2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

2 Amber Leggett

2 Amber Leggett

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Position:
    F
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Navarre, Fla.
  • HS / Prev Schools:
    Choctawhatchee HS

Summary

Biography

2020-21 Season
Southland Conference Player of the Year ... All-SLC First Team selection ... named to all-tournament team at Southland Tournament ... Preseason All-Southland Conference first team ... Southland Conference all-academic first team ... Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball all-Texas second team ... led the Southland Conference in scoring, averaging 20.0 ppg ... set school record for single-season scoring average, becoming first player in Bearkat history to average 20.0 ppg in a single season ... became the 18th player in Bearkat history to reach 1,000 points when she pumped in 31 points in a win over Abilene Christian (1/20) ... 4 times named SLC Player of the Week ... set new career high with 36 points to go with 9 rebounds in quarterfinal win over Nicholls (3/12) at the Southland Tournament ... scored 23 points with 9 rebounds to propel Kats into Southland Tournament title game in semifinal win over Southeastern Louisiana (3/13) ... finished Southland Tournament averaging 23.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 61.4 percent from the floor ... earned league's weekly award on on 11/30 after averaging 26.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in wins over Midwestern State and Central Baptist to open the season ... also was voted player of the week on consecutive weeks, beginning on 1/18 after going for 29 points and 11 rebounds in win at Lamar and following it up on 1/25 after 31-point outing vs ACU ... set career highs with 34 points and 12 rebounds in season-opening win over Midwestern State (11/25) ... the 34 points is tied for seventh all-time at SHSU in single-game scoring ... delivered 18 points and 7 rebounds in win over Central Baptist (11/28) ... hit 11 foul shots on way to 29 points vs New Mexico (12/6) ... picked up double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds at Central Arkansas (1/9), starting a string of 7 consecutive games with 20+ points ... scored in double figures in 18 of 20 games this season, including 10 games with 20+ points.

2019-20 Season
All-Southland Conference first team ... Southland Conference All-Defensive team ... preseason All-SLC second team ... led team and ranked second in the Southland in scoring with 15.6 points per game ... ranked second in the SLC with 2.8 steals per contest ... was the only player in the SLC to average 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game ... produced 10 games of 20 or more points, and 22 games of 10 or more points ... played in all 29 games, starting 23 ... hit .458 from the floor and .312 from 3-point range ... was named the Southland Conference Player of the Week after going for 26 points on 10-for-17 shooting in just 26 minutes of work at Oklahoma (12/15) ... had a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double in early-season win over Louisiana (11/10) that included 6 steals ... followed that up with 16 points, hitting 4-for-7 from 3-point range, at Texas Tech (11/14) and 20 points at Ole Miss (11/26) ... opened up SLC play with 24 points and 5 rebounds in win at Northwestern State (12/18) with all of her points coming in the second half ... had 16 points and 6 steals in win over Wiley College (12/30) ... went for 23 points in win over McNeese (1/2) as the second of 5 straight games in double-figure scoring ... went a perfect 10-for-10 from the floor on her way to 23 points in win at Houston Baptist (1/18) ... had 19 points and 6 rebounds against Abilene Christian (1/22) and went for 27 points and 9 rebounds in win at Nicholls (2/8) ... had 20 points at Lamar (2/19) and closed season with 19 points at Stephen F. Austin.


2018-19 Season
Made big impact as a true freshman, playing in all 29 games with 15 starts … averaged 12.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game … also ranked fifth in the SLC in making 50.4 percent of shots from the floor … reached double figures in scoring in 21 of 29 games, including 13 of 18 SLC games … erupted for season-high 29 points against Lamar (1/25), hitting 12 of 16 shots from the field for the highest scoring output by a Bearkat on the season … had 11 points in first half of season opener at LSU (11/6) … went for 23 points and six boards against Wiley College (11/19) … hit 8-for-9 from the floor for 19 points with six rebounds against Abilene Christian (1/5) … had first double-double at UIW (1/12), going for 14 points and 10 rebounds … also had double-double in second meeting vs Lamar (2/16), scoring 17 points with 10 rebounds … scored in double figures in each of last seven games of the year … had 21 points and eight rebounds at Central Arkansas (3/6) … also had 22 points at Stephen F. Austin (3/9).

Choctawhatchee / Navarre High School
Led Choctaw to a 21-4 record in 2017-18 and earned their fourth Final Four appearance in the past six seasons ... averaged a double-double in the team’s return to the state tournament, scoring 13 points with 11 rebounds against Father Lopez in a state semifinal victory and 18 points with 12 rebounds against Fort Myers in the state championship ... although Choctaw lost the contest 65-41, both totals in the championship were game highs ... as a senior, she led team with averages of 14.6 points on 57 percent shooting, eight rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

Personal
Sister of former Clemson and New York Jets tight end Jordan Leggett and former Texas Tech defensive back Thomas Leggett.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018-19Freshman

    F
    5'11"
    2
  • 2

    2019-20Sophomore

    F
    5'11"
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Junior

    F
    5'11"
    2