2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Brown, Amber
Jersey Number 5
Amber Brown
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Little Rock Christian Academy
- Hometown:
- Monroe, LA
Bio
HONORS/RECORDS
- Has started all 80 career games at forward
- Fastest Pitt player in over 20 years to record at least 550 points, 450 rebounds and 100 assists (67 games)
- Second fastest Pitt player to 300 career rebounds since joining the ACC (39 games)
- Most minutes played by a player through 50 career games since Pitt joined the ACC (1,466 minutes)
- ACC Freshman of the Week (12/9/19, 1/6/20) - One of two Pitt two-time honorees
- Pitt Athletics Student-Athlete of the Week (12/3)
2021-22: One of three Panthers to appear in all 30 games, starting all 30 and continuing her streak of starting ever game in her career… Finished the season averaging 26.0 mpg, 9.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 1.9 apg… Led the team with a career-high 47.2% field-goal percentage… Ranked fourth in the ACC in free throw attempts (142) while also making a career-high 92 free throws on the year… Netted a career-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor with six rebounds in a win over Coppin State (12/7/21)… Scored 17 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in the road win against Ball State (12/4/21)… Matched her career-high with five assists against Lafayette (11/12/21) and added 10 boards… Posted 14 points and 10 rebounds (five offensive) on 6-for-8 shooting against Florida State (2/27)… Recorded three double-doubles on the year… Scored in double figures 13 times… Had four games with 10+ rebounds… Grabbed at least five rebounds in 18 games… Tallied 3+ assists nine times… Snatched multiple steals eight times.
2020-21: One of two players to appear and start in all 19 games for the Panthers… Finished the season ranking third on the team in scoring (7.3 ppg) and second on the squad in rebounding (6.1 rpg)… Ranked fourth on the team and posted a career-high field goal percentage (45%)… Posted her best game of the season in the ACC Tournament against Boston College (3/3) as she netted 15 points and nine rebounds while going 7-for-8 from the free throw line… Netted 14 points, five rebounds and a career-high four steals in a win over Clemson (12/13)… Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds to go along with seven points and three assists against Delaware (12/6)… Snagged 10 rebounds (five offensive) at Florida State (12/20)… Posted 11 points, nine rebounds and three assists across a career-high 39 minutes at Wake Forest (2/11)… Scored in double figures six times while grabbing double digit rebounds twice… Notched 5+ rebounds in 13 games… Played 20+ minutes in 17 of 19 games while posting 30+ minutes played in three games… Had seven games with multiple assists and three games with multiple steals… Also posted 28 assists and 15 steals on the year.
2019-20: One of two Panthers to start all 31 games this season... Named ACC Freshman of the Week twice (12/9, 1/6), becoming just the second Panther in program history to earn the weekly recognition twice in the same season... Averaged a team-high 31.9 minutes, 9.1 points and a team-high 7.7 rebounds while shooting 41.6% from the floor... Her 7.7 rpg led all ACC freshman while ranking ninth overall in the conference... Her 238 total rebounds are the fifth most in a single season by a Pitt freshman in program history... Posted a team-high five double-doubles on the season, the most in a season by a Pitt freshman since 2015-16... Averaged 12.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 2.0 apg during her first ACC Tournament appearance, scoring in double figures in both games... Recorded her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds on 5-for-7 from the floor in the win over Central Connecticut State (11/11)... Backed up her first career double-double with another one against Georgetown (11/16) as she finished the game with 11 points and 10 rebounds... Notched 16 points and 12 rebounds (seven offensive) in a road game against rival Penn State (12/5)... Had a career-high 17 points, seven rebounds and a career-best five assists on 7-for-8 shooting at Notre Dame (2/9)... Snagged a career-high 13 rebounds to go along with seven points in her first career ACC game at North Carolina (12/30)... Posted 12 points, three rebounds and two assists across 29 minutes in the ACC Tournament win over Notre Dame (3/4)... Had 12 points, seven rebounds and two assists across a team-high 37 minutes in the ACC Tournament Second Round game vs. Georgia Tech (3/5)... Notched three straight games with 10+ rebounds to become the first Pitt freshman since 2014-15 to do so...Posted a team-high 17 games scoring in double figures including in three straight to end the season... Had nine games with 10+ rebounds... Led team in rebounding 14 times... Grabbed at least four rebounds in 29 of her 31 games... Played 20+ minutes in all 31 games while recording 30+ minutes played a team-high 24 times.
High School: Attended Carroll High School for three seasons before transferring to Little Rock Christian Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas for her senior season... Played a key role in leading Little Rock Christian Academy to a 29-2 record and an Arkansas State Championship during her senior season... Finished off her senior campaign averaging 18.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals while shooting 46% from the floor... Earned All-State and All-Conference recognition after a strong senior campaign... As a junior at Carroll High School she averaged 28.0 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game while being named First Team All-District and First Team All-NELA... Helped lead Carroll to a district championship while being named MVP... Rated as a three star recruit by ESPNW in the class of 2019.
Personal: Born on May 30, 2001... Enjoys playing video games and eating ice cream... Lists her favorite athletes as John Wall, Maya Moore and Penny Hardaway... Enjoys listening to hip-hop music and her favorite artists are No Cap, Lil Baby and Meek Mill... Majoring in biology at Pitt.
- Has started all 80 career games at forward
- Fastest Pitt player in over 20 years to record at least 550 points, 450 rebounds and 100 assists (67 games)
- Second fastest Pitt player to 300 career rebounds since joining the ACC (39 games)
- Most minutes played by a player through 50 career games since Pitt joined the ACC (1,466 minutes)
- ACC Freshman of the Week (12/9/19, 1/6/20) - One of two Pitt two-time honorees
- Pitt Athletics Student-Athlete of the Week (12/3)
2021-22: One of three Panthers to appear in all 30 games, starting all 30 and continuing her streak of starting ever game in her career… Finished the season averaging 26.0 mpg, 9.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 1.9 apg… Led the team with a career-high 47.2% field-goal percentage… Ranked fourth in the ACC in free throw attempts (142) while also making a career-high 92 free throws on the year… Netted a career-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor with six rebounds in a win over Coppin State (12/7/21)… Scored 17 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in the road win against Ball State (12/4/21)… Matched her career-high with five assists against Lafayette (11/12/21) and added 10 boards… Posted 14 points and 10 rebounds (five offensive) on 6-for-8 shooting against Florida State (2/27)… Recorded three double-doubles on the year… Scored in double figures 13 times… Had four games with 10+ rebounds… Grabbed at least five rebounds in 18 games… Tallied 3+ assists nine times… Snatched multiple steals eight times.
2020-21: One of two players to appear and start in all 19 games for the Panthers… Finished the season ranking third on the team in scoring (7.3 ppg) and second on the squad in rebounding (6.1 rpg)… Ranked fourth on the team and posted a career-high field goal percentage (45%)… Posted her best game of the season in the ACC Tournament against Boston College (3/3) as she netted 15 points and nine rebounds while going 7-for-8 from the free throw line… Netted 14 points, five rebounds and a career-high four steals in a win over Clemson (12/13)… Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds to go along with seven points and three assists against Delaware (12/6)… Snagged 10 rebounds (five offensive) at Florida State (12/20)… Posted 11 points, nine rebounds and three assists across a career-high 39 minutes at Wake Forest (2/11)… Scored in double figures six times while grabbing double digit rebounds twice… Notched 5+ rebounds in 13 games… Played 20+ minutes in 17 of 19 games while posting 30+ minutes played in three games… Had seven games with multiple assists and three games with multiple steals… Also posted 28 assists and 15 steals on the year.
2019-20: One of two Panthers to start all 31 games this season... Named ACC Freshman of the Week twice (12/9, 1/6), becoming just the second Panther in program history to earn the weekly recognition twice in the same season... Averaged a team-high 31.9 minutes, 9.1 points and a team-high 7.7 rebounds while shooting 41.6% from the floor... Her 7.7 rpg led all ACC freshman while ranking ninth overall in the conference... Her 238 total rebounds are the fifth most in a single season by a Pitt freshman in program history... Posted a team-high five double-doubles on the season, the most in a season by a Pitt freshman since 2015-16... Averaged 12.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 2.0 apg during her first ACC Tournament appearance, scoring in double figures in both games... Recorded her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds on 5-for-7 from the floor in the win over Central Connecticut State (11/11)... Backed up her first career double-double with another one against Georgetown (11/16) as she finished the game with 11 points and 10 rebounds... Notched 16 points and 12 rebounds (seven offensive) in a road game against rival Penn State (12/5)... Had a career-high 17 points, seven rebounds and a career-best five assists on 7-for-8 shooting at Notre Dame (2/9)... Snagged a career-high 13 rebounds to go along with seven points in her first career ACC game at North Carolina (12/30)... Posted 12 points, three rebounds and two assists across 29 minutes in the ACC Tournament win over Notre Dame (3/4)... Had 12 points, seven rebounds and two assists across a team-high 37 minutes in the ACC Tournament Second Round game vs. Georgia Tech (3/5)... Notched three straight games with 10+ rebounds to become the first Pitt freshman since 2014-15 to do so...Posted a team-high 17 games scoring in double figures including in three straight to end the season... Had nine games with 10+ rebounds... Led team in rebounding 14 times... Grabbed at least four rebounds in 29 of her 31 games... Played 20+ minutes in all 31 games while recording 30+ minutes played a team-high 24 times.
High School: Attended Carroll High School for three seasons before transferring to Little Rock Christian Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas for her senior season... Played a key role in leading Little Rock Christian Academy to a 29-2 record and an Arkansas State Championship during her senior season... Finished off her senior campaign averaging 18.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals while shooting 46% from the floor... Earned All-State and All-Conference recognition after a strong senior campaign... As a junior at Carroll High School she averaged 28.0 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game while being named First Team All-District and First Team All-NELA... Helped lead Carroll to a district championship while being named MVP... Rated as a three star recruit by ESPNW in the class of 2019.
Personal: Born on May 30, 2001... Enjoys playing video games and eating ice cream... Lists her favorite athletes as John Wall, Maya Moore and Penny Hardaway... Enjoys listening to hip-hop music and her favorite artists are No Cap, Lil Baby and Meek Mill... Majoring in biology at Pitt.
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