Women's Basketball

AmeliaHassett

  • position Forward
  • height 6-3
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Albury, New South Wales, Australia
  • High school Tumut High School
  • Previous School Eastern Florida State College
  • Major Journalism

Career Awards / Highlights
2023-24 National Junior College Athletic Association Division I All-America Third Team

2022-23 – 2023-24 (at Eastern Florida)
Amelia Hassett, a 6-3 guard from Albury, New South Wales, Australia, spent the first two seasons of her college career at Eastern Florida … There, she played in 67 games and made 65 starts, averaging 13.7 points per game, 9.8 rebounds per game, 2.2 assists per game, 2.1 blocks per game and 1.4 steals per game … In her two seasons with the Titans, she scored 919 points and grabbed 659 rebounds, which put her second in all-time scoring and the top rebounder in Eastern Florida laurels … Hassett led her team in four categories in 2023-24, including 19.0 points per game, 12.7 rebounds per game, 2.7 blocks per game and 1.5 steals per game … That season, she also made 54.4 percent of her shots from the field thanks to 229 makes on 421 attempts … Playing and starting all 32 games in 2023-24, her contributions helped the Titans earn a 27-5 overall record and a 21-0 conference record, while also going undefeated in 12 home games … Hassett set three single-season school records in 2023-24, including double-doubles (21), points (609) and blocks (87) … She also recorded the second most rebounds (407) … The Wildcat was named a National Junior College Athletic Association Division I All-America Third Team selection, it was announced by the organization office on April 9, 2024 … She became just the fourth player in Eastern Florida laurels to be an NJCAA Division I All-America … Hassett made an immediate impact as a freshman at Eastern Florida in 2022-23, earning 8.9 points per game, 7.2 rebounds per game, 1.5 blocks per game, 1.4 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game … That season, the Titans went 33-2, falling in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament semifinals.

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