Amber_Stocks References

Amber B. Stocks
Personal information
Born	Akron, Ohio
Nationality	American
Career information
College	Univ. of Cincinnati
Position	Small forward
Career history
As coach:
	Univ. of Tennessee (assistant to Pat Summitt)
	Xavier Univ. (assistant to Kevin McGuff)
2015– 2016	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant to Brian Agler)
2017– 2018	Chicago Sky(General Manager & Head Coach)
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA champion ( 2016);

Amber "AB" Stocks is an American basketball executive consultant, coach, and former player. She was most notably the General Manager and Head Coach of the Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Stocks was as an assistant coach for two years with the Los Angeles Sparks, including the 2016 WNBA Championship, after coaching for many years in the college and amateur ranks. Stocks played collegiate basketball for the University of Cincinnati, then earned a Master of Education from Xavier University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton.^[5] In 2018, she transitioned to full-time strategic consulting.^[6] Stocks is an active analyst, speaker, and contributor to the applied sciences of sports.^[7]

Coaching record

Legend
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

^ Chicago Tribune. "Sky high on Stocks". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ WCIU. "Sports Edition: Amber Stocks". wciu.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ "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.
^ Bradfield, Tyler. "AB Stocks color analyst". twitter. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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[1] Chicago Tribune. "Sky high on Stocks". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[2] WCIU. "Sports Edition: Amber Stocks". wciu.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[Sky_hires-3] "Sky hire Sparks assistant Amber Stocks as head coach". ESPN. December 8, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

[Sky_initial_press_conference-4] Thompson, Phil (December 13, 2016). "For Sky, rookie coach Amber Stocks worth the 'risk'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

[WNBA_bio-5] "Coach Bio – Amber Stocks". WNBA. December 13, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

[6] "Chicago Sky Announce Change in Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. August 31, 2018.

[7] Bradfield, Tyler. "AB Stocks color analyst". twitter. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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