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After spending the last two years as an assistant coach for the Louisville women's basketball team, Amanda Butler has accepted a job as College of Charleston's head coach, a UofL spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
Butler had previously been a head coach for 18 years, six of which came at Clemson before she came to Louisville in the summer of 2024. Her addition helped the Cardinals sign four-star guard Imari Berry, who was committed to the Tigers prior to Butler's firing.
“She really has done a great job with our players,” head coach Jeff Walz said of Butler last season. "I think she's been really good for my staff as well, someone for them to be able to talk to, ask questions, (learn) from. I'm very appreciative of everything she's done and she keeps doing.”
During her two years at Louisville, Butler helped the team compile a 51-19 record, which included this year's Sweet 16 appearance. Butler returns to South Carolina to lead a Charleston team that went 27-6 and lost to Duke, 81-64, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Former Cougars coach Robin Harmony accepted the University of Pittsburgh head coaching job after the season.
Butler's departure is the second position that Walz will have to replace within his coaching staff. LaMont Russell, the team's director of video analytics and graphic design, was announced as the Dallas Wings' director of player development on March 27.
Reach Louisville football, women's basketball and baseball beat writer Alexis Cubit at [email protected] and follow her on X at @Alexis_Cubit.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville women's basketball staff, Jeff Walz losing Amanda Butler
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Butler had previously been a head coach for 18 years, six of which came at Clemson before she came to Louisville in the summer of 2024. Her addition helped the Cardinals sign four-star guard Imari Berry, who was committed to the Tigers prior to Butler's firing.
“She really has done a great job with our players,” head coach Jeff Walz said of Butler last season. "I think she's been really good for my staff as well, someone for them to be able to talk to, ask questions, (learn) from. I'm very appreciative of everything she's done and she keeps doing.”
During her two years at Louisville, Butler helped the team compile a 51-19 record, which included this year's Sweet 16 appearance. Butler returns to South Carolina to lead a Charleston team that went 27-6 and lost to Duke, 81-64, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Former Cougars coach Robin Harmony accepted the University of Pittsburgh head coaching job after the season.
Butler's departure is the second position that Walz will have to replace within his coaching staff. LaMont Russell, the team's director of video analytics and graphic design, was announced as the Dallas Wings' director of player development on March 27.
Reach Louisville football, women's basketball and baseball beat writer Alexis Cubit at [email protected] and follow her on X at @Alexis_Cubit.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville women's basketball staff, Jeff Walz losing Amanda Butler
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