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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

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23 Amber Smith

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Shreveport, La.
  • High School Loyola College Prep

Biography

Awards and Honors

  • 2019-20 Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List
  • 2019-20 All-SEC Preseason First Team
  • 2018-19 All-SEC Preseason Second Team
  • 2017 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year
  • 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
  • 2017 USA Women’s U19 World Cup Team Trials Invite
  • 2017 SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 2)

2019-20: Played in and started all 31 games in senior campaign, averaging 11.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 28.5 minutes per game … In SEC play, averaged 11.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while shooting 84.8 percent from the free throw line … Shot 42.5 percent from the field, 31.7 percent from three and 83.6 percent from the free throw line … Among SEC ranks, finished the season ranked 26th in scoring (11.9) and 20th in rebounding (5.6) … Led the team in scoring in eight games, scored in double figures in 18 games, including six 20-point games, had 16 games with five or more rebounds and three games with 10 or more boards … Became 37th member of Mizzou’s 1,000-point club, finishing 20th with 1,299 points … 1 of 21 players in program history to record 1,000+ points and 600+ rebounds (1 of 25 with 1,000/500) … Finished her career ranked 10th in three-pointers made (126) and three-point percentage (.356) … Finished her career with 12 double-doubles after recording a pair in senior season … Was a Preseason All-SEC First Team selection and was named to the Citizen Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List … Posted 11th career double-double with 27 points and career-high 15 rebounds against Western Illinois (11/5), it was just the 18th occurrence of 27+ points and 15+ rebounds in program history … Scored 20 points and had 12 rebounds vs. Nebraska (11/10), while sinking a career-best 9-of-10 shots from the free throw line … Scored 19 points and was 8-of-14 from the field against Northern Iowa (11/13) … Joined Mizzou’s 1,000-point club with 12 points at Green Bay (11/16) … Recorded 15 points and seven rebounds in win over SIUE (11/24) … Scored 16 points with five rebounds vs. North Carolina (11/29) … Posted 12 points and seven rebounds in 32 minutes vs. Kentucky (1/30) … Led the Tigers with 22 points while grabbing seven rebounds and two steals at Missouri State (12/15) … Had 22 points and sank a career-high four three-pointers at Tennessee (1/2) … Grabbed 10 rebounds and had eight points in road victory over Ole Miss (1/19) … Scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds vs. Arkansas (2/2) … Posted 12th career 20-point game with 20 points at Alabama (3/1).

2018-19: Started all 35 games, averaging 12.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 28.5 minutes per game … Shot 44.9 percent (169-for-376) from the field and 36.8 percent (39-for-106) from three … Led the team in rebounds (243), rebound average (6.9) and double-doubles (eight) … Set career highs in blocks (28) and steals (31) … Had eight double-doubles after recording just two in freshman and sophomore seasons, combined … Scored in double figures in 23 contests, and 20+ points in three games … Mizzou is 30-9 in her career when she scores in double figures … Recorded 10+ rebounds in nine games and five or more in 26 games … Among junior class records, ranked sixth in total rebounds (243) and 10th in three-pointers made (39) … Opened her junior campaign by recording a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds at Western Illinois (11/6) … Posted four blocks vs. Missouri State (11/13) … Recorded 23 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks vs. Green Bay (11/16) … Had 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Quinnipiac (11/24) … Set career-highs in points (28) and rebounds (13) with four three-pointers, three blocks and two steals to lead Mizzou to a road victory over No. 21 West Virginia (12/2) … Was her fourth double-double of the season and fifth career game of 20+ points … Scored 19 points and had 10 rebounds vs. UMKC (12/6) … Posted third consecutive double-double vs. Saint Louis (12/9) with 15 points and 13 rebounds … Scored 15 points and matched a career high with five assists vs. Texas State (12/17) … Scored 18 points and was 8-for-10 from the field against Ole Miss (1/3) … Had seventh double-double of the season against Arkansas (1/10) with 15 points and 12 rebounds … Scored 18 points and had nine rebounds in Mizzou’s OT win over No. 18 Texas A&M (2/7) … Scored 16 points and shot 7-for-10 from the field in Mizzou’s road victory in Starkville over No. 5 Mississippi State (2/14) … Produced eighth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds at Auburn (2/24) … Led Mizzou to victory over Florida in the SEC Tournament (3/7), scoring 18 points while grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out four assists … Scored 11 points, had seven rebounds and two blocks in Mizzou’s win over No. 15 Kentucky (3/8) in the SEC Tournament … Scored 21 points and had nine rebounds vs. Iowa (3/24) in the NCAA Tournament.

2017-18: Started all 32 games for Mizzou, averaging 9.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 25.4 minutes per game … Scored in double figures in 12 games and reached 20 points three times … Recorded at least five rebounds in 15 contests and reached 10 rebounds in four games … Poured in 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field vs. Missouri State (11/19) … Scored 23 points and drained five three-pointers (5-for-8) vs. Kansas State (11/30) … Scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds vs. Indiana (12/17) … Scored a career-high 27 points vs. LSU (1/4) on 11-for-18 shooting from the field and seven rebounds … Followed with 20 points and a career-high 12 rebounds vs. South Carolina (1/7) … Scored 18 points and snagged two steals vs. Vanderbilt (1/11) … Grabbed 12 and 11 rebounds in back-to-back games against Ole Miss (1/18) and Arkansas (1/21), respectively… Poured in 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds vs. Mississippi State (2/1) … Scored 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the field vs. Kentucky (2/8) … Grabbed 10 rebounds and had three steals vs. Auburn (2/15) … Scored 19 points and drained five threes vs. Vanderbilt (2/22) … Recorded 16 points and nine steals vs. Ole Miss (3/1).

2016-17: Appeared in all 33 games for the Tigers, starting the first 10 games of the season … Averaged 5.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game … Shot 45.4 percent from the field (79-of-174) and 40 percent from beyond the arc (16-of-40) … Finished her freshman season with 195 points, 92 rebounds and 21 assists … Came off the bench during SEC play, but elevated her game during league action with 6.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest … Led Mizzou during SEC play in field goal percentage (53.3 percent) and three-point field goal percentage (51.9 percent) … Reached double figures five times with Mizzou going 5-0 in those contests … Scored at least eight points in 11 games and grabbed at least five rebounds in six games … In her first career game, chipped in four points and seven rebounds vs. Abilene Christian (11/11) … Posted eight points, five rebounds and a career-best two steals in 21 minutes of action vs. Indiana State (11/22) … Scored a career-high 17 points in a breakout performance vs. Creighton at the Junkanoo Jam, making 6-of-8 field goal attempts (11/25) … After a pair of 8-point outings vs. Western Illinois and Missouri State, followed with four points, three assists and three blocked shots against SIUE (12/7) … Scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting in an efficient performance at No. 24 Kentucky (1/5) … Made 4-of-5 field goals and drained a career-best three triples, including a clutch trey in the final minute to lift Mizzou to a road win at Vanderbilt (1/15) … Scored 13 points behind a 6-for-7 effort from the field vs. Auburn (01/26) … Played 31 minutes and recorded 15 points and eight rebounds in a win over No. 25 Kentucky (1/30) … The two stellar games vs. Auburn and Kentucky netted her SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the first time in her career … Secured her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Arkansas (2/12)… Scored nine points and tallied two rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot vs. South Florida in the NCAA Tournament (3/17) … Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Year, giving Mizzou back-to-back conference freshman of the year winners for the first time since 1996 & 1997 … Was also named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and received an invite to the USA Women’s U19 World Cup Team Trials after an outstanding first campaign as a Tiger.

High School: Four-time all-state selection, including first-team honors as a sophomore and junior … Four-year team captain … District MVP as a sophomore … Led her team to the state playoffs … Averaged 20.6 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.2 blocks per game as a junior … Broke the school’s scoring record with 41 points in a game … Shreveport Times first-team all-city selection … KSLA News 12 Athlete of the Week … Competed for the Louisiana Lightning in AAU competition.

Personal: Born on March 2, 1998 … Daughter of James and Tammy Smith … Cousin, Cedric Smith, played basketball at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi from 2004-08 … Major is Health Sciences ... Enjoys playing the piano and having fun with family … Favorite basketball team is the Los Angeles Lakers … Favorite basketball players are Kobe Bryant and Candace Parker … Chose Mizzou over LSU, Alabama, Baylor, Kansas State, Houston and Louisiana Tech.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019-20Senior

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