Women's Basketball

Amber Jacobs enters her first season with the Rhode Island women's basketball program, reuniting with her college coach Cathy Inglese. Jacobs returns to the college coaching ranks after a stellar career in the WNBA. Jacobs was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the third round of the 2004 WNBA Draft (33rd overall) and played four years with the team. She earned the start in all 34 games for the Lynx in 2006, registering career-highs of 8.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. Jacobs closed out her WNBA career playing 11 games with Los Angeles and Washington. From 2004-06, Jacobs served as assistant coach at the University of Toledo. While with the Rockets' program, she was responsible for video exchange, tape breakdown, student-athlete academics, coordinating practice times, scouting, working with perimeter players, assisting with camp organization and marketing, and recruiting. Most recently, Jacobs was the head coach of the NEPA Flames AAU U-16 girls basketball team in Scranton, Pa. Jacobs was a four-year starter at Boston College, as a guard on Inglese's BC squad that won the 2004 Big East Championship and made two trips to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. A team captain as a senior, Jacobs earned Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American, All-Big East second team selection, and WBCA Kodak District One All-American honors. She finished her career with 1,544 points, 469 assists and 158 steals. She was invited to represent the United States at the 2001 and 2002 World Championships for Young Women. She earned her degree in human development from Boston College in 2004.