Oklahoma State University Athletics
Amanda Foster
October 13, 2005 | Cowgirl Basketball
Amanda Foster
6-2 · Junior · F
Utica, Kansas
Ness City High School/Seward County Community College
Before OSU: Selected as a WBCA/Kodak All-American and was a NJCAA All-America honorable mention pick ... was named a first-team all-conference pick and the MVP of the Region VI Tournament ... competed for current Cowgirl associate head coach Jim Littell and led the squad to a two-year record of 67-8 ... helped Seward County to a 35-3 mark as a sophomore ... played in all 38 of the squad's games ... started 29 times ... shot 57 percent from the field ...also connected on 18 of her 47 three-point attempts ... led the squad with 8 rebounds per game ... was second to fellow Cowgirl Whitney Pegram with 48 blocked shots and 14.0 points per game ... helped the Lady Saints to back-to-back Jayhawk West Conference titles ... SCCC also won two Region VI Tournament titles and advanced to the NJCAA national tournament both years ... finished her career ranked seventh on the school's scoring list with 944 points and fifth with 510 rebounds ... also recorded the third-highest single-game rebounding total with 18 ... led Seward County to the quarterfinals of the national tournament as a freshman ... started 26 times for the Lady Saints ... led the squad with a .562 field goal percentage and 31 blocked shots ... also averaged 11.1 points and 5.6 boards per game ... was tabbed as a McDonald's All-America nominee as a senior in high school ... led her high school squad to a state title in 2003 and a runner-up finish in 2002 ... also competed in volleyball and track for four years at Ness City High ... earned all-league honors in volleyball and was a state champion in the shot put.
Personal: Born Nov. 22, 1984 in Ransom, Kansas ... is the daughter of Michelle and Kirk Foster ... has one brother, Zach and one sister, Niki ... contemplated major is business ... lists Tim Duncan as her favorite NBA player and Lisa Leslie as her favorite WNBA player ... also considered Southwest Missouri State, Fresno State, Valparaiso, Mississippi State and Missouri.
