2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Amber Melgoza
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Santa Barbara, Calif.
* Eighth on UW's All-Time Leading Scorer List with 1,717 career points
* Scored 1,664 of those points between sophomore and senior season
* Third UW player to score 500+ points in three seasons
* Eighth-highest scoring average in program history (14.7 ppg)
* Averaged 18.1 ppg over final three seasons, which would rank just behind Kelsey Plum as best at UW if over four seasons
* First player to score 30+ points three times in the Pac-12 Tournament
* Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 17-23, 2020)
* 2018, 2020 All-Pac-12 Selection
* 2019 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
* 2019, 2020 Ann Meyers-Drysdale Preseason Watch List
Melgoza Features
» Amber Melgoza is nearing the end of a spectacular career at Washington. But she’s not done yet. (Seattle Times, March 4, 2020)
» Washington's Melgoza leading her team, making her mark (Michelle Smith, Pac-12.com, Feb. 27, 2020)
» ‘Why not try?’: How Amber Melgoza races toward her legacy at Washington (The Athletic, Nov. 7, 2019)
» Don’t compare Huskies’ Amber Melgoza to Kelsey Plum — but kind of do (Seattle Times, Jan. 24, 2018)
2019-20: Named to All-Pac-12 team after capping off a brilliant career with her third-straight 500+ point season, scoring 515 points and averaging 17.2 ppg as a senior ... third player in program history to score 500+ points in three seasons (Kelsey Plum and Jazmine Davis) ... led the Pac-12 by averaging 22.3 ppg from Feb. 1 through the end of the season, scoring 43.3% of her points (223) over her final 10 games ... led the team in scoring (515 pts), assists (84) and minutes played (28.1 mpg) and was second in rebounds (146) ... posted best career shooting percentage (43.8%), free throw percentage (83.8%), and most rebounds (146 - 4.9 rpg) ... scored 30+ in a game four times including three times in Pac-12 play and tallied 20+ points in 10 games including eight times against conference foes ... scored 30 points including going a perfect 11-of-11 from the free throw line in Pac-12 Tournament first round game against Utah (3/5/20), becoming first player to score 30+ points in three career Pac-12 Tournament games ... poured in season-high 35 points on 14-of-24 shooting in win over California (2/2/20) after scoring 31 points while hitting 13-of-25 from the field at California (1/3/20) earlier in the year ... earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors for Feb. 17-23, scoring 25 points in home win over USC (2/21/20), then scored 22 in the Huskies' upset win over No. 8 UCLA on Senior Day (2/23/20) ... tallied 34 points on 14-of-26 shooting at Oregon State (2/28/20) ... pulled down a season-best nine rebounds including seven offensive and added 12 points against Hawaii (12/8/19).
2018-19: Received All-Pac-12 honorable mention honors after scoring 579 points as a junior, the eighth-most points in a single season in program history ... just the seventh UW player to record two-consecutive season with 500+ points ... led the team in points (579), rebounds (139) and assists (90), becoming just the fifth player in program history to lead in all three categories (Sami Whitcomb, Giuliana Mendiola 2x, Yvette Cole, Margie Nelson) ... averaged 18.1 points per game which ranked eighth-best in the Pac-12 ... scored at least 20 points in 17 games including a season-high 32 points vs Stanford in Pac-12 Tournament Semifinals (3/9/19) ... scored 64 points in three Pac-12 Tournament games ... one of two players two start all 32 games ... shot 80.1% from the free throw line (113-141) ... became 28th player in program history to score 1,000 career points with a bucket early in the game at home against Oregon (1/27/19) ... recorded first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Northern Arizona (11/11/18), falling two assists shy of a triple-double ... scored 29 points including going 11-of-11 from the free throw line in a win at Seattle U (11/30/18) ... had 28 points and eight rebounds on 8-of-16 shooting vs Ohio State (12/5/18) ... scored 27 points including going 4-for-4 from three-point range at California (1/20/19).
2017-18: Earned All-Pac-12 honors after finishing second in the conference in scoring at 19.0 points per game as a sophomore ... led the Pac-12 in scoring in conference games, averaging 20.6 points per game in Pac-12 play ... finished the season with 570 points, 11th most by a Husky in program history and just five points out of the Top 10 ... scored in double-figures in 27 games including 14 games with 20 or more points and three games scoring 30 or more ... scored in double-figures in 14 quarters with 11 coming against Pac-12 teams and six against nationally-ranked teams ... shot 77.9 percent (116-of-149) from the free throw line, the third-best in the Pac-12 ... closed out the season by scoring 120 points over her final four games ... scored 40 points against Stanford (2/23/18) which was the most points scored by a Pac-12 player in 2017-18, going 14-of-26 from the field and hitting a career-high five three-pointers ... was one of three players in program history to score 40 or more points in a game (Kelsey Plum 6x, Giuliana Mendiola) ... had 30 points against California (3/1/18) in Pac-12 Tournament first round game ... scored 31 points including 23 in the fourth quarter--a Pac-12 record for most points in a quarter--hitting 11-of-18 from the field and adding eight rebounds at #10 Oregon (12/31/17) ... made first collegiate start against Idaho State (11/12/17), scoring 10 points ... notched first 20 point game in second career start, hitting 7-of-13 including going 4-of-8 from three-point range and adding eight rebounds against BYU (11/15/17) ... pulled down season-high 10 rebounds and missed a double-double by one point at #8 Ohio State (11/19/17) ... scored 26 points, adding nine rebounds and six assists against Seattle U (12/20/17) ... scored 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting against Colorado (1/7/18) ... had 27 points on 10-of-20 shooting with six rebounds and three steals in final road game of the season at Utah (2/18/18).
2016-17: Saw action in 25 games in rookie debut, averaging 7.9 minutes per game ... scored a career-high 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers against CSUN (Dec. 7) ... came off the bench and scored eight points with two triples against Savannah State (Dec. 18) ... tallied six points behind two three-pointers in games against Colorado State (Nov. 14) and Idaho (Nov. 22).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Santa Barbara High School under coach Andrew Butcher ... played with the Cal Storm and George Quintero ... ranked No. 147 in the country by prospectsnation.com ... as a senior, averaged 26.3 points per game and 8.7 rebounds per game ... 2014 CIF Division III Player of the Year ... averaged 33.5 points per game and 8.7 rebounds per game as a junior ... earned MaxPreps All-State First Team honors for Division II in California ... Presidio Sports All-City Player of the Year ... named to the Southern Section All-Class 2AA Team ... games of 50, 48 and 47 points as a junior, all breaking the school record ... became just the fourth player in CIF Southern Section history to score 1,000 points in a season, joining Naismith Hall of Famer and USC alum Cheryl Miller, Washington Hall of Famer Guiliana Mendiola and Amy Jalewalia who played at UCLA.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jaime and Robin Megloza ... has an older sister (Candace) and a younger brother (Zach) ... major is communications ... named to UW Dean's List three times.
