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Amari Carter
- Class: Senior
- Hometown: Washington, DC
- High School: St. John’s College (HS)
- Height: 5’ 8”
- Position: Guard
- Experience: Junior
- College: Liberal Arts
- Major: Labor and Employment Relations
Highlights
Redshirt-Sophomore (2017-18)
- Started all 32 games, averaging 14.2 points per game and dishing out 116 assists
- Became the 47th Lady Lion to reach the 100-career steal mark
- Tallied 24 games with multiple steals
- Grabbed at least one steal in all 16 Big Ten games
- Led the Big Ten with 2.63 steals per game
- Ranked #2 in the Big Ten and #32 nationally with 84 steals
- Finished the season #18 on the Penn State single-season steals list
- Assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.11 ranked sixth in the Big Ten
- Finished #29 on the Penn State single-season charts for 3-pointers made (47)
Redshirt-Freshman (2016-17)
- Started all 32 games and ranked #4 for most starts as a freshman
- Dished out 134 assists which ranks #5 for all Lady Lion freshman
- Ranked #13 in the NCAA and tied for #2 in B1G in assist-turnover ratio at 2.73
- Ranked #11 in B1G for 4.2 assists per game
- Career high 9 assists vs Saint Peter’s
- Career high 22 points on 11-19 shooting and 8 assists vs #3 Maryland
Freshman (2015-16)
- Missed all but one game of the season due to injury
High School
- Rated among the nation's premier point guards by all five of the recruiting services
- Ranked as a top-35 recruit by Prospect Nation (No. 16), Blue Star Basketball (No. 19), Collegiate Girls Basketball Report (No. 31), ESPN/HoopGurlz (No. 32 ) and All Star Girls Report (No. 35)
- Averaged 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game during her junior campaign
- Participated in USA Basketball U16 (2013) and U17 (2014) Trials
- Played AAU ball for the Maryland Lady Terps