WBCA names 2023 Thirty Under 30 honorees

ATLANTA (March 20, 2023) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the WBCA Thirty Under 30 honorees for the 2022-23 season.

The WBCA Thirty Under 30 program was created to recognize 30 up-and-coming women’s basketball coaches aged 30 and under at all levels of the game. Each honoree has exemplified their involvement in community service, mentorship and impact on others, professional manner, and attitude and professional association involvement.

“Congratulations to these 30 coaches who have distinguished themselves so early in their careers,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. “The WBCA is pleased to recognize this up-and-coming talent in our coaching family. We celebrate their effort on the basketball court as teachers and equally applaud the extensive role they play in impacting the lives of their student-athletes.”

Here are the 2023 WBCA Thirty Under 30 honorees:

Name

Title

Institution

 

Sarah Assante

Assistant Coach

Dartmouth College

Katrina Beck

Assistant Coach

Illinois State University

KaeLynn Boyd

Assistant Coach

University of Texas at Arlington

Alisha Breen

Associate Head Coach

Montana State University Billings

Chelsie Butler

Assistant Coach

Youngstown State University

Khyreed Carter

Assistant Coach

Syracuse University

Nina Davis

Assistant Coach

Middle Tennessee State University

Symone Denham

Assistant Coach

Bradley University

Jillian Dunston

Assistant Coach

Drexel University

Sadie Edwards

Assistant Coach

University of Oregon

Catherine Harrison

Assistant Coach

Middlebury College

Bri Hutchen

Assistant Coach

University of Delaware

Jasmine Jenkins

Assistant Coach

Davidson College

Abby Jump

Associate Head Coach

University of Memphis

Jenna Kotas

Assistant Coach

Ashland University

Isaac Lu

Head Coach

Western Nebraska Community College

Olivia Luu

Assistant Coach

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Ariel Massengale

Assistant Coach

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Kabrina Merriweather

Assistant Coach

University of Memphis

John Montello

Assistant Coach

Indiana U.-Purdue U. Indianapolis

Mariya Moore

Assistant Coach

Saint Mary’s College

Denise Osahor

Assistant Coach

University of Oklahoma

Jacob Roark

Assistant Coach

Faulkner University

Kylie Russell

Head Coach

Milligan University

Ali Sanders

Assistant Coach

Harvard University

Allison Spaschak

Assistant Coach

University of Rochester

Hannah Varel

Assistant Coach

Transylvania University

Jessica Venturelli

Head Coach

Holmdel High School

Shelby Wheeler

Associate Head Coach

University of Pikeville 

Jeanne-Marie Wilson

Assistant Coach

Howard University

This is the eighth year of the WBCA Thirty Under 30 program. To see a year-by-year list of past honorees, visit www.wbca.org/recognize/.

About the WBCA

Founded in 1981, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women’s and girls’ basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit WBCA.org for more details about the association.

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