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Jersey Number 32
Amber Gaston
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Vicksburg, Miss.
- High School:
- Warren Central
- Major:
- Biological Sciences
- Birthday:
- 8/31
Bio
Career Accolades
- 2021-22 C-USA Player of the Week (Dec. 13)
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Points: 25, at North Florida (11/21/21)
- Rebounds: 13 (twice), Last vs. Florida Memorial (12/7/21)
- Assists: 4, at Louisiana Tech (2/3/22)
- Steals: 3 (three times), Last at Boise State (12/5/21)
- Blocks: 4 (four times), Last vs. LA Tech (3/4/23)
- FG Made: 9, vs. Florida Memorial (12/7/21)
- FG Attempts: 16 (twice), Last at North Texas (2/14/19)
- 3-Point FG Made: 1 (nine times), Last vs. LA Tech (3/4/23)
- 3-Point FG Attempts: 4, vs. Marshall (1/8/22)
- Free Throws Made: 9 (twice), Last vs. Southern Miss (2/27/21)
- Free Throw Attempts: 11 (twice), Last at Charlotte (1/7/23)
- Appeared in 23 contests and made 16 starts for the Owls
- Averaged 16.5 minutes per contest
- Tied for second on the team with 17 blocked shots
- Tallied 6.2 points per game, ranking sixth on the team
- Pulled down 2.8 rebounds per game
- Collected 11 steals and dished out eight assists
- Shot 47.6 percent from the field (50-105), 50 percent from 3-point range (1-2), and 72.4 percent from the line (42-58)
- Recorded seven double-digit scoring performances
- Scored a season-best 18 points, shooting 5-of-10 from the field and 8-of-11 from the free throw line at Charlotte (Jan. 7)
- Started in 24 of 26 games
- Finished the season 11th in blocks per game (0.92) in C-USA
- Shot a team’s best 50% field goal percentage
- Tallied the third most field goal attempts on the team with 212
- Had three double-doubles this season
- Started the season with a 10-game double-digit scoring streak
- Also began the season on a high note with 15 points and 13 rebounds for her first career double-double against Palm Beach Atlantic
- Had a career-high 25 points (8-for-16 shooting) and 12 rebounds at North Florida
- Tallied 13 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks at Kennesaw State
- Followed up that performance with 14 points, seven rebounds and three steals at Boise State
- Earned Conference USA Player of the Week after registering 19 points and 13 rebounds while going 9-for-11 from the field against Florida Memorial
- Opened up the C-USA slate with 10 points and six rebounds against Marshall
- Captured 14 points off 7-for-10 shooting at Charlotte
- Ended the season with eight points and five rebounds against FIU in the first round of the C-USA Tournament
- Played in the second most games on the team with 21 along with nine starts
- Led team in field goal percentage (.554) and total blocks (24), while finishing third in total offensive rebounds (39) and fifth in total rebounds (70)
- Launched five double digit scoring games, three 3+ block contests and six 2+ block outings
- Finished seventh in blocks per game (1.1) in the league
- Put up 14 points on a perfect 7-for-7 mark from the field against Florida Memorial
- Tallied 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting, seven boards and two blocks against Old Dominion (1/9)
- Followed up the ODU game with another double digit scoring outing with 11 points and five boards against FIU (1/15)
- Matched a career-high four blocks at WKU (2/5)
- Logged 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in WKU win (2/6)
- Played back-to-back games with three blocks with first one at UTEP (2/22) and second in win over Southern Miss (2/26)
- Produced a career-high 22 points after shooting 6-for-7 from the field and 9-for-10 from the charity stripe along with five rebounds in victory over Southern Miss (2/27)
- Delivered six points in the Owls’ first C-USA Tournament game win against UAB
- One of 13 named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Appeared in 26 games, while drawing the start in the first three tilts of the season
- Averaged 4.2 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per game in sophomore campaign
- Ended second on the team in blocks with 15 swats, as well as achieved four games with double digits in scoring and had 2+ blocks in four different games
- Opened up the season at Iowa with 10 points and six boards
- Put up three blocks and pulled down five rebounds in win at Hampton
- Logged a season-high 19 points off 8-for-10 shooting along with six rebounds in the Owls' 80-79 win at Western Michigan
- Delivered 11 points and three rebounds in win vs. Loyola Maryland
- Missed a stretch of four games due to injury
- Pulled down six boards, captured a career-high three steals and tallied her second 3+ block game of the season in win vs. FIU at home
- Recorded six points, five rebounds and two blocks in final home game of the season with a 68-50 win vs. Marshall
- One of 11 on the team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Played in 26 games and got the starting nod in 16 of those
- Was the third-leading scorer on the team averaging 7.7 points per game along with 4.5 rebounds per game
- Shot 51 percent from the field for the season, the best average by a Conference USA freshman and the seventh best clip overall in the league
- Her 0.7 blocks per game were the 14th most in the conference and the second most of any C-USA freshman
- Scored in double figures six times in 2018-19 including a season-high 21 points at North Texas
- Brought down a total of 116 rebounds on the year, including games with 10 boards against Western Michigan and FIU
- One of six players on the team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Named to the All-County team and earned her team’s Most Valuable Player award her sophomore and junior seasons
- Earned All-District honors in 2016-17 while leading her team to a Jackson Public Schools 6A Tournament Championship. She was also named the tournament MVP
- The Clarion Ledger named Gaston to the Mississippi Dandy Dozen list for the 2017-18 season, highlighting her as a top player in the region
- Served as a team captain her sophomore and junior seasons
- Named the Vicksburg Post Player of the Year in 2017
- National Honor Society member during her junior and senior years in high school
- Served on student council and was a member of the Beta Club and Chick-fil-a Leadership in high school
- Born on August 31
- Daughter of Ramell Gaston and Sharunda Flagg
- Majoring in biology with the goal of becoming of physician’s assistant with a focus in sports medicine
- Her uncle, Rashid Gaston, is a professional basketball player in Europe
- Enjoys watching basketball and football and spending time with family
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