2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

Saugat Shrestha/ULM Photo Services
Miles Jordan
Miles Jordan
Dominic Ceraldi/Ellman Photography
Miles Jordan
Dominic Ceraldi/Ellman Photography
Jeanette Robinson, ULM Photo Services
Jeanette Robinson, ULM Photo Services
Miles Jordan
Emerald McIntyre / ULM Photo Services

1 Amber Thompson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Dyer County HS
  • Hometown Dyersburg, TN

Biography

2018-19 (JUNIOR): Breakout game against LSU-Alexandria (11/15/18), going for a season-high 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting and 2-of-4 three-point shooting, while adding five rebounds, six assists, two blocks and one steal... Scored nine points, all in the first half, on 3-of-5 three-point shooting with five rebounds, two assists and three steals at Northwestern State (12/2/18)... Fought through foul trouble to score 10 points in just 12 minutes in win vs. Mississippi Valley State (12/9/18)... Made it back-to-back games in double figures with 12 points and a career-best 8 rebounds vs. Nicholls State (12/14/18)... Returned to the starting lineup by matching a season-high 17 points (7-of-14 shooting) and pulling in a season-best nine rebounds, six offensive, vs. Arkansas Monticello (12/30/18)... Scored 12 points with two 3-pointers while pulling in five rebounds and grabbing two steals at Arkansas State (1/5/19)... Back-to-back double-figure scoring games with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting vs. Georgia Southern (1/10/19)... Set a season-high with five steals at Troy (1/24/19)... Matched a season-best with three made 3-pointers, scoring nine points vs. Coastal Carolina (1/31/19)... Notched 10 points on 2-of-4 3-point shooting vs. Appalachian State (2/2/19)... Posted 11 points for a second straight double-figure game at Georgia State (2/7/19)... Scored 12 points on 4-of-6 3-point shooting for her third consecutive double-figure scoring game at Georgia Southern (2/9/19)... Matched a career-high with nine rebounds vs. Ragin’ Cajuns (2/16/19)... Tallied 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting, 3-of-6 from 3-point range, including five rebounds and a steal vs. Arkansas State (3/7/19).

Walters State CC: Played in all 35 games for the Lady Senators as a sophomore in 2017-18, starting 25… Helped Lady Senators to a 30-6 mark, reaching the NJCAA Division I National Quarterfinals… Averaged 6.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game… Scored in double figures eight times, including a season-high 20 points at Spartanburg Methodist on Jan. 9, 2018.

Northwest Florida State College: Played in all 27 games, starting 19 times for the Lady Raiders as a freshman in 2016-17… Averaged 6.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game… Scored in double figures six times, including three straight games from Dec. 29, 2016 to Jan. 11, 2017.

High School: Prepped at Dyer County High School in Newbern, Tenn., graduating in 2016… As a senior, led the Choctaws to their first state tournament appearance in Class AAA… Named Region 7 AAA MVP… Two-time 13-AAA All-Tournament Team selection… Three-time 13-AAA All-District Team selection and Defense Award winner… All-Academic Team selection.

Personal: Daughter of Bridgett Garrett… Has one brother, Deon… Enjoys hanging out with friends and shopping… Plans to major in kinesiology at ULM.

Thompson’s Career Highs
Minutes: 38, vs. UT Arlington, 2/23/19
Points: 17 (2x), last vs. Arkansas Monticello, 12/30/18
Rebounds: 9 (2x), last vs. Ragin’ Cajuns, 2/16/19
Field Goals: 7, vs. Arkansas Monticello, 12/30/18
Field Goal Attempts: 14, vs. Arkansas Monticello, 12/30/18
3-Point Field Goals: 4, at Georgia Southern, 2/9/19
3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 8, at Arkansas State, 1/5/19
Free Throws: 4, at New Orleans, 11/25/18
Free-Throw Attempts: 5, vs. Arkansas State, 3/7/19
Assists: 6, vs. LSU-Alexandria, 11/15/18
Blocks: 2, vs. LSU-Alexandria, 11/15/18
Steals: 5, at Troy, 1/24/19

Career Double-Figure Scoring Games: 10

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'9"
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    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    5'9"
    1