Amber Shirell Holt (born June 7, 1985) is an American professional

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player most recently with the

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in the

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(WNBA).

Early life

Holt was born in

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. 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

. 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 Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU or MT) is a Public university, public research university in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Founded in 1911 as a normal school, the university consists of eight Undergraduate education, undergraduate colleges as ...

. As a senior during the 2007–2008 season, she was the top scoring player in Division I.John Altavilla.
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Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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College

Source

WNBA career

In the 2008 WNBA draft, Holt was picked by the

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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.

References

External links

Amber Holt PlayerfileMiddle Tennessee Blue Raiders bio
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Early life

High school career

College career

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

Playoffs

College

WNBA career

WUBA Career

Overseas career

See also

References

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