Monique Ambers

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Monique Ambers
Personal information
Born (1970-12-21) December 21, 1970 (age 53)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school James Logan
(Union City, California) [1]
College Arizona State (1989–1993)
WNBA draft 1997: 4th round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Position Center
Career history
1997 Phoenix Mercury
2002 Sacramento Monarchs

Monique Ambers (born 21 December 1970) is an American retired basketball player and coach. Ambers played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 1997 season and the Sacramento Monarchs in the 2002 season.

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WNBA Career

Ambers was selected in the 4th round (25th overall pick) by the Phoenix Mercury in the 1997 WNBA Draft. Her debut game was played on June 22, 1997 in a 76 - 59 victory over the Charlotte Sting where she recorded 1 point and 4 rebounds. [2] Ambers played a reserve role for the Mercury and averaged only 4.5 minutes per game in the 19 games she played (along with 0.7 points and 1.1 rebounds). The Mercury finished with a 16 - 12 record and made the playoffs, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by the New York Liberty.

WNBA Comeback

After her rookie season, Ambers missed the 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 WNBA seasons entirely. She would be waived by the Mercury on May 29, 1998 [3] and did not get another shot at the WNBA until April 30, 2001 when she signed a contract with the Sacramento Monarchs. However, after missing the Monarchs first 3 games of the 2001 season, she would be waived on June 6 and not play for the team that year.

Ambers resigned with the Monarchs for the beginning of the 2002 season and although she missed the season opener, she played in the team's second and third games of the season. Her time with the Monarchs was short lived again, as after missing the team's 4th game of the season, she was waived on June 12, 2002. [4]

The second game that she played for the Monarchs in the 2002 season ended up being her final WNBA game ever. The game was played on June 9, 2002 in a 62 - 75 loss to the Houston Comets, where Ambers played for less than two minutes and recorded no stats other than one foul. [5]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

Source [6]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1997 Phoenix 1904.5.555.4001.1.2.0.1.4.7
2002 Sacramento 202.0.0.0.0.0.0.0
Career2 years, 2 teams2104.2.444.4001.0.2.0.1.3.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1989–90 Arizona State 28--45.30.054.85.70.51.00.2-5.4
1990–91 Arizona State 28--53.70.047.28.20.91.40.6-9.4
1991–92 Arizona State 29--53.10.068.57.20.61.20.8-8.3
1992–93 Arizona State 27--58.80.065.18.30.51.50.9-12.6
Career112--53.80.059.37.30.61.30.6-8.9
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [7]

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References

  1. "2012 Hall of Fame Banquet" (PDF). James Logan High School .
  2. "Charlotte Sting at Phoenix Mercury, June 22, 1997".
  3. "1998 Phoenix Mercury Transactions".
  4. "2002 Sacramento Monarchs Transactions".
  5. "Sacramento Monarchs at Houston Comets, June 9, 2002".
  6. "Monique Ambers WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. "Monique Ambers College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved July 7, 2024.