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Amber Smith 2019-20 HS

Amber Smith Season 2016-17

#23
PosG
Ht5-11
ClFreshman
HometownShreveport, La.

Awards and Honors
2017 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year
2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
USA Women’s U19 World Cup Team Trials Invite
2017 SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 31)

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… Mizzou is 15-2 when Smith has reached double digits in her career… Has 494 points and 291 rebounds through two seasons in the Black & Gold… 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 a career-high three blocked shots against SIUE (12/07)… Scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting in an efficient performance at No. 24 Kentucky (01/05)… 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 (01/15)… Scored 13 points behind a 6-for-7 effort from the field vs. Auburn (01/26)… Played a career-high 31 minutes and recorded 15 points and eight rebounds in a win over No. 25 Kentucky (01/30)… 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 (02/12)… Scored nine points and tallied two rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot vs. South Florida in the NCAA Tournament (03/17)… 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 March 2, 1998 ... Daughter of James and Tammy Smith ... Cousin, Cedric Smith, played basketball at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi from 2004-08 ... Majoring in Biology ... 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.

Amber Smith 2019-20 HS

Senior
2019-20

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Amber Smith 2019-20 HS

Junior
2018-19

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Amber Smith 2016 HS

Sophomore
2017-18

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