Amanda Levens
Encyclopedia
Amanda Kay Levens is a former women's basketball
player who played in college and had a brief stint in the Women's National Basketball Association
(WNBA). She is currently a college coach.
Levens played her freshman and sophomore seasons of NCAA
basketball at Old Dominion University
and then went on hiatus, for the 1999-2000 season.
Afterwards, she transferred to Arizona State University
(ASU), where she finished her college career, as a member of the Sun Devils.
At ASU, she was a member of the All PAC-10
First Team in 2001 and 2002, and she received an honorable mention as an Associated Press
All-America
team in 2002. She broke school records for most three-point shots made in a season, with 60 in 2001, and free throw
s, with 167 in 2002.
Levens scored 1,322 college points for an average of 10.6 points per game, dishing out 332 assists, for an average of 2.7 per game, and recovering 310 rebounds for 2.5 per game.
In April 2002, she signed a contract with the WNBA's Charlotte Sting
as a free agent
, but was released before the regular season began.
From 2003 to 2008, she served as an Assistant Coach for the women's basketball team at the University of Nevada, Reno
.
On April 2008, Levens was named as the head coach at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
.
Women's basketball
Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...
player who played in college and had a brief stint in the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
(WNBA). She is currently a college coach.
Levens played her freshman and sophomore seasons of NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
basketball at Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
and then went on hiatus, for the 1999-2000 season.
Afterwards, she transferred to Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
(ASU), where she finished her college career, as a member of the Sun Devils.
At ASU, she was a member of the All PAC-10
Pacific Ten Conference
The Pacific-12 Conference is a college athletic conference that operates in the Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition...
First Team in 2001 and 2002, and she received an honorable mention as an Associated Press
Associated Press
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All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
team in 2002. She broke school records for most three-point shots made in a season, with 60 in 2001, and free throw
Free throw
In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points from a restricted area on the court , and are generally awarded after a foul on the shooter by the opposing team...
s, with 167 in 2002.
Levens scored 1,322 college points for an average of 10.6 points per game, dishing out 332 assists, for an average of 2.7 per game, and recovering 310 rebounds for 2.5 per game.
In April 2002, she signed a contract with the WNBA's Charlotte Sting
Charlotte Sting
The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007....
as a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
, but was released before the regular season began.
From 2003 to 2008, she served as an Assistant Coach for the women's basketball team at the University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
.
On April 2008, Levens was named as the head coach at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, commonly abbreviated SIUE, is a four-year coed public university in Edwardsville, Illinois about from St. Louis, Missouri. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and is the younger of the two largest...
.