Amber Gray is in her first season as the Kennesaw State women's basketball director of operations after head coach Nitra Perry announced the hiring on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013.
As director of basketball operations, Gray’s duties will include handling all film exchange and travel arrangements among other duties.
A 2013 graduate of Xavier University, Gray was a three-year member of the Lady Musketeers basketball team and earned a bachelor’s degree in communications in May.
Gray helped lead the Musketeers to the 2011 Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament championships and a trip to the NCAA tournament in her first season with Xavier. Individually, she saved her best performance for her final season, earning A-10 All-Conference Third Team honors while leading XU in scoring with 11.1 points per game to go along with 6.1 rebounds per game.
While at Xavier she earned a plethora of accolades, including the Faculty Nomination All Honors Award in 2011, as well as the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Women’s Sports Association’s Wilma Rudolf Courage Award and the Cincinnati Sports Professional Network “Comeback” Award in 2012.
The Loganville, Ga., native started her collegiate career at the University of Tennessee, where she spent two seasons under legendary head coach Pat Summitt. Gray saw action in 27 games as a freshman, recording a season-high 16 points and seven rebounds against Louisiana Tech, and was also the recipient of the Lady Volunteers “Inspiration” Award in 2010.
