Amber Stocks
.jpg) Stocks in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Akron, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| College | Cincinnati (1995–1999) |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2000-2002 | University of Tennessee (assistant) |
| 2002–2006, 2007–2009 | Xavier (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | Chicago Sky |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Amber Stocks is an American basketball coach. She was most notably the head coach and general manager of the Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Sky announced the hiring of Stocks on December 8, 2016 and held a press conference to introduce her on December 13, 2016.[1][2] Her most recent employment, prior to the Chicago Sky, was as an assistant coach for two years with the Los Angeles Sparks. Stocks played collegiate basketball for the University of Cincinnati from 1995 to 1999.[3] She was released by the Sky after two seasons and no playoff appearances.[4]
Coaching record
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 2017 | 34 | 12 | 22 | .353 | 5th in East | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| CHI | 2018 | 34 | 13 | 21 | .382 | 4th in East | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| Career | 68 | 25 | 43 | .449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
References
- ^ "Sky hire Sparks assistant Amber Stocks as head coach". ESPN. December 8, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ Thompson, Phil (December 13, 2016). "For Sky, rookie coach Amber Stocks worth the 'risk'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "Coach Bio – Amber Stocks". WNBA. December 13, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Announce Change in Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. August 31, 2018.
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