Whiting was born in
Ogden, Utah. She played college basketball for three colleges in Utah:
Snow College from 1997 to 1999,
Weber State University in 1999–2000, and BYU in 2000–01. She began her coaching career by coaching
AAU basketball and other private academy teams. From 2018 to 2022, she coached the girls' basketball team at
Burley High School in
Burley, Idaho. She led the team to a state championship in 2022 and was named the 4A Coach of the Year by the
Idaho Statesman. BYU hired Whiting as head coach prior to the 2022–23 season. In her first season, she led the team to a 16–17 record and an appearance in the
2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament. Whiting was fired as coach of the BYU women's basketball team on March 8, 2025. ==Personal life==