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2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

11 Amara Mayers

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Madison Academy
  • Hometown Harvest, Ala.

Biography

2014-15 (Junior): Saw action in 29 games, including three starts . . . averaged 2.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game . . . had five points, four rebounds and three assists against North Florida . . . grabbed a career-high six rebounds against Penn State . . . scored 10 points against UCLA . . . grabbed six rebounds, tying a career high, at UNCG . . . scored seven points against Wofford . . . had six points and three assists against UNCG . . . scored nine points against East Tennessee State.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Saw action in 16 games . . . averaged 1.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game . . . made her Samford debut in the season opener at Memphis . . . led the team with 12 points at UAB.

2012-13: Sat out the season after transferring from Belmont University.

Previous College: Played one season at Belmont University . . . played in all 30 contests, earning
one start . . . third on the team in three-point field-goal percentage (.324) . . . scored five or more
points on seven occasions.

High School: Helped Madison Academy to its first 3A state championship title in 2011 . . . earned All-State Tournament Team honors . . . McDonald’s All-America nominee . . . named Alabama All-State Second Team . . . Class 3A Area 14 All-Team selection . . . Decatur Orthopedic Ladies Classic All-Tournament Team and MVP ... Huntsville Times Elite Second Team . . . ranked #5 in Birmingham News 2011 Super Seniors . . . selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game . . . was ranked by ESPN HoopGurlz as the Class of 2011’s No. 34 guard in the country and No. 5 player in the state of Alabama by Prentice Beverly’s Bama PrepGirls.

Personal: Born Dec. 10, 1993 . . . daughter of Samuel Mayers and Barbara Upshaw-Mayers . . . majoring in sports administration.

SAMFORD CAREER BESTS
Points: 12, at UAB, Nov. 24, 2013
Rebounds: 6 (twice), last at UNCG, Jan. 10, 2015
Assists: 3 (three times), last vs. UNCG, Feb. 9, 2015

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2014-15Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    5'9"
    11
  • 11

    2015-16Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    5'9"
    11