Amber Holmes

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Amber Holmes, 2014-15 WBKB Mohegan Sun, AAC Tourney

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Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
Prev School:
Overton HS

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2014, Spring 2015, and Fall 2015 ... Earned Tiger Academic 30 distinction for the 2014 fall and 2015 spring semesters … Tiger Academic 30 recognizes the athletics department’s top-30 grade-point averages ... 2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
Career

Has played in 25 games, making one start … Averaging 1.4 points and 0.4 rebounds … Has 18 assists and seven steals … Shooting 41.9 percent from the floor, 37.5 percent from the three-point arc and 60 percent from the free throw line.

2014-15 (Freshman)

Played her first season of basketball in 2014-15 since her junior year of high school … Suffered a season-ending injury her senior season of high school ... Saw action in 25 games and made one start … Averaged 1.4 points and 0.4 rebounds … Had 18 assists and seven steals … Shot 41.9 percent from the floor, 37.5 percent from the three-point arc and 60 percent from the free throw line … Made her first collegiate start in a home setback to East Carolina … Set several season bests in the Tigers’ American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal setback to USF … Had season highs for minutes played (18), points (10), FG made (4), FG attempts (5), 3P made (2) and 3P attempts (3) vs. the Bulls … Handed out a season-best three assists in a road win at Houston … Recorded a season-best two steals in the American Athletic Conference Tournament first-round win over SMU … Had best non-conference scoring games against Austin Peay (four points) and Mississippi Valley State (four points).

High School

Missed her senior season recovering from injury ... Helped Overton to the TSSAA Class 3A semifinals as a junior, finishing with a 32-7 mark ... Averaged 12 ppg for coach Lynn Smith at Overton ... Helped Overton win a 3A city championship as a sophomore, a District 15AAA championship and finish as Region 8 runners-up and state semifinalists ... Also played club ball with Team Memphis Elite for coach Elton Holmes.

Personal

Daughter of Elton and Kendra Holmes ... Birthday is April 2 ... A biology major.