- Amber Holt
Infobox WNBA Player
name = Amber Holt
team =Connecticut Sun
number = 1
position = Forward
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0
weight_lbs =
nationality = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1985|6|7
birth_place = Norcross, Georgia
college =Middle Tennessee State
draft = 9th overall
draft_year = 2008
draft_team =Connecticut Sun
career_start = 2008
career_end =
former_teams =
awards =Amber Shirell Holt is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays for the
Connecticut Sun in theWNBA . Holt went to Meadowcreek High School.Early life
Amber Shirell Holt was born on born
June 7 ,1985 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 inNorcross, 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.John Altavilla. " [http://www.courant.com/services/newspaper/printedition/sports/hc-sun0626.artjun26,0,2476833.story Shots Falling For Sun Rookies] ", "Hartford Courant ",June 26 2008 . Retrieved on2008-07-11 .]WNBA career
In the
2008 WNBA Draft , Holt was picked by theConnecticut Sun in the first round, 9th overall. [References
External links
* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/amber_holt/index.html Amber Holt Playerfile]
* [http://1amberholt.com/ Amber Holt site] at Middle Tennesee Athletics
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