Amber Whiting
BYU Women's Basketball Head Coach
- Earned first-ranked victory in a 78-66 win over No. 18 Baylor on Feb. 7, 2024
- Knocked off Cincinnati 68-58 on Jan. 13, 2024, for BYU's first Big 12 women's basketball win
- Beat Washington State on Nov. 18, 2022, for first win as a college coach
Before BYU
Coaching Career
- Head coach of the Burley High School (Idaho) girls team, won 2022 state championship, just the third in school history
- Named 4A Idaho Statesman Coach of the Year, conference coach of the year and helped the Bobcats to back-to-back region titles
- Took a program with just five wins in her first year to three consecutive 20-win seasons, culminating in a 25-1 season in 2021-22
- Recorded a 70-37 record as Burley's head coach over four seasons
- Head coach for the Adidas 17U 3SSB Select Team in the Spring/Summer Shoe Circuit for the Natalie Williams Basketball Academy
- Directed Utah Hard Knox, one of the most successful AAU programs in Utah, that consistently produced Division I talent
Playing Career
- Played two seasons at Snow College (1997-1999)
- Back-to-back team MVP, named to the SWAC All-Tournament team and Honorable Mention All-American in 1999
- Led the team in scoring and assists
- Back-to-back All-Region Team selection at Snow College
- Following her two-year career at Snow College, Whiting played one season at Weber State (1999-2000) where she averaged 5.0 points per game before
- Transferred to BYU for the 2000-01 season
- Prepped at Fremont High School in Ogden, Utah
Personal
Education
- Earned a bachelor's degree in history with a teaching certificate from BYU in 2001
- Master's degree from Grand Canyon in professional learning communities
Family
- Married to Trent Whiting
- Trent played for Snow College, the University of Utah, and BYU before played 12 years professionally in Italy
- Has two children, Jace and Amari
Cougars face No. 3 Texas in Big 12 regular season finale
Coming off a bounce-back win over Houston on senior night, BYU faces the highest-ranked opponent of the Whiting era as the Cougars take on the No. 3 Texas Longhorns on Saturday night at the Moody Center.
BYU visits Iowa State for first time since 2002
After a three-game win streak was snapped by back-to-back losses, the Cougars look to get back in the win column as they travel to face the Iowa State Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum for the first time since 2002.
BYU looks to right the ship as TCU visits the Marriott Center
After falling to TCU in Fort Worth in their first Big 12 game, the Cougars look to right the ship as the Horned Frogs visit the Marriott Center on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. with the game broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Cougars look to extend conference win streak against Kansas
The Cougars look to avenge their loss at Allen Fieldhouse and earn their fourth-straight Big 12 win as the Kansas Jayhawks come to town on Feb. 17. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. MT at the Marriott Center.
Cougars face No. 18 Baylor in second-straight top-25 matchup
BYU will face a second-straight ranked opponent as the No. 18 Baylor Bears take the Marriott Center floor on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. MT.
Cougars take on No. 4 Kansas State in Little Apple
Coming off their second Big 12 win of the year, the BYU Cougars face their toughest test as they travel to Manhattan, Kansas to take on the 4th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats.
BYU and Houston face off with first Big 12 win on the line
BYU travels to Texas to take on the Houston Cougars on Wednesday, Jan. 10 with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. CT at the Fertitta Center.
Woolston's 18 points propel BYU past Boise State 65-50
Kailey Woolston scored 18 points, leading BYU women’s basketball to a 65-50 victory over Boise State at the Marriott Center on Saturday afternoon.
BYU and Boise State face off in Saturday afternoon matchup
BYU will take on the Boise State Broncos in a mid-day matinee at the Marriott Center on Saturday at 2 p.m. MT.