Amber Eugene

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Class: Senior Hometown: St. Rose, La. High School: Destrehan HS

Height: 5-7 Position: G Birthdate: 09/01/1986 Experience: 3L

Versatile athlete ... Can play more than one position ... Expected to provide leadership ... One of the top returning scorers ... Good ball-handling skills ...Solid junior campaign ... Very athletic ... Excellent rebounder ... Leading candidate for the two-guard position ... 2007-08 (Junior): Played in 35 games and started 31 contests ... Averaged 9.6 points and 5.1 rebounds ... Second on the team in assists with 111 ... Shot 52.0 percent from the field and 73.1 percent from the line ... Played 20 minutes against Mississippi State ... Had three rebounds and one assist ... Tallied 10 points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 from the line against UALR ... Averaged 12.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in the C-USA Tournament ... Scored 14 points against UCF (3/6) in the opening game and 14 points against UTEP (3/8) in the semifinals ... Shot 63.6 percent from the field in three games ... Was 9-of-10 from the line ... Played in 34 games and started 30 contests ... Averaged 9.9 points and 5.2 rebounds ... Scored a season-high 19 points against Mercer (11/16) ... Recorded two double-doubles on the season ... Became the 19th player to reach the 1,000-point plateau, scoring 14 points against No. 19/25 UTEP (2/22) ... Led the team in scoring once ... Led the team in rebounding three times ... Scored in double figures 15 times ... Dished out a season-high nine assists against Austin Peay (11/24) ... Second on the team in steals with 51 ... Had a season-high five steals against Mercer (11/13) ... Ranks in the top 25 in 13 career categories at Southern Miss ... One of six players in school history to register over 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 150 steals ... ... 2006-07 (Sophomore): Received Third Team All-Conference USA honors ... Played in 27 games and started 24 contests ... Missed three games because of injuries ... Led the team in scoring (16.1 points) and rebounding (6.7 rebounds) ... Finished the season with a double-double against Tulsa in the first round of the C-USA Tournament with 25 points and 10 rebounds ... Had double-figure scoring in 21 games ... Had four double-doubles ... Scored 26 points against Grambling State (11/24) and grabbed 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season ... Scored 19 points against Eastern Kentucky (11/25) in the championship game of the La Quinta Inn Lady Eagle Classic ... Named to the all-tournament team and voted the tournament's most valuable player ... Earned Conference USA Player of the Week honors (11/27) ... Scored 17 points off the bench against Mississippi State (12/10) ... Hauled in seven rebounds ... Connected on 5-of-5 from the line ... Had a game-high points with 26 against Cal Poly (12/16) ... Pulled down 10 rebounds, posting her second double-double on the season ... Connected on 12-of-13 free throws ... Scored a game-high 19 points against TAMUCC (12/17) ... Had seven rebounds ... Named to the TAMUCC Classic all-tournament team ... Earned her second Conference USA Player of the Week honor (12/18) ... Poured in 21 points against Centenary (12/20) ... Had seven rebounds and four steals ... Played 26 minutes against UCF (12/31) with five points, five rebounds and three steals ... Scored a team-high 20 points against ECU (1/5) ... Connected on 8-of-9 from the line ... Pulled down nine rebounds in 40 minutes of play ... Recorded her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds against Marshall (1/7) ... Also had six assists and three steals ... Scored 24 points and had nine rebounds against Memphis (1/12) ... Was a perfect 8-of-8 from the line ... Also had two assists and two steals ... Scored 23 points and handed out five assists ... Poured in a career-high 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting against UCF (1/20) ... Scored the game-winning free throws ... Had a game-high six steals ... Had 15 points against Tulane (1/26) with five rebounds ... Scored only three points against UTEP (1/28), all coming from the free throw line ... Had eight points against Tulsa (2/2) to go with five rebounds ... Scored 15 points against SMU (2/4) and pulled down seven rebounds ... Played the entire 40 minutes against Rice (2/9) ... Scored nine points to go with six rebounds and three steals against Houston (2/11) ... Finished with 16 points and five rebounds against Memphis (2/15) on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 from the line ... Scored a team-high 18 points against UAB (2/17) ... Was 8-of-8 from the line ... Tallied 14 points against ECU (2/22) to go with seven rebounds ... Scored 16 points against Marshall (2/24) ... Had a career seven steals to go with three assists ... 2005-06 (Freshman): Played in 29 games and started 21 ... Averaged 10.8 points and 6.8 rebounds ... Led the team in rebounding ... Second on the team in steals ... Earned a starting spot in the ninth game of the season ... Had five games with 10 or more rebounds ... Had only five points and four rebounds against Marshall (3/3) in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament ... Scored nine points against Marshall (2/26) to go with a season-high seven steals ... Hauled in three rebounds ... Recorded her third double-double of the season against East Carolina (2/24) with 11 points and 11 rebounds ... Had 15 points against UAB (2/19) to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals ... Scored a game-high 19 points against Memphis (2/17) on 6-of-10 shooting ... Tallied nine points and six rebounds against Tulsa (2/10) ... Scored seven points and had three rebounds against SMU (2/6) ... Hauled in a season-tying 15 rebounds against UCF (2/4) ... Scored four points with four steals ... Tallied 14 points and seven rebounds against Memphis (1/29) to go with two assists and three steals ... Scored 12 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds against UAB (1/27) ... Had 12 points and seven rebounds against Marshall (1/22) ... Was 4-of-4 from the line ... Scored a team-high 18 points and hauled in seven rebounds against East Carolina (1/20) ... Dished out three assists and had two steals ... Named C-USA Co-Player of the Week for her performance (1/16) ... Scored a season-high 20 points against Tulane (1/15) ... Was 10-of-14 from the field ... Also had eight rebounds and three steals ... Posted her second double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds against UTEP (1/13) ... Was 5-of-9 from the field and 6-of-8 from the line ... Also had two steals ... Had seven points and five rebounds against Houston (1/8) ... Scored a season-high 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds against Rice (1/6), recording her first career double-double ... Scored 12 points and pulled down four rebounds against UCF (12/31) ... Had three assists, two steals and no turnovers in 31 minutes ... Tallied 11 points and seven rebounds against ULM (12/28) ... Connected on 5-of-5 from the line ... Also had four assists ... Scored eight points against UALR (12/21) ... Earned her first start against Mercer (12/15) and scored 10 points to go with seven rebounds ... Also had two steals ... Came off the bench against Jackson State (12/9), scoring 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting ... Grabbed four rebounds ... Scored six points and pulled down six rebounds against Elon (12/4) ... Scored 11 points against Liberty (12/3) on 5-of-5 shooting from the field ... Pulled down eight rebounds against Miss. State (11/29) ... Scored nine points to go with two rebounds, one assist and one steal against NW La. (11/26) ... Grabbed seven rebounds against FAMU (11/25) ... Scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds ... Had one steal ... Scored 11 points against South Alabama and grabbed seven rebounds ... Had three steals and two assists ... Played 24 minutes in her collegiate debut ... Grabbed a team-high 15 rebounds ... Scored two points and had three steals ... Played 15 minutes in the exhibition game ... Prep: A four-year letterwinner for Coach Ulysses Frontha at Destrehan High School ... Averaged 15.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game ... A two-time first team all-district and all-metro selection ... Named River Parish MVP ... Named Destrehan High School's Female Athlete of the Year ... A McDonald's High School All-American Nominee ... Played in the Louisiana all-star game... Led Destrehan in scoring the last two seasons ... Played for the Louisiana Storm AAU team that participated in the 17/18 & Under Nationals in Orlando, Fla., in July 2004 ... Personal: Daughter of Dorothy Kahin and Terrence Eugene Sr. ... Born September 1, 1986 ... Has two brothers, Jaszmine and Terrence Jr., and one sister Taij'a ... An administration of justice major.