Courtney Chambers

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Asheville, N.C.

2002-03 Season Notes: Although she had one year of eligibility remaining, elected to wrap up her career and graduate ... Was honored at Senior Night on Feb. 27 along with the team’s other three departing players ... Served as a team captain for the second year • Played in 26 games, averaging 1.5 points and 0.8 rebounds in 6.8 minutes ... Season high was seven points in 18 minutes of play against East Tennessee State ... On Jan. 30 against Virginia, played 11 minutes, a season high for ACC games ... Made the first start of her career against Clemson on Feb. 16 • Made her second start on Feb. 27 in the Senior Night lineup against Maryland

2001-02 Season Notes: Came off the bench to appear in 33 games ... Scored a career-high 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting against Maryland on Dec. 30 ... Also scored in double figures against Howard, with 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting in a season-high 20 minutes of play ... Had a career-high five assists in the matchup with Howard ... Played sparingly against UT-Martin and did not see action against NC State because of a pulled hamstring ... Averaged 9.2 minutes per game ... Recipient of the team’s Hustle Award

2000-01 Season Notes: As a redshirt freshman, came off the bench to appear in 24 games and average 7.5 minutes ... Saw 24 minutes of playing time against N.C. A&T and scored a career-high 9 points in that game ... Did not make the trips to Florida State or NC State because of illnesses and did not dress for the Feb. 26 game at Duke

1999-2000 Season Notes: Appeared in just six games and received a medical redshirt year ... Was diagnosed with mononucleosis in December and battled its effects for the rest of the season ... Saw 11 minutes of action against East Tennessee State on Nov. 26 and Georgia Southern on Dec. 7 ... Scored four points and grabbed five rebounds against ETSU

At T.C. Roberson High: Coached by Tim Epley ... School's all-time leading scorer with 1,600 points ... Team MVP as a junior and senior ... All-conference honors all four years on the varsity ... Three-time All-West North Carolina pick ... As a senior, named All-Region and honored as a North-South All-Star, an East-West All-Star and a Blue-White All-Star ... Also played varsity volleyball as a freshman and sophomore and as a freshman ran the anchor leg on the state championship 3,200 meter relay team ... Played AAU basketball for the Asheville Players ... Four-year Pepsi Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the National Honor Society, the Pep Club, the Leadership Service Club and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Participated in Thespian Society and played major roles in her school's productions of Grease (as Marty) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (as Helena)

Personal: Born Courtney Leigh Chambers on Sept. 16, 1981, in Asheville, N.C. ... The daughter of William and Cathy Chambers ... She has a younger sister, Stephanie, and a younger brother, Will ... Her father played basketball at UNC from 1968-72 ... Her maternal grandfather, Hugh Bowman, lettered in tennis at UNC in 1950 ... Majoring in communication studies ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll in 1999-2000