Women's Basketball
Amari Whiting warms up before the Big 12 Championship second round game against Kansas.
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 2024-2025

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PositionGuard
Height5-10
ClassSophomore
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
  • Started all 63 games for BYU during her two seasons in Provo
  • Scored a career-high 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting with seven rebounds and five assists against Kansas on Feb. 25, 2025
  • Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds on Dec. 16, 2023 against Idaho State
  • Named to the 2024 Cancun Challenge Mayan Division All-Tournament Team
  • Recorded two career double-doubles while playing for the Cougars
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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Freshman
2023-2024

Guard
5-10 / -