Amarah Coleman

Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bolingbrook, Ill.
High School:
Homewood-Flossmoor
Prev School:
Illinois

Career:

2018 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2017-18 Preseason All-BIG EAST
Selected by the Chicago Sky in the 2018 WNBA Draft
2018 Maggie Dixon Captains Award
Played freshman season at Illinois before transferring to DePaul.

2017-18 (Senior):

Scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting including 5-of-7 from deep in 98-63 BIG EAST Tournament title-game victory over Marquette
Pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds at Providence and handed out a career-high seven assists against FGCU
Scored the 1,000th point in her collegiate career in a win over Georgetown
Hit the buzzer-beating three-pointer in overtime for a 111-108 victory over No. 21/21 Oklahoma in which she scored 23 points
Scored 20 points against IUPUI
Started all 35 games and averaged 12.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists.

2016-17 Season (Junior):

Started in 34 of 35 games and averaged 11.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 23.6 minutes per game
Led the team in steals with 47 and shot 38.1 percent from three-point range
Had a career-high 20 points and matched career bests with five assists and five steals against Butler
Scored 18 points at Temple and at Butler
Scored 17 points five times including the BIG EAST tournament title game at Marquette
In conference-only games, tied for fourth in steals.

2015-16 (Sophomore):

Cleared by the NCAA to play at DePaul on Nov. 25, 2015
Saw action in 24 games including DePaul’s win over James Madison in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
Averaged 7.3 minutes per game and played double-figure minutes in seven contests
Season-best 21 minutes against Providence
15 points and three steals against Colgate
Scored 10 points against Illinois State and Providence
Boasted a 44.4 field goal percentage and went 4-for-4 against Xavier
Season-best five rebounds against Providence.

2014-15 (Freshman at Illinois):

Made 30 appearances with six starts
Named Illinois’ Most Improved at the end of the season banquet
Averaged 7.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in 20.4 minutes
In her six starts averaged 11.6 points and 3.4 assists per game
Finished the season with 54 assists which ranked fourth on the team
Dished out four or more assists in seven games
Best six assists against then-No. 9 Kentucky
Season-high 24 points against Maryland, went 10-of-15 from the field
Recorded 25 steals.

High School:

Attended Homewood Flossmoor high school
Named a 2013 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) honorable mention All-American
Ranked No. 79 overall in 2014 class and No. 18 point guard by ESPN Hoopgurlz
Ranked No. 82 nationally by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report
Ranked the No. 5 player in the state of Illinois in the Class of 2014 by Midwest Recruiting Report
2013 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State special mention selection.

Personal:

Daughter of Shelton and Lakeisha Coleman
Sister to Krystal, Zarrea and Kalani
Enrolled in the college of Health Sciences.

DePaul Career Numbers

2017-18 Game-by-Game

Career-Highs at DePaul
Points: 27, Marquette (03-06-18)
Rebounds: 12, at Providence (01-07-18)
Assists: 7, x2 last Florida Gulf Coast (11-23-17)
Steals: 5, Butler (01-13-17)
Blocks: 2, x2 Marquette (01-29-18)
Field Goals: 9, x2 last Marquette (01-29-18)
FG Attempts: 21, at Notre Dame (12-17-17)
3-pt. FG: 5, x2 Marquette (03-06-18)
3-pt. FG Attempts: 8, Connecticut (12-08-17)
Free Throws: 8, Northern Colorado (11-10-17)
FT Attempts: 11, Northern Colorado (11-10-17)
Minutes: 40, Marquette (01-21-17)
Double-Figure Games: 49