Geno’s coaching tree

[HuskyNan]

Help me keep track of them all. We need two lists, one for current coaches (head and assistant) and another for former, like Jen Rizzotti.

Current:
Carla Berube, Princeton and Tufts
Shea Ralph, Vandy, UConn and Pitt
Nykesha Sales, UCF
Tamika Williams, Penn State, Ohio State - wasn’t there one out West?
Morgan Valley, UConn, Hartford, Providence, think I’m missing others
Tonya Cardozo, Temple
Marissa Moseley, Wisconsin, Boston U

Former:
Jen Rizzotti, George Washington, Hartford

 

[Fiftyish]

Jamelle Elliott, UConn, Cincy, Uconn

 

[savoy33]

I'm not sure this counts (because of the timing) but Charlene Curtis was an assistant at Virginia with Geno before becoming HC at Radford and later, at Temple. She then was assistant at UConn for two seasons before taking on the HC job at Wake Forest which she held for a number of years.

Trailblazer Charlene Curtis: First to Forge the Paths for Others - Wake Forest University Athletics

"I may have been a first at doing a lot of things. But I certainly didn't want to be the last." - Charlene Curtis

godeacs.com

 

[OviedoFLHusky]

Does the WNBA count, or is this only for NCAA?

I was watching the Lynx-Wings game the other night. The camera showed a shot of the Wings bench -- and I was like, "That's Schuie!" Sure enough:

Kelly Schumacher Raimon, assistant coach, Dallas Wings (present), New York Liberty, and Las Vegas Aces

 

[SVCBeercats]

Help me keep track of them all. We need two lists, one for current coaches (head and assistant) and another for former, like Jen Rizzotti.

 

[Jackalope]

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These may count:

Stacy Hansmeyer - Former Uconn and Oklahoma Assistant (Left college coaching in 2011)
Kyla Irwin - Current Director of Player Development at Vanderbilt
Kevin DeMille. - Current Vanderbilt Assistant; former Uconn staff
Willnett Crockett - Current Temple Assistant
Caroline Doty - Current Wisconsin Assistant

 

[Jackalope]

From this article:

UConn WBB Weekly: How do former Husky players and assistants fare as head coaches?

Shea Ralph is the latest former UConn player and assistant to take over a program.

www.theuconnblog.com

Charlene Curtis​

At UConn: 1995-97 (coach)
Left for: Wake Forest (1997-2004)
Record since: 67-129


Curtis had previously been a head coach prior to coming to Storrs, unlike everyone else on this list. She started her career with a successful run at Radford from 1979-90 before moving to Temple, where she went just 41-97 over five seasons.


Curtis spent two years at UConn before taking the head job at Wake Forest. She coached the Demon Deacons for seven seasons but never finished with more than 13 wins in a season — though they did have a 100 percent graduation rate during that time.


After she was let go by Wake Forest, Curtis became the ACC’s Supervisor of Women’s Officials in 2008, a position she held until her retirement in 2019.

 

[Jackalope]

Of course,

Meghan Pattyson Coumo, former player and then UCONN Assistant, 92-95. I think the championship year was her last season coaching. I think I hear her voice in my head whenever I watch UCONN SNY games.

 

[Jackalope]

and not sure if this counts, but I think it should:
Asjha Jones: Former assistant of the WNBA Washington Mystics. Currently Director of Basketball Strategy for the NBA Portland Trail Blazers

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[GabbyLee]

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These may count:

Stacy Hansmeyer - Former Uconn and Oklahoma Assistant (Left college coaching in 2011)
Kyla Irwin - Current Director of Player Development at Vanderbilt
Kevin DeMille. - Current Vanderbilt Assistant; former Uconn staff
Willnett Crockett - Current Temple Assistant
Caroline Doty - Current Wisconsin Assistant

How about Rene Montgomery - WNBA's Atlanta Dream part-owner (investor) and vice-president? !!

 

[Jackalope]

How about Rene Montgomery - WNBA's Atlanta Dream part-owner (investor) and vice-president? !!

Certainly Basketball involved! I think her VP role is focused on Marketing, which is a few steps away from coaching.

Similarly Morgan Tuck is now the CT Sun's Director of Franchise Development, where she will “develop key community initiatives throughout the state of Connecticut” and “bridge the gap between the court and the community to develop an integrated community, social justice and fan development plan for the Sun,” according to the press release. Also a few steps away from coaching.

And Swin Cash is currently vice president of basketball operations and team development for the New Orleans Pelicans

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

For Nan's list - Morgan Valley was also an Assistant at Arizona.

As to Charlene Curtis - thanks for the reminder, for those curious about those Officiating Supervisors. Remember the Big East and American for many years was Barbara Jacobs, also a former coach. I also think Curtis may have done some TV work, but if she did it wasn't notable.

 

[dbmill]

Kris Lamb played for Geno in the pre Lobo days, from 1986 to 1990. Lamb was an assistant coach for Geno at UConn, before leaving to become an assistant at Duquesne, and later at Marist where she took the head coaching job. She was later an assistant coach at Hartford for Jen Rizzotti. She is also the former head coach of Longwood University.

 

[trb123]

Paige Sauer - Asst coach at Fairfield and Northern Colorado
Liz Sherwood - Grad Asst to Jeff Walz in 2010
Marci Gleney - Asst (Grad Asst?) at Furman (Her linkedin page does not mention this.)

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

Brittany Hunter is a former assistant WBB coach for Temple, under HC Tonya Cardoza.

 

[Vowelguy]

For Nan's list - Morgan Valley was also an Assistant at Arizona.

And Washington

 

[bluedevil]

We are gonna need bigger branches..

 

[Vowelguy]

Head Coaches

Tonya Cardoza -- Temple (2008- )
Marisa Moseley -- BU (2018-21), Wisconsin (2021- )
Carla Berube -- Tufts (2002-20), Princeton (2020- )
Shea Ralph -- Vanderbilt (2021- )
Jen Rizzotti -- Hartford (1999-2016), GW (2016-2021)
Jamelle Elliott -- Cincinnati (2009-18)
Kris Lamb Caruso -- Marist (1998-2002), Longwood (2007-2011)
Charlene Curtis -- Wake Forest (1997-2004) [also HC at Radford & Temple before being Geno's asst]

 

[HopJim]

Some have done OK, none are considered to be a top D1 coach. Predict Shea will be the first to build a Top20 team and take them to the Sweet 16.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Head Coaches

Tonya Cardoza -- Temple (2008- )
Marisa Moseley -- BU (2018-21), Wisconsin (2021- )
Shea Ralph -- Vanderbilt (2021- )
Jen Rizzotti -- Hartford (1999-2016), GW (2016-2021)
Jamelle Elliott -- Cincinnati (2009-18)
Kris Lamb Caruso -- Marist (1998-2002), Longwood (2007-2011)
Charlene Curtis -- Wake Forest (1997-2004) [also HC at Radford & Temple before being Geno's asst]

Carla Berube?

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Some have done OK, none are considered to be a top D1 coach. Predict Shea will be the first to build a Top20 team and take them to the Sweet 16.

Berube, not listed, has only the downside of being in the Ivy. Moseley certainly has a chance to have success at Wisconsin, which actually at one time wasn't all that bad. While I think you are probably right all 3 have the chance to be good. Otherwise, as you say, not top coaches. I expected more at Temple, where Dawn had things going good for a while, but Cardoza has just been OK.

 

[Vowelguy]

Carla Berube?

haha thanks
edited now

 

[itsasport]

Mel Thomas was Director of Operations at Florida Gulf State for four years

 

[chrissaran]

Berube, not listed, has only the downside of being in the Ivy. Moseley certainly has a chance to have success at Wisconsin, which actually at one time wasn't all that bad. While I think you are probably right all 3 have the chance to be good. Otherwise, as you say, not top coaches. I expected more at Temple, where Dawn had things going good for a while, but Cardoza has just been OK.

Carla Berube is mentioned in the first post.

 

[flncfan]

Don’t for get to add Kaili McLaren assistant coach at UC Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara

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