Troy University Athletics
2021-22 Basketball (W) Roster
Roster
Amber Leggett
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Navarre, Fla.
- High School:
- Choctawhatchee HS
- Prev School:
- Sam Houston State
Honors
All-Sun Belt Third Team (2021-22)
Southland Conference Player of the Year (2020-21)
All-SLC First Team (2020-21)
Southland All-Tournament Team (2021)
Preseason All-SLC First Team (2020-21)
Southland All-Academic First Team (2020-21)
SLC Player of the Week (4x in 2020-21, 1x in 2019-20)
All-SLC First Team (2019-20)
SLC All-Defensive Team (2019-20)
Preseason All-SLC Second Team (2019-20)
Senior (2021-22)
All-Sun Belt Third Team selection… Helped lead Troy to its second Sun Belt regular season championship… Started 18 of her 30 games played… Averaged 11.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, the second-best marks on the squad… Also tallied 34 assists, 38 steals and seven blocks… Recorded 13 double-digit scoring games, including a season-high 32 points in the season opener against Talladega… Totaled nine double-doubles, second most on the team… Named the Sun Belt Player of the Week on Dec. 12 after averaging 20.3 points and 11.3 boards at the Mississippi State MTE… Recorded a stretch of six straight games scoring in double figures (Dec. 15 – Jan 6)… Shot 70.2 perfect from the free throw line (73-for-104)… Her 73 makes from the charity stripe, tied for second most on the team
At Sam Houston State
Junior (2020-21)
Southland Conference Player of the Year ... All-SLC First Team selection ... Named to the Southland All-Tournament team ... 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 a 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 nine rebounds against Southeastern Louisiana to propel SHSU into the Southland Tournament title game ... Finished the Southland Tournament averaging 23.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 61.4 percent from the floor
Sophomore (2019-20)
All-Southland Conference first team ... Southland Conference All-Defensive team ... Led the 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 ... Shot .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 an 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
Freshman (2018-19)
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 … 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 … Recorded her first double-double at UIW (1/12), going for 14 points and 10 rebounds
Choctawhatchee HS
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 the 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 Jet Tight End Jordan Leggett and Texas Tech defensive back Thomas Leggett
