WNBA Los Angeles Sparks

Sparks Name Amber Stocks Assistant Coach

April 14, 2015 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Los Angeles Sparks News Release


LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Sparks named Amber Stocks as an assistant coach, executive vice president and general manager Penny Toler announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"We are excited Amber is joining our coaching staff as she will bring great basketball? knowledge to the Sparks," said head coach Brian Agler. "Amber is a quality teacher of the game and with her experience and background she will quickly connect with our athletes. She will be great in the individual improvement of our team and help prepare the Sparks for competition."

A veteran women's collegiate basketball coach and analyst, Stocks joins Los Angeles for her first coaching stint in the WNBA. Most recently she served the past year as a men's and women's basketball analyst for ESPN3 and Big East Digital Network. Prior to moving to the television side, she was the program director and head coach of the Tucson HEAT Basketball Association in Arizona (2009-2013).

"Coaching for the Sparks is an exciting opportunity as I embark on the next phase of my career," said Stocks. "It is an honor to work alongside Brian Agler and Penny Toler to support our very talented athletes as we compete for a WNBA championship."

Stocks served as an assistant women's basketball coach at Xavier University from 2002-2009. During her years with Xavier, she helped put together six 20-win seasons and six national postseason appearances, including four NCAA Tournaments. Prior to joining Xavier in 2002, Stocks spent two seasons as women's director of basketball operations for the University of Tennessee, working closely with then Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt on the daily operations of the program. She was part of the staff that helped lead Tennessee to two regular season SEC Championships and advanced to the 2002 Final Four.

Stocks is also a certified strength and conditioning coach, overseeing strength and conditioning at the University of Notre Dame (1999-2000) and serving on the staff for the University of Cincinnati and Xavier (1998 - 1999) during her undergraduate careers.

She attended the University of Cincinnati where she was a four-time Bearcat Scholar honoree, three-time Defensive Player Award recipient and helped lead the Bearcats to a Conference USA Championship. She graduated from UC in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in health promotion and education.

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