Amber Holt

Amber Holt
Free agent
Position	Guard / forward
Personal information
Born	June 7, 1985 (age 39); Norcross, Georgia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Meadowcreek (Norcross, Georgia)
College	Southeastern Illinois (2004–2006); Middle Tennessee (2006–2008);
WNBA draft	2008: 1st round, 9th overall pick
	Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Career history
2008–2009	Connecticut Sun
2010–2012	Tulsa 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

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]

References

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

External links

[Altavilla-1] John Altavilla. "Shots Falling For Sun Rookies^{[permanent dead link‍]}", Hartford Courant, June 26, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.

[NCAA_Player_stats-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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v t e 2008 WNBA draft
First round	Candace Parker Sylvia Fowles Candice Wiggins Alexis Hornbuckle Matee Ajavon Crystal Langhorne Essence Carson Tamera Young Amber Holt Laura Harper Tasha Humphrey Ketia Swanier LaToya Pringle Erlana Larkins
Second round	Shannon Bobbitt Nicky Anosike Erica White Olayinka Sanni Quianna Chaney Lindsey Pluimer Chioma Nnamaka Allie Quigley Jolene Anderson Morenike Atunrase Leilani Mitchell Khadijah Whittington Wanisha Smith Natasha Lacy