From K-State Athletics
Kansas State Athletics and women’s basketball will honor the career and achievements of former All-America guard Brittany Chambers with a jersey retirement ceremony on Sunday, January 13, at halftime of K-State’s game against Sunflower State rival Kansas.
The product of Jordan, Minnesota, garnered a bevy of honors during her K-State career from 2009 to 2013, including: 2013 Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention, 2013 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Honorable Mention, 2013 WBCA All-Region 5, a three-time All-Big 12 First Team selection (2011, 2012 & 2013) and a five-time Big 12 Player of the Week honoree.
Chambers was also recognized for her excellence in the classroom, as she was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection (2011, 2012 & 2013), 2011 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Third Team selection, the inaugural recipient of the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2013, a finalist for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award and named to the 2013 Senior CLASS Award All-Senior All-America Second Team.
The number 22 overall selection in the 2013 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks, Chambers completed her K-State career as the third player in program history to score over 2,000 career points (2,156) and trails only Kendra Wecker (2,333) and Nicole Ohlde (2,241) in career points. Chambers featured a diverse game and at the conclusion of her time in Manhattan, she was the third player in program history and the fourth player among Big 12 schools to register over 2,000 career points, 850 career rebounds and 350 career assists.
Chambers ranks fifth in school history for career rebounds (862), she ranks eighth in school history for career assists (363) and ranks ninth for career double-doubles (15). She also holds the school records for consecutive games scoring (133), minutes played in a season (1,379; 2012-13) and a career (4,738), minutes per game (35.1 mpg), career games played (135) and games started (130).
In addition to her all-around game, Chambers was a dangerous three-point shooter. She finished with 350 connections from beyond the arc and ranks second in program history, third in Big 12 history and 22nd in NCAA Division I. She holds the school record for career 3-point field goals attempted (974) and also has the school record for 3-point field goals made and attempted by a senior (117-of-310).
Her best season came in her senior campaign of 2012-13. Chambers reset the school record for points and points per game in a single-season (778; 21.0 ppg), while leading a shorthanded K-State team to the semifinals of the 2013 Postseason WNIT, in which she was named to the Postseason WNIT All-Tournament Team and collected her All-America accolades.
In the opening round of the 2013 WNIT, Chambers poured in a school record 42 points against Texas Southern on March 21. This was one of her six career games with 30 or more points, also a school record.
Chambers will be the sixth K-State women’s basketball player to have her jersey retired to the rafters of Bramlage Coliseum, joining Wecker, Ohlde, Priscilla Gary, Tammie Romstad and Shalee Lehning.
