 Agugua-Hamilton in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Virginia |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 31–31 (.500) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 13, 1983 Herndon, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Hofstra (BBM) VCU (MA) |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2006 | Hofstra |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006–2007 | VCU (graduate assistant) |
| 2007–2009 | VCU (assistant) |
| 2009–2011 | Indiana (assistant) |
| 2011–2013 | Old Dominion (assistant) |
| 2013–2015 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 2015–2019 | Michigan State (associate HC) |
| 2019–2022 | Missouri State |
| 2022–present | Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 105–46 (.695) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (born April 13, 1983) is the current head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team.[1]
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Hofstra statistics
Source[2]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Hofstra | 9 | 14 | 50.0% | 0.0% | – | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 2002–03 | Hofstra | 29 | 329 | 53.8% | 0.0% | 55.1% | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
| 2003–04 | Hofstra | 26 | 312 | 55.7% | 0.0% | 47.6% | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 2004–05 | Hofstra | Medical redshirt[3] | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Hofstra | 31 | 315 | 56.1% | 0.0% | 56.9% | 5.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 10.2 |
| Career | 95 | 970 | 55.1% | 0.0% | 52.6% | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 102 | |
Missouri State
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was introduced as the head coach of the Missouri State Lady Bears basketball program on April 17, 2019. Agugua-Hamilton replaced Kellie Harper who left to become the head coach of her alma mater, the Tennessee Lady Vols. Agugua-Hamilton became the first African- American female head coach for any sport at Missouri State.[4]
Inaugural Season
During her inaugural season with the Lady Bears Agugua-Hamilton lead the team to a 26–4 record including a 16–2 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Lady Bears finished the 2019–2020 season ranked 19th in the USA Today Coaches Poll[5] and 23rd by the AP[6] and 8th in the RPI.[4]
The 26 wins by Agugua-Hamilton set the Missouri Valley Conference record for wins by a first year women's basketball coach. Agugua-Hamilton is also the first coach to win an outright MVC title during her rookie campaign.[7] At the conclusion of the 2020 season Agugua-Hamilton was named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year.[4][7] The Women's Basketball Coaches Association also named Agugua-Hamilton the Spalding Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year.[8]
Virginia
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was introduced as the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball program on March 21, 2022.[9] Agugua-Hamilton lead the Cavaliers to a perfect 11–0 start during non-conference play in her first season as head coach, but the team faltered in ACC play, going 4–14 to finish the season 15–15.
Personal life
Agugua-Hamilton is a native of Herndon, Virginia and is a 2005 graduate of Hofstra University. She married Billy Hamilton in 2017 and together have a son Eze, born in April 2018.[4] She is a Christian.[10]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Missouri State Lady Bears (Missouri Valley Conference) (2019–2022) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Missouri State | 26–4 | 16–2 | 1st | Postseason not held due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Missouri State | 23–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2021–22 | Missouri State | 25–8 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Missouri State: | 74–15 (.831) | 46–6 (.885) | |||||||
| Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Virginia | 15–15 | 4–14 | T–13th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Virginia | 16–16 | 7–11 | T–10th | WBIT Second Round | ||||
| Virginia: | 31–31 (.500) | 11–25 (.306) | |||||||
| Total: | 105–46 (.695) | ||||||||
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References
- ^ "Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". 21 March 2022.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ Wheeler, Wyatt D. "Through life's ups and downs, Amaka Agugua-Hamilton became the Lady Bears' next head coach". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ a b c d "Amaka Agugua-Hamilton". Missouri State Bears. April 5, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Poll". USA Today. March 16, 2020. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10.
- ^ "Women's College Basketball Rankings – Postseason". ESPN. April 5, 2020. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08.
- ^ a b "MVC Women's Basketball: A Historic Year In Review (2019–20)". Missouri Valley Conference. April 5, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20.
- ^ "AMAKA AGUGUA-HAMILTON NAMED 2020 SPALDING MAGGIE DIXON NCAA DIVISION I ROOKIE COACH OF THE YEAR". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 31, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13.
- ^ "Virginia hires Missouri State's Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as women's basketball coach". espn.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ Doering, Joshua (25 March 2021). "Missouri State women back in Sweet 16 led by God-fearing coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
- Missouri State Lady Bears Coaching bio Archived 2019-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
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