Schoolcraft's Amber Avery earns All-American basketball honors

Published: 4/1/2010

Schoolcraft College sophomore Amber Avery  (Southfield/Southfield Lathrup) has been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Women's Basketball Division II All-American First team. She becomes the seventh All-American at Schoolcraft and the second straight to earn first team honors.

Avery was instrumental in leading the Ocelots (33-2) to a third place finish at the NJCAA Division II championships March 17-20 in East Peoria, IL. The 5-8 forward averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds in three games to earn a spot on the all-tournament team, including 24 points and 16 rebounds in a 69-66 win over Kankakee, IL in the consolation game. The Ocelots defeated Pima, AZ before falling to four-time champion Kirkwood, IA in the semifinals.

Avery was also named to the NJCAA All-Regional tournament team following a 12 point, 16 rebound performance in a  74-64 win over Owens, OH in the championship game.
 
Avery led the Ocelots in scoring and rebounding this season averaging 13 points and 10 rebounds per contest while shooting .559 from the floor. She was named the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Eastern Conference Player of the Year as well as conference Defensive Player of the Year. Avery set the school record for most rebounds in season (360) this year and finished her career as the all-time leader in offensive rebounds (271), the third all-time leading rebounder (621), 6th all-time leading scorer (803) and third all-time in field goal percentage (.526).
 
Avery also played in a school record 70 games over her two-year career, helping the Ocelots go 65-5 in that span, with back-to back-MCCAA-East and State Championships as well as back-to-back NJCAA Regional Championships and two Final Four appearances.

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