Amaka Agugua-Hamilton
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (born April 13, 1983) is the current head coach of the Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team.[1]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Missouri State |
Conference | MVC |
Record | 26–4 (.867) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Herndon, Virginia | April 13, 1983
Alma mater | Hofstra University (BBM) Virginia Commonwealth University (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–present | Missouri State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 26–4 (.867) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Awards | |
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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.[2]
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[3] and 23rd by the AP[4] and 8th in the RPI[2].
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[5]. At the conclusion of the 2020 season Agugua-Hamilton was named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year. [2][5] The Women's Basketball Coaches Association also named Agugua-Hamilton the Spalding Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year.[6]
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.[2]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Missouri State Lady Bears (Missouri Valley Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
2019–20 | Missouri State | 26–4 | 16–2 | 1st | Postseason not held due to COVID-19 | ||||
Missouri State: | 26–4 (.867) | 16–2 (.889) | |||||||
Total: | 26–4 (.867) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Schiffer, Alex (April 17, 2019). "Missouri State makes historic hire of Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as women's basketball coach". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "Amaka Agugua-Hamilton". Missouri State Bears. April 5, 2020.
- "Women's Basketball Coaches Poll". USA Today. March 16, 2020.
- "Women's College Basketball Rankings - Postseason". ESPN. April 5, 2020.
- "MVC Women's Basketball: A Historic Year In Review (2019-20)". Missouri Valley Conference. April 5, 2020.
- "AMAKA AGUGUA-HAMILTON NAMED 2020 SPALDING MAGGIE DIXON NCAA DIVISION I ROOKIE COACH OF THE YEAR". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 31, 2020.