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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

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15 Amira Atwater

  • Position G
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Douglasville, Ga.
  • Highschool Douglas County HS

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR (2019-20)
Played in all 30 games, making 10 starts, as a senior for the Eagles ... Averaged 3.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game ... Became Georgia Southern's all-time assist leader with her four assists at Georgia State on March 7 ... Finished her career with 420 assists and a career 3.59 assist per game average, which ranks second all-time at Georgia Southern ... Scored a season-high 10 points twice, at Wofford (Dec. 1) and at Georgia State (March 7) .... Delivered a season-high 10 assists in the Eagles' overtime loss at Ole Miss on Dec. 16, her fifth career 10+ assist game ... Had eight assists in the Eagles' 78-70 Senior Day win over Appalachian State on Feb. 22 ... Her 117 career games played is tied for seventh all-time at Georgia Southern ... Finished the 2019-20 season as the 48th active career leader in assists in NCAA Division I ... Earned President's List honors for Spring 2020 by carrying a perfect 4.0 GPA.

JUNIOR (2018-19)
Played in all 29 games, starting 28, for the Eagles as a junior ... Averaged 5.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and a Sun Belt Conference-leading 5.5 assists per game ... Her 160 assists were the second-most in a single season in Georgia Southern history and ranked 47th among all NCAA Division I players ... Ranked 23rd in NCAA in assists per game ... Broke her own Georgia Southern single-game assist record with 14 at Arkansas State on March 2 ... Also had 13 assists in the Eagles' 64-55 win over Winthrop on Dec. 18 ... Reached double digit scoring five times, with a season-high of 12 points twice (vs. Wofford, 11/6 & vs. Troy, 1/17) ... Hit the game-winning shot with three seconds left to lead the Eagles to a come-from-behind 69-68 win at Presbyterian on Dec. 12 ... Had 12 games with six or more assists on the season ... Ranked third in the Sun Belt in assist/turnover ratio (1.58).

SOPHOMORE (2017-18)

Played in 29 games and started 25 for the Eagles as a sophomore ... Lead the team in assists with 125, which is the ninth-most in a single season at Georgia Southern ... Her 4.3 assists per game average ranked third in the Sun Belt Conference ... Also averaged 4.5 points per game ... Set a new school record for single-game assists, notching 13 in a 73-68 win over UT Arlington on 1/27 ... Also had 11 assists against Louisiana in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on March 6, playing a career-high 48 minutes in the contest ... Also averaged 4.5 points per game ... Lead the team in steals with 47 ... Scored a season high 12 points vs Texas State (1/25) ... Had a season-high five steals against Coastal Georgia (11/13).


FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Played in 29 games in 2016-17, starting 8 ... Averaged 14.5 minutes per game for the Eagles ... Scored 3.2 points per contest, and shot 29.1% from the field, 15.4% from long range ... Shot 61.9% from the free-throw line ... Season high 14 points and 35 minutes vs Alabama on 11/22 ... Logged a season high 5 steals against Thomas University (11/13/16) ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Atwater was a five-time letterwinner at Douglas County High School ... Following her senior year, was named the Region Player of the Year, County Player of the Year and was named a AAAAAA All-State second-team selection ... As a junior during the 2014-15 campaign, she was named her team's Most Outstanding Offensive Player and was named to the Peach State All-Tournament Team ... During that season, she was also a two-time athlete of the week and was named to the All-County first team after averaging 11.3 points, 6.5 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 steals per contest ... Outside of basketball, she was an A/B Honor Roll student.

PERSONAL
Born Amira Zari Atwater on April 29, 1998 in Douglasville, Ga. ... Daughter of James and Trish Atwater ... Has two siblings, Lauren and Khalif ... Graduated with her bachelor's degree from Georgia Southern in 2019 in recreation.

MAJOR
Behavioral & Social Sciences (MS)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    5'6"
    15