IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Amari Whiting is joining the Iowa women’s basketball program averaging 10 points, six rebounds and three assists per game — but her path to Iowa City is anything but typical. Whiting is a two-time transfer. She began her college career at BYU, where she was coached by her mother, Amber Whiting. “It’s really hard to play for your parent. There’s just a lot of political stuff that goes into it. But also, they have to be 100 times harder on you, which isn’t a bad thing.