Andrea Hoover

Andrea Hoover Holder (born September 9, 1992) is an American professional women's basketball guard formerly with the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA and the Dayton Flyers at the University of Dayton.

Hoover appeared in 12 games, including one start, with the Sparks during the 2015 season. She averaged 14.3 minutes and 3.8 points per game.

High school career Hoover played for Spring Valley Academy. In her junior year, she averaged 17.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 7.5 steals and 4.0 assists, and was also named to the ESPNU Class of 2011 Super 60 Players.

Hoover had offers from Stanford and North Carolina State. Dayton also recruited Ally Malott. Together, they would end up as one of the best duos in Dayton basketball's history. Dayton went on to win the Atlantic 10 tournament championship. With averages of 10.3 points (second on the team), 5.2 rebounds, and 1.9 rebounds, she was selected as the Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year. She and Malott made the Atlantic 10 All-Freshman Team.

Hoover became the team's leading scorer in her sophomore season with 12.2 points per game. She was named to the First-Team all-conference and was also named to the All-Academic Team. With a perfect 14–0 conference record, she helped earned the program’s first regular season Atlantic 10 championship title. They finished the 2012–13 season with a record of 28–3.

In her junior season, Hoover became the co-captain of the team. She was the Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Player of the Year as a junior, leading the Flyers to a second straight A-10 regular season title.

In her senior season, Hoover was one of 50 players in women’s college basketball to be named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List. In a win over St. Joseph, she broke the program's all-time career made three pointers. That year, Dayton advanced to the Elite Eight, where they lost to UConn in a close match. Alongside Malott, they appeared in four straight NCAA tournaments. In 2022, Hoover and Malott were inducted into Dayton’s Athletics Hall of Fame.

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