GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman women's head basketball coach Jackie Carson announced today the hiring of Amber Reeves as the Paladins' new assistant basketball coach.

Reeves comes to Furman after spending the previous year as an assistant at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark.

"I am extremely excited to welcome Amber to the Furman women's basketball family," said Carson.  "An assistant coach search this late in the summer can be a challenge, but we really hit the jackpot with Amber. I have been fortunate to get to know her more over the past year and know, without a doubt, she is a rising star in this business."

In addition to her assistant coaching duties at Ouachita Baptist, Reeves served as recruiting coordinator and strength & conditioning coach for the basketball program.

Her on-court concentration included guards and post coach. Guard Makayla Miller was named second team all-conference, as was teammate post Eden Crow, who paced the league in rebounding.

Prior to her stint at Ouachita Baptist, she spent a year at Youngstown State as director of basketball operations.

Reeves began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at her alma mater, the University of North Carolina Wilmington in May of 2017.

She took part in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) "So You Want To Be A Coach" in Dallas, Texas, as well as the assistant coaches professional development seminar sponsored by A Step Up, Inc.

A native of Marietta, Ga., Reeves enjoyed an solid playing career at UNCW, where she was a four-year starter and served as team captain her senior year.  A three-time selection to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Academic Team, she captured the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports-Scholar Award and was UNCW's NCAA Woman of the Year nominee as a senior.

She graduated summa cum laude from UNCW in May 2017 with a bachelor's degree in biology and was accorded a master's degree in chemistry, also from UNCW, in August of 2020.