Amber Shirey serves as Director of Basketball Operations for University of Arkansas's Women's Basketball program in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Head coaches may come and go but Amber Shirey remains a fixture in Arkansas women’s basketball. Shirey has had many roles, from student assistant, graduate assistant, assistant coach and director of operations over the years.
In 2014-15, Shirey returned to the role of director of basketball operations for the Razorbacks. In her position as Director of Operations, Shirey handles a variety of duties including scheduling, travel, budgets and recruiting. Shirey began her career at Arkansas as a player for the Razorbacks (1989-92) becoming the first women’s student-athlete selected to receive a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. She closed her career as one of two players in school history to rank on four career total lists (points, 6th; rebounds, 10th; steals, 2nd; assists, 1st).
