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:
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Name |
Title |
Institution |
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Sarah Assante |
Assistant Coach |
Dartmouth College |
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Katrina Beck |
Assistant Coach |
Illinois State University |
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KaeLynn Boyd |
Assistant Coach |
University of Texas at Arlington |
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Alisha Breen |
Associate Head Coach |
Montana State University Billings |
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Chelsie Butler |
Assistant Coach |
Youngstown State University |
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Khyreed Carter |
Assistant Coach |
Syracuse University |
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Nina Davis |
Assistant Coach |
Middle Tennessee State University |
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Symone Denham |
Assistant Coach |
Bradley University |
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Jillian Dunston |
Assistant Coach |
Drexel University |
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Sadie Edwards |
Assistant Coach |
University of Oregon |
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Catherine Harrison |
Assistant Coach |
Middlebury College |
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Bri Hutchen |
Assistant Coach |
University of Delaware |
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Jasmine Jenkins |
Assistant Coach |
Davidson College |
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Abby Jump |
Associate Head Coach |
University of Memphis |
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Jenna Kotas |
Assistant Coach |
Ashland University |
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Isaac Lu |
Head Coach |
Western Nebraska Community College |
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Olivia Luu |
Assistant Coach |
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |
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Ariel Massengale |
Assistant Coach |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
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Kabrina Merriweather |
Assistant Coach |
University of Memphis |
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John Montello |
Assistant Coach |
Indiana U.-Purdue U. Indianapolis |
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Mariya Moore |
Assistant Coach |
Saint Mary’s College |
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Denise Osahor |
Assistant Coach |
University of Oklahoma |
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Jacob Roark |
Assistant Coach |
Faulkner University |
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Kylie Russell |
Head Coach |
Milligan University |
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Ali Sanders |
Assistant Coach |
Harvard University |
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Allison Spaschak |
Assistant Coach |
University of Rochester |
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Hannah Varel |
Assistant Coach |
Transylvania University |
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Jessica Venturelli |
Head Coach |
Holmdel High School |
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Shelby Wheeler |
Associate Head Coach |
University of Pikeville |
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Jeanne-Marie Wilson |
Assistant Coach |
Howard University |
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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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