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
- 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
Big 12 releases 2025-26 conference matchups
The Big 12 Conference released the 2025-26 women's basketball matchups for BYU's third campaign as a conference member on Thursday morning.
Whiting steps down from head coaching position
BYU women’s basketball head coach Amber Whiting announced Saturday that she will not be returning for the 2025-26 season as she and BYU have agreed to part ways.
BYU takes on UCF in Big 12 Championship First Round
12-seed BYU takes on 13-seed UCF in search of its first win at the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City.
Gibb named unanimous Big 12 Freshman of the Year
Gibb becomes the sixth BYU Cougar to earn conference Freshman or Newcomer of the Year honors as she was named to the All-Big 12 Second and All-Freshman teams on Tuesday.
BYU falls 76-73 after Utah buzzer-beater in overtime
Despite Delaney Gibb's career-high 36, the Cougars fell to the Utes after an overtime buzzer-beater on Saturday afternoon.
BYU faces Utah in 113th meeting on Saturday on The Hill
BYU and Utah meet for the 113th time at the Huntsman Center on Saturday as BYU looks to end a 3-game skid.
Whiting notches career high as BYU falls to Kansas, 71-66 on Senior Night
Amari Whiting scored a career-high 24 points in BYU's 71-66 loss to Kansas on Senior Night.
Cougars honor five seniors as Kansas visits the Marriott Center
Emma Calvert, Kemery Congdon, Kendra Gillispie, Kylie Krebs and Lauren Davenport will suit up for the final time at the Marriott Center as BYU hosts the Kansas Jayhawks on Senior Night.
Despite Gibb's first-career double-double, Cougars fall to Sun Devils 85-73
The Cougars fought back to force overtime but went cold in the extra period, being outscored 14-2 in the overtime defeat.
BYU looks for season sweep of ASU on Saturday
BYU looks to sweep the season series against the Sun Devils on the same day that BYU retires the jersey of three-time All-American Tresa Spaulding.
Cougars travel to Tucson to take on Arizona on Wednesday
BYU looks to snap a two-game skid to the Cats while picking up their second-straight conference victory.
Cougars upset No. 20 Oklahoma State 68-64
The Cougars relied on depth and second-chance points as they upset the No. 20 Oklahoma State Cowgirls 68-64 on Saturday afternoon.
Cougars return home to face No. 20 Cowgirls in Saturday matinee
BYU looks for its second ranked win under Coach Amber Whiting as the No. 20 Oklahoma State Cowgirls visit the Marriott Center on Saturday.
Cougars look to split Texas swing as they visit TCU on Tuesday
BYU looks for its first win over TCU as Big 12 opponents and the highest-ranked win in program history on Tuesday.
BYU takes on Baylor in search of third straight win
BYU and Baylor meet for the first time since the Cougars took down the No. 18 Bears 78-66 to earn the first ranked win of the Whiting era.
Cougar freshmen combine for 40 points in 73-66 win over UCF
A career night from Kambree Barber and Brinley Cannon helped BYU defeat the Knights at the Marriott Center on Wednesday.
BYU looks for second-straight win as UCF makes first trip to Provo
The Cougars and Knights meet for just the second all-time matchup and the first at the Marriott Center.
Cougar teamwork shines in 77-67 win over Sun Devils
BYU assisted on 25-of-30 made field goals in its win over Arizona State, the second-highest percentage of made field goals assisted this season.
Cougars look to end skid at Arizona State on Saturday
The Cougars and Sun Devils meet for the first time as conference opponents since 1979.