Editing Amanda Levens (section)

==Coaching career==

===Nevada assistant (2003–2008)===

From 2003 to 2008, Levens was an assistant coach for the women's basketball program headed by Kim Gervasoni at the [[University of Nevada, Reno|University of Nevada]].<ref name="Levens hired" />

===SIU Edwardsville (2008–2012)===

In April 2008, she was selected as the fourth head coach of the [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siue.edu/ATHLETIC/WBB/20082009/0424.html |title=2007-2008 SIUE Women's Basketball - Levens Named New Head Coach |accessdate=2008-06-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517051548/http://www.siue.edu/ATHLETIC/WBB/20082009/0424.html |archivedate=2008-05-17 }} Southern Illinois University Edwardsville press release</ref>
SIUE joined the [[Ohio Valley Conference]] (OVC) in 2008 and played its first full conference schedule in the 2011–12 season. Prior to that first season, Leven's Cougars were picked by the league's coaches to finish eighth of the eleven teams. After SIUE finished the season in third place, with a conference record of 12 wins and 4 losses, Levens was named the 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UT Martin's Newsome, Eastern Illinois' Nixon; and SIUE's Hempen and Levens Earn Top OVC Women's Basketball Honors|url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2012/2/28/84065.aspx|access-date=2021-06-13|website=ovcsports.com|language=en}}</ref> Although the Cougars would not be eligible for OVC or NCAA post-season competition until the 2012–13 season, they were invited to play in the 2012 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.womensbasketballinvitational.com/|title=WBI|website=WBI|access-date=2016-05-08}}</ref>

===Arizona State assistant (2012–2017)===
On April 20, 2012, Levens returned to Arizona State as associate head coach under [[Charli Turner Thorne]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesundevils.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042012aaa.html |title=Former Sun Devil Amanda Levens Named ASU Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach|accessdate=October 19, 2021|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511015356/http://www.thesundevils.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042012aaa.html |archivedate=2012-05-11 }}</ref> During her five-year tenure as the top assistant, Arizona State appeared in the Sweet 16 of the [[2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2015 NCAA tournament]] and won the 2015–16 [[Pac-12 Conference]] regular season title.<ref name="Nevada">{{cite web|url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/amanda-levens/2022|title=Amanda Levens|work=NevadaWolfPack.com|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref>

===Nevada (2017–present)===
On March 31, 2017, Levens returned to Nevada to be head coach, following the retirement of [[Jane Albright]].<ref name="mom first">{{Cite news|last=Murray|first=Chris|url=https://www.rgj.com/story/sports/college/nevada/2017/06/09/packs-amanda-levens-mom-first-and-coach-second/102644410/|title=For Pack's Amanda Levens, a mom first and coach second|work=Reno Gazette Journal|date=June 9, 2017|access-date=October 21, 2021|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402232206/http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033117aaa.html|archivedate=April 2, 2017|title= Levens named Wolf Pack women's basketball coach|url=http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033117aaa.html|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|date=March 31, 2017|accessdate=October 19, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Inheriting a team that finished 11–19 the previous season, Levens led Nevada to a 19–17 record and appearance in the [[2018 Women's Basketball Invitational]] semifinals.<ref name="NCAA Nevada">{{Cite web|url=http://stats.ncaa.org/teams/history/WBB/466|title = NCAA Statistics}}</ref><ref name="Nevada"/> The 19 wins were the most for any Nevada first-year head coach in program history.<ref name="Nevada"/> However, with an inexperienced roster with six freshmen and only four experienced returning players, Nevada went 12–19 in 2018–19.<ref name="Nevada"/>

In 2019–20, Nevada improved to 15–16. Then in 2020–21, with the season shortened [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|due to the COVID-19 pandemic]], Nevada finished 13–9, including a 9–7 record and fifth place finish in the [[Mountain West Conference]] standings, the best under Levens.<ref name="Nevada"/> Nevada improved further in 2021–22 with a 20–13 record, including 11–6 in Mountain West games for a third place tie in conference standings, and an appearance in the [[2022 Women's Basketball Invitational]] third place game.<reF>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/standings/_/season/2022/group/44|title=Mountain West Women's College Basketball Standings - 2021-22|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=March 9, 2023}}</ref><reF>{{cite web|url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/news/2022/3/20/womens-basketball-pack-campaign-closes-with-loss-to-bowling-green.aspx|title=Pack campaign closes with loss to Bowling Green|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|work=NevadaWolfPack.com|date=March 20, 2022|accessdate=March 9, 2023}}</reF>

However, the 2022–23 Nevada team had just half as many wins at 10–21, finishing eighth in the Mountain West standings at 6–12 in conference play.<reF>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/standings/_/group/44|title=Mountain West Women's College Basketball Standings - 2022-23|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=March 9, 2023}}</reF>