Amanda Jackson
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Personal information | |
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Born | Springfield, Ohio, U.S. | June 27, 1985
Nationality | African American |
Listed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Career information | |
High school | South High School |
College | Miami University |
WNBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2008–2015 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career history | |
2008–2009 | Sport Alges Dafundo |
2009 | CB Puig d'en Valls |
2010 | Hatis Yerevan |
2010–2011 | Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket |
2011 | France – LFB |
2012 | Elitzur Ramla |
2012–2014 | Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket |
2014–2015 | Energa Toruń |
Amanda Michelle Jackson[1] (born June 27, 1985) is an African-American female basketball player. Jackson played college basketball for the Miami Redhawks at Miami University. She led the Redhawks to their first NCAA tournament and as of 2016, ranks second as their all-time leading scorer.[2] She was inducted into the Springfield City School District Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018.[3]
Miami (Ohio) statistics[]
Source[4]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2003–04 | Miami (Ohio) | 31 | 391 | 43.3% | 34.3% | 82.4% | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 12.6 |
2004–05 | Miami (Ohio) | 27 | 353 | 36.1% | 18.2% | 77.9% | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 13.1 |
2005–06 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 8 | 37.5% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 8.0 |
2006–07 | Miami (Ohio) | 30 | 515 | 39.4% | 33.8% | 83.6% | 4.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 17.2 |
2007–08 | Miami (Ohio) | 33 | 712 | 39.4% | 29.5% | 84.5% | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 21.6 |
Career | 122 | 1979 | 39.4% | 29.6% | 82.6% | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 16.2 |
Professional career[]
After college, Jackson signed with the Chicago Sky's on a WNBA training camp contract but failed to yield a professional contract. She then turned to play basketball internationally.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Amanda Jackson". miamiredhawks.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Giving Back Via Basketball; Former Miami Athletes Continue to Inspire". miamiredhawks.com. August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ Pendleton, Marc (January 26, 2018). "Springfield to add four to athletic hall of fame". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ Billing, Greg (January 31, 2016). "Wildcats finding success on, off court". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
External links[]
- Profile at eurobasket.com
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Springfield, Ohio
- American women's basketball players
- Armenian women's basketball players
- Armenian people of African-American descent
- Shooting guards
- American women's basketball biography stubs
- European basketball biography stubs
- Armenian sportspeople stubs
- American basketball biography, 1980s birth stubs