Amber Whiting new BYU Coach

[Floridaduck]

BYU names Amber Whiting head women's basketball coach

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Comes from High School (Burley, Id) and AAU ranks. Mother of Oregon Duck 2023 commit Amari Whiting, 5'10" G, Idaho POY. 26.9 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3.6 apg, 5.7 spg

Not sure what this means for Amari's commitment

Amari Whiting 2021 - 2022 IDAHO GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Amari won the 2021 - 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year in Idaho for Girls Basketball

playeroftheyear.gatorade.com

 

[nwhoopfan]

HS coach to fairly major D1 program. When is the last time that happened? I'm REALLY surprised at this move.

 

[MilfordHusky]

HS coach to fairly major D1 program. When is the last time that happened? I'm REALLY surprised at this move.

Nygaard went from Windward HS to HC of the Phoenix Mercury with only 1 year as an AC in Vegas.

 

[JellyBean]

Kind of cool that BYU can get away with this hire, which I have no problem with this hire. If this hiring happened at say Notre Dame, UCLA, or any other high-profile program, the noise would be terrible.

 

[TheFarmFan]

FWIW, needing to be of the faith kind of limits the set of eligible candidates...

 

[CL82]

HS coach to fairly major D1 program. When is the last time that happened? I'm REALLY surprised at this move.

Sherri Coale at OU?

 

[FOXO1]

HS coach to fairly major D1 program. When is the last time that happened? I'm REALLY surprised at this move.

Sherri Coale from HS to Oklahoma HC...I think Geno stumped for her to get the job as he had recruited some players from her in the past and respected her coaching ability

 

[FOXO1]

I'd be surprised if the daughter didn't follow mom to BYU. I mean, BYU is playing much better basketball than Oregon these days, anyway...

 

[Pinhead]

This article in today's Salt Lake Tribune suggests daughter Amari might not be as sure for OR as before mom's hire. Mom Amber says: "they're weighing their options as the news of Amber's hire is fresh."

Her last stop was an Idaho high school. But BYU’s new women’s basketball coach feels ready for the challenge ahead

Amber Whiting gives her first comments as BYU's new women's basketball coach.

www.sltrib.com

 

[Figurehead]

I'd be surprised if the daughter didn't follow mom to BYU. I mean, BYU is playing much better basketball than Oregon these days, anyway...

Your right, the west Coast conference is playing better basketball than the pac-12. I guess the question is does she want to play basketball after college?

 

[baggerbob]

Your right, the west Coast conference is playing better basketball than the pac-12. I guess the question is does she want to play basketball after college?

BYU is going to join the Big 12.

 

[CL82]

This article in today's Salt Lake Tribune suggests daughter Amari might not be as sure for OR as before mom's hire. Mom Amber says: "they're weighing their options as the news of Amber's hire is fresh."

Her last stop was an Idaho high school. But BYU’s new women’s basketball coach feels ready for the challenge ahead

Amber Whiting gives her first comments as BYU's new women's basketball coach.

www.sltrib.com

Kabuki theater? Let the mom’s hiring get, someone, old and cold before the daughter comes to make it look less like a quid pro quo?

 

[cancontent]

This article in today's Salt Lake Tribune suggests daughter Amari might not be as sure for OR as before mom's hire. Mom Amber says: "they're weighing their options as the news of Amber's hire is fresh."

Her last stop was an Idaho high school. But BYU’s new women’s basketball coach feels ready for the challenge ahead

Amber Whiting gives her first comments as BYU's new women's basketball coach.

www.sltrib.com

That's not how I'm reading it in the article. The tweet that talks about weighing options in the article refers to her last year of high school. It states she's still committed to Oregon.