2017-18 All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches)
2017-18 Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (media)
2017-18 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Career Notes and Records
Holds the No. 16 spot on the career assist list (317)...Tied for 17th on the career three-point field goals made list (113)…Finished at No. 20 in career games started (90) and No. 26 in steals (163)…Ranks 30th on the career scoring average list (10.5 ppg)...Is No. 24 on the career 3-pointers made list (72).
2019-19 (Redshirt-Junior Season)
Season: Finished as the team’s fourth-leading scorer with 9.6 points per game to go along with 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest…Tallied 13 double-digit scoring games and led the team in assists in 8 contests.
Rankings: Tied for 11th in the Big Ten in steals per game (1.6) and tied for 14th in the conference in 3-point field goals made per game (1.5).
Best Games: Providence (11/8): Tallied a team-best 15 points to go along with 5 rebounds in Penn State’s 74-72 come-from-behind win. Princeton (11/18): Hit four three-pointers, all of which came in the fourth quarter and overtime, en route to 17 points that helped Penn State rally for a 79-71 OT win. North Dakota (11/21): Chipped in 13 points and 5 assists in a comeback win. St. Bonaventure (12/9): Went 4-for-4 from three-point range in a 3:37 third-quarter stretch in her first game back from a three-game injury layoff. American (12/16): Recorded season-best marks in points (18) and assists (6). Wisconsin (1/3): Contributed 13 points and 3 steals in Big Ten win. Ohio State (1/17): Tallied 12 points and a career high-tying 9 rebounds. Rutgers (1/27): Scored 14 points against the #14/18 Scarlet Knights. Iowa (2/3): Had a strong all-around game against the Hawkeyes with 10 points, 5 assists and a season-high 5 steals. Purdue (2/21): Tied her season high with 18 points to help lift Penn State to a big win over the Boilermakers. Illinois (2/24): Stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals.
2017-18 (Redshirt-Sophomore Season)
Season: Started all 32 games...Became the 47th Lady Lion to reach the 100-career steal mark with her five swipes against Michigan State (2/4)...Tallied 24 games with multiple steals, including nine-straight to begin the season...Grabbed at least one steal in all 16 Big Ten games...Posted at least one steal in 17-straight games from 12/20/17-2/25/18.
Rankings: Led the Big Ten with 2.63 steals per game...Ranked second in the Big Ten and 32nd nationally with 84 steals, a mark that ranks 18th in the Penn State single-season steals list...Assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.11 ranked sixth in the Big Ten and 61st nationally... No. 29 on the PSU single-season charts for 3-pointers made (47).
Game-by-Game: Siena (11/10): Notched a team-high 19 points with three 3-pointers...Grabbed six rebounds...Dished out five assists and swiped three steals. Drexel (11/12): Handed out a game-high nine assists...Pulled down seven rebounds...Added four points. Marshall (11/15): Was one-of-five players to score 10-or-more points with 12 tallies...Made two 3-pointers...Paced the Lady Lions with six assists and five steals...Added four rebounds. at Providence (11/18): Scored a team-high 20 points with three 3-pointers and total 10 makes from the floor...Paced the team with two steals...Had three rebounds and three assists...Played all 40 minutes. Central Connecticut State (11/20): Recorded her second-straight 20-point scoring game with a team-best 20 points...Pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and dished out a squad-best six assists...Added three steals...Went 7-of-8 from the charity stripe. vs. Louisiana Tech (11/24): Scored a team-best 24 points for her third-straight 20-point game...Handed out a team-high four assists and led the Lady Lions with four steals...Grabbed two rebounds...Drained four 3-pointers...Had one block. vs. Kansas State (11/25): Had 14 points with four 3-pointers...Dished out a team-high five assists and had a team-best two steals...Pulled down two rebounds. vs. Wake Forest (11/30): Led Penn State with two assists and four steals...Scored eight points and had two rebounds. Manhattan (12/3): Was one-of-five Lady Lions to reach double-digits with a team-best 16 points...Went 6-of-9 from the floor...Had a team-best four steals and added three assists. Fordham (12/6): Went 7-for-13 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the charity stripe to score 19 points...Added two rebounds and one assist. at St. Bonaventure (12/9): Tied for team high with four assists...Scored 12 points and brought down four rebounds...Notched two steals. at Pitt (12/17): Tied a team best with six rebounds...Dished out a team-high four helpers...Added five points. at American (12/20): Was one-of-four players to reach double figures with 10 points...Went 4-of-4 from the free throw line...Had two assists and one steal. at Michigan (12/28): Totaled 16 points, including a 6-of-6 effort from the free throw stripe...Added four steals, three rebounds and one assist. No. 14/15 Maryland (12/31): Reached double figures with 15 points...Made three free throws...Pulled down seven rebounds...Handed out two assists and had one steal. Indiana (1/3): Scored a team-best 26 points with 10 field goals, including four 3-pointers...Dished out a team-best six assists...Grabbed five rebounds...Added a team-best four steals. at Rutgers (1/6): Netted 18 points, going 3-of-3 from the free throw line...Notched a team-best four steals...Added three rebounds and two assists. Minnesota (1/10): Was one-of-four players to reach double-digits with 12 points...Led Penn State with five assists and four steals...Added one rebound. at Wisconsin (1/14): Dropped five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 21 points...Dished out a team-high four assists and had one block...Added four rebounds and one steal. Rutgers (1/18): Led the Lady Lions with five steals and two blocked shots...Scored 10 points...Had three rebounds and one assist. Illinois (1/23): Netted 12 points, going 4-of-4 from the free throw line...Dished out two assists...Had one steal and one block. at Purdue (1/28): Scored nine points...Had a team-best three steals...Added three assists and two rebounds. at Ohio State (1/31): Pulled down a team-best nine rebounds...Scored 12 points...Added a team-high three assists and one steal. Michigan State (2/4): Scored 14 points with two free throws...Paced Penn State with six assists and five steals...Grabbed four rebounds. at Iowa (2/8): Chipped in 16 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals. at Minnesota (2/11): Netted 12 points...Tied a team best with four assists...Had two steals and two rebounds. Northwestern (2/14): Notched 17 points with two 3-pointers...Tied for team best with four assists...Had two steals and two rebounds. at Nebraska (2/22): Netted 14 points with two 3-pointers...Notched four steals...Added two blocks, one assist and one rebound. Ohio State (2/25): Led Penn State with four assists and three steals...Scored eight points...Grabbed one rebound. vs. Illinois (2/28): Scored 10 points...Tied for team high with four assists...Added a team-best seven rebounds. vs. Michigan (3/1): Tallied eight points...Tied for team high with three assists...Added three rebounds, two steals and one blocked shot. Radford (3/15): Led Penn State with 16 points with four free throws and two 3-pointers...Added a team-best four steals and three assists...Had one block.
2016-17 (Redshirt-Freshman Season)
Season: Started all 32 games, tying Louise Leimkuhler (1979-80) for No. 4 on the freshman games started charts...Ranks No. 5 in Lady Lion freshman assists laurels with 134 career assists, a total that ranks No. 32 on the single season charts.
Rankings: Finished No. 13 in the NCAA and tied for No. 2 in the B1G in assist-turnover ratio (2.73)...Ranked No. 11 in the Big Ten at 4.2 assists per game.
Game-by-Game: Drexel (11/11): Scored two points and pulled down four rebounds in her season debut after missing 2015-16 due to injury...Dished out a team-high four assists...Added one steal. Saint Peter’s (11/13): Posted a career-high and team-high nine assists...Scored six points and had one steal. Akron (11/16):Handed out five assists and scored seven points in 31 minutes...Went 3-for-4 from the free throw line...Grabbed two rebounds and had two steals. No. 13 Tennessee (11/20): Reached double digits for the first time in her career with 11 points...Dropped three 3-pointers...Dished out two assists. vs. Georgia State (11/24): Went 3-for-6 from 3-point range to score 10 total points...Handed out a team-high six assists. vs. Georgetown (11/25): Scored two points and had three rebounds...Added two assists. at Boston College (11/30):Drained one 3-pointer for her only points and had one assist in 23 minutes. Marshall (12/3): Handed out a team-best seven assists and swiped three steals in 23 minutes. at Holy Cross (12/7): Scored four points, going 2-for-2 from the free throw line...Dished out a team-best six assists...Had four steals. Pittsburgh (12/10): Notched 13 points and dished out five assists...Dropped three 3-pointers...Pulled down two rebounds. American (12/18): Hauled in two rebounds...Had two assists and one block. Iona (12/20): Scored eight points, including two 3-pointers...Tied a team-high with six assists...Had one steal. Indiana (12/28): Notched four points, going 2-for-2 from the free throw line...Grabbed three rebounds...Tied a team-best three assists and had one steal. at Rutgers (12/31): Scored a team-best 17 points with a career-best four 3-pointers made...Dished out a team-high four helpers and added a team-best three steals...Grabbed three rebounds. Iowa (1/3): Was 1-of-4 players to notch double-figures with 13 points...Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds...Handed out six helpers. at Purdue (1/7): Scored nine points...Led the team with two assists...Added four rebounds. at No. 3 Maryland (1/11): Went 11-for-19 from the floor for a career-high 22 points...Tied a team-high four rebounds...Dished out a team-best eight helpers...Had one steal. Wisconsin (1/16): Scored five points and had five rebounds...Did not commit a turnover...Added two blocks. Nebraska (1/19): Scored nine points with one 3-pointer made...Grabbed two rebounds...Had three assists. at Indiana (1/23): Scored six points and added two assists...Tied a team-high two steals...Had one rebound. Illinois (1/29): Dished out a team-best eight assists to mark her 11th game in the season with 5-or-more assists...Scored eight points...Pulled down four rebounds...Had a team-best two steals. at Ohio State (2/1): Scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds, including four offensive boards...Tied a team-best four assists...Added a team-high four steals. at Northwestern (2/5): Notched seven points...Grabbed two rebounds and handed out two assists...Posted one steal. Minnesota (2/8): Dished out seven assists...Scored nine points, going 4-for-6 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free throw line...Pulled down six rebounds. Purdue (2/11): Notched eight points and three rebounds...Handed out two assists...Added one block. at Illinois (2/14): Scored eight points and pulled down six rebounds...Dished out three assists...Added one steal. at Michigan State (2/22): Went 4-for-4 from the free throw line and scored six points...Handed out two helpers. Michigan (2/26): Scored nine point and had a team-high four helpers...Tied a team-best two steals...Grabbed four rebounds. vs. Minnesota (3/2): Scored two points with three rebounds...Dished out five assists, her 13th game of the season with 5-or-more helpers...Added two steals. Ohio (3/17): Ranked second on the team with 12 points...Added three rebounds and two assists...Did not commit a turnover in 29 minutes. Fordham (3/19): Posted her 13th game of the season with 5-plus assists and two-or-fewer turnovers, handing out five helpers to just one misstep...Scored 15 points to rank second on the team...Was 7-for-15 from the floor, including 1-for-3 from 3-point range...Added five rebounds and a team-best four steals.. Virginia Tech (3/23): Poured in 10 points on 5-for-15 shooting...Notched a team-high seven rebounds...Added two assists, one blocked shot and one steal.
2015-16 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in one game...Was injured at the end of the first quarter against Holy Cross (11/13)...Missed the final 30 games of the season due to injury (knee).
Game-by-Game: Holy Cross (11/13): Connected on her first career 3-point attempt...Finished with three points and one rebound before leaving the game 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)...Selected team captain twice...Missed her senior season due to injury...Was a 2014-15 Sporting News Preseason High School All-America honorable mention choice prior to her senior season...Averaged 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game during her junior campaign...Led SJCHS to a 25-7 overall record and the 2014 District of Columbia State Athletic Association championship...Named first-team All-WCAC and first-team Washington Post All-Metropolitan during her junior season...Earned second-team all-conference and honorable-mention all-metro as a sophomore...Helped the Cadets to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title as a sophomore...Participated in USA Basketball U16 (2013) and U17 (2014) Trials...Played AAU ball for the Maryland Lady Terps.
Personal
Full name is Amari Nicole Carter...Daughter of Maurice Carter and Erika Anderson...Has one older sister, Alexis...Born September 18, 1997 in Washington D.C.