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Freshman Season (2010-11): NAMED TO MEAC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM......Named MEAC Rookie of the Week on December 6 and January 21...Appeared in 28 games, starting 15...Led MEAC in field goal percentage (50.3) and was second on the team in rebounds (160) and blocked shots (23)...Suffered season-ending knee injury in regular season finale vs. UMES (3/5/11)... Double-Doubled on opening night with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Florida Memorial (11/12/10)... Other double-doubles were a 14-11 night against North Carolina Central (2/28/11)...Made a 17-15 effort against South Carolina State (2/26/11)... Returned to her hometown of Greensboro and scored 17 with 5 steals against North Carolina A&T (1/10/11)...Led team in scoring three times and rebounding eight.
High School: Played the power forward position at Dudley High School...Recognized as one of the best post players in her area, while tabbed by the Hoops and Dreams Camps Showcase as their 65th best national player...She helped her team to a Metro 4-A League and Conference 8 title in 2010, finishing with a 20-5 record...Was named to the 4A Triad County team...The DHS team finished 6th in the North Carolina team rankings.
Personal: The daughter and step-daughter of Valerie and Bobby Jones, and daughter of Eric Hairston...Born November 6, 1991 in Greensboro,N.C...Majoring in Nursing at B-CU, which she chose over North Carolina A&T, Phifer, and North Carolina Central because "the team was based on a family. Everyone was very close and it reminded me of home."...Cites her father as her biggest influence athletically because he inspires her to be the best athlete she can be...As a student, Amanda was on the AB Honor Roll all years of high school and served as a manager for the baseball team, while also running track, playing volleyball, and was a flag girl and dancer for the band...While at B-CU, she has set a goal to become the MEAC MVP by her junior year...Outside of athletics, she would like to use her degree to become a neo-natal nurse and help save the lives of infants...her brother, P.J, signed with North Carolina and is a freshman for the Tar Heels this season.
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