Amber Whiting (née Russell) is an American

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coach who was the head coach of the Brigham Young University (BYU) women's basketball team from 2022-2025. Prior to that, she coached high school basketball in

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. Whiting also played for the BYU women's basketball team during the 2000–01 season.

Career

Whiting was born in

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. She played college basketball for three colleges in Utah:

Snow College Snow College is a Public college, public community college in Ephraim, Utah. It offers certificates and associate degrees along with bachelor's degrees in music, software engineering, and nursing. Snow College is part of the Utah System of High ...

from 1997 to 1999,

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in 1999–2000, and BYU in 2000–01. She began her coaching career by coaching AAU basketball and other private academy teams. From 2018 to 2022, she coached the girls' basketball team at

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. She led the team to a state championship in 2022 and was named the 4A Coach of the Year by the ''

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''. BYU hired Whiting as head coach prior to the 2022–23 season. In her first season, she led the team to a 16–17 record and an appearance in the

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. Whiting was fired as coach of the BYU women's basketball team on March 8, 2025.

Personal life

Whiting is married to Trent Whiting, who also played college basketball at Snow College and BYU. The two met while students at Snow College. She and Trent have two children; her daughter Amari played under her at BYU for two years.

Head coaching record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whiting, Amber Living people 20th-century births Year of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Ogden, Utah American women's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from Utah Basketball players from Utah BYU Cougars women's basketball coaches BYU Cougars women's basketball players Weber State Wildcats women's basketball players Snow Badgers women's basketball players