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Amber Holt
Free agent
PositionGuard / forward
Personal information
Born (1985-06-07) June 7, 1985 (age 39)
Norcross, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolMeadowcreek (Norcross, Georgia)
College
WNBA draft2008: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Career history
2008–2009Connecticut Sun
2010–2012Tulsa Shock
Career highlights and awards
  • WNBA All-Rookie Team (2008)
  • Third-team All-American – AP (2008)
  • All-American – USBWA (2008)
  • Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year (2008)
  • 2x First-team All-Sun Belt (2007, 2008)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Amber Shirell Holt (born June 7, 1985) is an American professional women's basketball player most recently with the Tulsa Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Early life

Holt was born in Norcross, Georgia. She is the daughter of Cassandra Holt. Holt is joined by her two brothers, Cortez and DeMarkus Dennis.

High school career

Holt attended Meadowcreek High School in Norcross, Georgia. Holt averaged 19.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists as a senior while leading the Lady Mustangs to a 20–7 record. Holt was a first-team All-State performer as a junior when she led Meadowcreek to a 24–6 record and a runner-up finish in the 2002 Class AAAAA State Tournament.

College career

Holt went to Southeastern Illinois College. As a freshman, Holt was named second-team All-America by the NJCAA after averaging 20.3 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.6 steals for SIC ... Among national leaders, she finished the season ranked No. 9 in both scoring and rebounding, as well as No. 10 in steals, No. 46 in free throw percentage (.775) and No. 50 in field goal percentage (.539) ... As a sophomore, Holt was a Kodak All-American and a first-team All-America pick by the NJCAA ... Averaged 20.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 4.0 steals while leading Southern Illinois to a 33–3 record and a fifth-place finish at the NJCAA Tournament. Nationally, she ranked No. 15 in scoring, No. 30 in rebounding, No. 12 in steals, and No. 40 in assists.

Holt transferred to Middle Tennessee State University. As a senior during the 2007–2008 season, she was the top scoring player in Division I.[1]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2008 Connecticut 34 34 21.0 40.7 32.9 77.8 3.1 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.9 6.5
2009 Connecticut 23 7 16.5 32.5 26.0 83.0 3.2 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.6 6.0
2010 Tulsa 33 9 21.1 40.8 31.4 80.2 3.1 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.1 8.7
2011 Tulsa 26 24 25.6 30.2 21.4 90.5 3.1 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.3 6.7
2012 Tulsa 24 18 19.0 42.5 34.7 56.3 1.9 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.7 5.8
Career 5 years, 2 teams 140 92 20.8 37.5 29.3 80.6 2.9 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.9 6.9


Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2008 Connecticut 3 1 18.3 18.8 16.7 100.0 4.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 3.7
Career 1 year, 1 teams 3 1 18.3 18.8 16.7 100.0 4.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 3.7


College

Source[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage
 FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high  *  Led Division I
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Middle Tennessee 34 567 .465 .294 .769 6.3 1.9 2.7 0.4 16.7
2007–08 Middle Tennessee 34 930 .518 .278 .789 8.1 3.2 2.4 0.3 *27.4
Career 68 1,497 .497 .285 .781 7.2 2.5 2.5 0.4 22.0

WNBA career

In the 2008 WNBA draft, Holt was picked by the Connecticut Sun in the first round, 9th overall.

WUBA Career

In 2020 Holt played with the Southern Lady Generals winning the Eurobasket.com player of the year award leading them to the WUBA Championship.

Overseas career

She played with Sopron in Hungary during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ John Altavilla. "Shots Falling For Sun Rookies[permanent dead link]", Hartford Courant, June 26, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "WNBA.com: Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
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