Amber Mays was a member of SFCC’s women’s basketball team during the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 seasons. The Pasadena, California, native was a two-time National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American during her time at SFCC.

Mays helped lead her team to a 22-9 record as a freshman and a 25-7 record as a sophomore. As a freshman, she ranked fifth in school history in assists with 4.65 per game and sixth in school history in steals with 3.35 per game. She ranked 22nd in the nation in steals and 41st in the nation in field-goal percentage at 54.3.

In her sophomore year, she ranked sixth in school history in assists with 4.45 and eighth in school history in steals with 3.26, which placed her 21st in the nation for steals. She earned NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American at the conclusion of her sophomore year.

Mays graduated in 2008 with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice and transferred to Liberty University (LU) in Virginia. As a junior, she led in steals with 68 and assists with 126 and helped her team to a conference championship. As a senior, she made the Big South All-Tournament Team. She recorded 77 steals that season, which ranked sixth in LU’s program history. Mays graduated from LU in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.