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Amarachi Kimpson

position

Guard

Height

5-8

Class

Junior

Hometown

Little Elm, Texas

High School

Little Elm HS

Previous School

UNLV

Amarachi Kimpson - Women's Basketball - University of Miami Athletics

Career Honors:

  • 2025 All-Mountain West
  • 2024 Mountain West Freshman of the Year
  • 2024 Mountain West Sixth Player of the Year
  • 2024 All-Mountain West Honorable Mention
  • 2024 All-Mountain West Freshman Team
  • 2024 Mountain West Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 3x Mountain West Freshman of the Week
2024-25 (As a Sophomore at UNLV)
  • All-Mountain West selection
  • Appeared in and started all 33 games
  • Averaged a team-high 14.5 points per game on 50.7 percent shooting from the field, 37.4 percent from beyond the arc, and 83.3 percent at the free throw line
  • Also contributed 2.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.3 steals per game
  • Scored in double figures in 27 of 33 games
  • Dropped 28 points on 9-14 shooting against Northwestern (12/18)
  • Poured in a career-high 29 points against Boise State in the Mountain West Tournament Quarterfinals (3/10)
2023-24 (As a Freshman at UNLV)
  • Mountain West Freshman of the Year
  • Mountain West Sixth Player of the Year
  • All-Mountain West Honorable Mention
  • All-Mountain West Freshman Team
  • Mountain West Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 3x Mountain West Freshman of the Week
  • Appeared in all 33 games throughout the season
  • Averaged 8.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.0 steals per game, while shooting 50.2 percent from the field, 40.5 percent from beyond the arc, and 79.6 percent at the free throw line
  • Scored in double figures in 14 contests
  • Dropped a season-high 20 points against Colorado State (2/14)
  • Recorded a season-high seven assists against Utah State (3/5)
High School
  • Ranked as the 18th best prospect in Texas for the Class of 2023 by Premier Basketball Report
  • 2023 Texas Class 6A District 5 MVP
  • 3x All-State honoree
  • Averaged 22.2 points per game during her senior season at Little Elm
  • On the AAU circuit, won the 2022 Nike Nationals Championship with Cy-Fair Elite EYBL
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