All-American Classic ... First-team All-NIC-9 performer as a junior ... Also All-NIC-9 performer in track and field as a freshman ... State qualifier in the high jump ... Forrester All-Tournament team (2004) ... McHenry All-Tournament team (2004) ... Gatorade Player of the Year (2003) ... American Youth Character Award (2003) ... Osco Drug Store Female Athlete of the Week (2003) ... Played AAU basketball for the Chicago Hoops Express, the same team as fellow teammate Kaitlin McInerney ... Attended Adidas National Championship Tournament in Atlanta, Ga.
Personal: Born Lakhiyia Fleshae Yvonne Hicks on 7/15/88 in Rockford, Ill. ... Parents are Lee and Tracy Hicks ... Class valedictorian ... President of National Honor Society ... Four-year honor roll member ... National honor roll ... National Dean's List ... Majoring in theatre and minoring in human communications.
Hicks' Career Stats
| Year | G-GS | MIN | FG-A | PCT | 3P-A | PCT | FT-A | PCT | REB | AVG | A | BL | ST | PTS | AVG |
| 2006-07 | 13-0 | 98 | 5-21 | .238 | 0-0 | .000 | 2-6 | .333 | 8 | 0.6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Totals | 13-0 | 98 | 5-21 | .238 | 0-0 | .000 | 2-6 | .333 | 8 | 0.6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0.9 |