Hall of Fame
Jason Amore played four seasons (1993-97) for the men’s basketball team at AU lettering all four years and starting the last two.
When he graduated in 1997, Amore held records (since broken) for three-point field goals made in a career (223) and single game (eight). His 1,392 career points rank eighth on the school’s all-time list.
A team captain his junior and senior years, he helped lead the Saxons to a Presidents Athletic Conference (PAC) title and berth in the NCAA Division III championship tournament as a senior in 1997. His 17 second-half points in the second half of the PAC championship tournament title game helped propel the Saxons to a win over Washington & Jefferson and gave AU a berth in the NCAA tournament.
Amore averaged 19 points per game as a junior in 1995-96 and was named a Second Team Empire Athletic Association (EAA) conference all-star.
He lists as his fondest memory as an AU student-athlete as being an integral part of turning the AU men’s basketball program around and helping lead the team to the NCAA championships.
Amore earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Alfred University in 1997 and went on to earn a master’s degree in community services administration from AU in 1999.
