Whiting brings no college coaching experience, but has coached at the AAU level for 10 years and just led Burley High School in Idaho to a state title.
Amber Whiting, left, is the new coach of the BYU women's basketball team.Amber Whiting kept getting told that she should put her hat in the ring to be the next coach of the women’s basketball program.
. She and Athletic Director Tom Holmoe talked to media Friday for the first time since the announcement of her hiring. “Basketball is basketball,” Whiting said. “And yes, this is a different level. Yes, it’s a higher level. But I’m excited for that opportunity to be able to coach better players.” “I might not have done this a week from tomorrow or last month,” Holmoe said. “But she came into this situation at the perfect time. There’s something to that. That feel was right.”
On her staff, Whiting said she is building it. When asked if any of Judkins’ assistants will be retained, she did not answer specifically, but said, “I have talked to all of them.” She added that all the assistants opted to go on recruiting trips this weekend.
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