ATLANTA (March 17, 2021) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the WBCA Thirty Under 30 presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment honorees for the 2020-21 season.
The WBCA Thirty Under 30 program was created to recognize 30 up-and-coming women’s basketball coaches age 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.
“The WBCA is pleased to recognize up-and-coming talent in our coaching family. The 30 coaches who have been named to receive the Thirty Under 30 Award are deserving of this recognition. The WBCA congratulates them for distinguishing themselves early in their careers,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. “These coaches have demonstrated eagerness, effectiveness, loyalty, love of the game, and a commitment to the student-athlete. 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.”
“Morgan Stanley is proud to support the WBCA Thirty Under 30 program for the second year in a row,” said Kathleen Kunkler, senior vice president, Global Sports & Entertainment director, and financial advisor. “We congratulate the coaches for their leadership on and off the court and their demonstrated commitment to student-athletes.”
Here are the 2021 WBCA Thirty Under 30 honorees:
Name |
Title |
Institution |
Jaymee Acton |
Assistant Coach |
North Georgia |
Jackie Alexander |
Assistant Coach |
Eastern Kentucky |
Blanche Alverson |
Assistant Coach |
Georgia Tech |
Nicole Ambrose |
Assistant Coach |
USC Upstate |
Alexandra Bassetti |
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator |
Manhattan College |
Camden Boehner |
Assistant Coach |
Tusculum |
Kelly Bruce |
Assistant Coach |
Penn State Behrend |
Kenia Cole |
Assistant Coach |
Hampton |
Kaitlyn Cresencia |
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator |
Mercer |
Cheyenne Curley |
Assistant Coach |
Towson |
Theo Dean |
Head Coach |
Truman State |
Kayla DeCriscio |
Assistant Coach |
Niagara |
Symone Denham |
Assistant Coach |
New Mexico |
Evan Dodd |
Assistant Coach |
Indianapolis |
Sean Ehlbeck |
Assistant Coach |
UT Arlington |
Maggie Gallagher |
Assistant Coach |
Marist |
Imani Gordon |
Assistant Coach |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
Hana Haden |
Head Coach |
Moberly Area CC |
Victoria Jankoska |
Assistant Coach |
Missouri State |
Dytanya Johnson |
Assistant Coach |
Charleston |
Abby Jump |
Assistant Coach |
Wright State |
Jenna Kotas |
Assistant Coach |
Illinois-Springfield |
John Leonzo |
Assistant Coach |
Cedarville |
Paige Love |
Assistant Coach |
UNC Asheville |
Nikki Newman |
Assistant Coach |
Radford |
Jazmin Pitts |
Assistant Coach |
Nevada |
Addy Roller |
Assistant Coach |
Drury |
Lindsey Spann |
Interim Assistant Coach |
Maryland |
Brittany White |
Assistant Coach |
Tuskegee |
Ashley Williams |
Assistant Coach |
Indiana |
This is the sixth year of the WBCA Thirty Under 30 program. To see a year-by-year list of past honorees, visit www.wbca.org/recognize/.
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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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