Indiana women’s basketball assistant coach Amber Smith and IU have parted ways, a program spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Hoosier.
“Amber is no longer on the Indiana women’s basketball staff and is pursuing other opportunities both within and out of basketball,” the spokesperson said in a text.
Smith spent one year in Bloomington, working with IU’s guards. She helped the Hoosiers to a 26-6 season with their third Sweet 16 appearance in the last four years. Among other developments, Smith’s coaching helped Sara Scalia enjoy one of the strongest seasons of her five-year college career. The Minnesota transfer averaged 16.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game with career-best shooting clips of 43.5 percent from the field and 42.7 percent from 3-point range.
Smith, a Kentucky alum, came to IU last offseason after seven seasons on staff at UK.
Teri Moren still has three assistants on her staff at Indiana: associate head coach Rhet Wierzba, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Linda Sayavongchanh, and team & recruitment coordinator and assistant coach Ali Patberg.
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