Women's Basketball
Amari Whiting warms up before the Big 12 Championship second round game against Kansas.
Amari Whiting defends an Iowa State guard during a BYU women's basketball game.
Amari Whiting throws a pass during a BYU women's basketball game against Kansas.
Amari Whiting hits a floater during a BYU women's basketball game against UCF.
Amari Whiting and Lauren Gustin being interviewed by ESPN+.

Amari Whiting Season 2023-2024

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PositionGuard
Height5-10
ClassFreshman
HometownBoise, Idaho
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BYU Highlights

BYU Highlights

  • Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 12, 2024)
  • Flirted with the first triple-double in BYU women's basketball history with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting with a career-high nine assists and eight rebounds in win over No. 18 Baylor
  • Led BYU in assists per game at 3.7 and steals with 1.5 per contest
  • The Cougars' third-leading scorer at 10.6 points per game
  • Second in rebounding with 4.9 per game
  • Started all 33 games for BYU during her freshman campaign
  • Scored a career-high 19 points against Utah State on Dec. 5, 2023
  • Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds on Dec. 16, 2023 against Idaho State
  • Named to the 2024 Cancun Challenge Mayan Division All-Tournament Team
Amari Whiting surveys the defense while playing in a game for Burley High School.

Before BYU

  • 2022 Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year
  • 4A All-Idaho Player of the Year (2021 & 2022)
  • GB7 Conference Player of the Year (2021 & 2022)
  • Times News Player of the Year (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • 2022 4A Idaho State Champions
  • 2022 SBlive Idaho Player of the Year
  • 2022 IdahoSports 4A Tournament Player of the Year
  • 2020 GB10 All-Conference First Team
  • 2x WBCA Player of the Week
  • 4x SBlive ID Player of the Week
  • IHSAA Athlete of the Week
  • 4.0 High School GPA; High Honors Society
  • Also enjoys reading and dancing
  • Lived in Italy for nine years while her father, Trent played professional basketball
Personal

Personal

  • Born in Boise, Idaho
  • Daughter of Trent and Amber Whiting
  • Her older brother Jace plays basketball at Boise State University
  • Father Trent (2000-01) and her mother Amber (2000-01) played basketball at BYU
  • Also recruited by Oregon, Arizona, Stanford, UCLA and Utah
  • Committed to Oregon in 2021, but flipped her commitment to BYU during the summer of 2022
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Sophomore
2024-2025

Guard
5-10 / -