Grand Valley State University Athletics

Amanda Parker was named Assistant Coach on June 17, 2021. She is responsible for post player development, game preperation, and opponent scouting.

The 2024-25 season was a historic season for the Lakers. They posted a 38-2 overall record and went 19-1 in the GLIAC. They swept both the GLIAC regular season and Tournament Championships. Once in the NCAA Tournament, the Lakers won the Regional crown, then the second National Championship in program history. GVSU led the country in bench points per game and scoring margin, while ranking in the top-10 in scoring offense, field goal percentage, assist-to-turnover ratio, assists per game, turnover margin, rebound margin, scoring defense, steals per game, and three-pointers per game. Under her tuteledge, Rylie Bisballe was an All-American for the second straight season, and MacKenzie Bisballe was the GLIAC Freshman of the Year. 

In the 2023-24 campaign, GVSU once again won the GLIAC regular season and tournament titles, earning the top seed in the Midwest Region for the NCAA Tournament. Parker helped develop Rylie Bisballe into the GLIAC Player and Defensive Player of the Year, as well as an honorable-mention All-American. Throughout the year, the Lakers ranked as the second-best scoring defense in the nation, allowing just 49.2 points per game and had the top rebounding margin at 11.6.

The 2022-23 season saw the Lakers sweep the GLIAC regular season and conference tournament titles, achieving a 31-3 record and an eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Parker helped coach the Lakers to the third best scoring defense in the country and one of the best rebounding teams in the nation. Emily Spitzley, Ellie Droste, Rylie Bisballe, Hannah Kulas, and Hadley Miller all earned GLIAC All-Conference honors, with Spitzley also earning All-Region and All-American honors.

In her first season with the Lakers, GVSU went 31-3, earning a seventh consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament where they made a run to the Final Four. GVSU won the GLIAC regular season title and the Midwest Regional title. Five Lakers were named to the GLIAC All-Conference teams, with Emily Spitzley, Ellie Droste, and Rylie Bisballe all earning First-Team honors. 

Parker comes to Allendale from Hillsdale College where she spent the 2020-21 season as an assistant coach for the women's basketball team. Prior to Hillsdale, Parker was the head women's basketball coach at Dominican University (DIII) in River Forest, Illinois where she guided the Stars to a 36-18 record in two seasons including a pair of NACC Tournament appearances.
 
The Muskegon, Mich. native began her collegiate coaching career in her hometown as the head women's basketball coach at Muskegon Community College where she led the Jayhawks to a 63-24 record in three seasons. She was named Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Coach of the Year in 2017 and Michigan Community College Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2018. Parker also founded the Lakeshore Lady Elite AAU Basketball program and spent two seasons each as an assistant coach at Reeths-Puffer High School and Pickerington Central High School in Ohio.
 
A graduate of Mona Shores High School, Parker starred as a multi-sport athlete for the Sailors before heading to Western Michigan University where she was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter on the women's basketball team. As a Bronco, Parker finished in the top 10 all-time (WMU History) in single season three-point field goal percentage (43.1%), career three-point field goal percentage (35.4%), and career blocks (66).
 
Parker earned a B.S in Exercise Science from WMU and is currently pursuing her Master's Degree in Coaching Sport Performance at WMU.