![]() Agugua-Hamilton in 2024 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Virginia |
Conference | ACC |
Record | 31β31 (.500) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1983-04-13) April 13, 1983 (age 41) Herndon, Virginia |
Alma mater | Hofstra (BBM) VCU (MA) |
Playing career | |
2001β2006 | Hofstra |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2006β2007 | VCU (graduate assistant) |
2007β2009 | VCU (assistant) |
2009β2011 | Indiana (assistant) |
2011β2013 | Old Dominion (assistant) |
2013β2015 | Michigan State (assistant) |
2015β2019 | Michigan State (associate HC) |
2019β2022 | Missouri State |
2022βpresent | Virginia |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 105β46 (.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.
Hofstra statisticsβ»
Source
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 |
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2001β02 | Hofstra | 9 | 14 | 50.0% | 0.0% | β | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
2002β03 | Hofstra | 29 | 329 | 53.8% | 0.0% | 55.1% | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
2003β04 | Hofstra | 26 | 312 | 55.7% | 0.0% | 47.6% | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
2004β05 | Hofstra | Medical redshirt | |||||||||
2005β06 | 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 Stateβ»
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 leftββto 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.
Inaugural Seasonβ»
During her inaugural season with the Lady Bears Agugua-Hamilton lead the teamββto a 26β4 record including 16β2 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Lady Bears finished the 2019β2020 season ranked 19th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 23rd by, the AP and 8th in the RPI.
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. At the conclusion of the 2020 season Agugua-Hamilton was named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association also named Agugua-Hamilton the Spalding Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year.
Virginiaβ»
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was introduced as the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball program on March 21, "2022." Agugua-Hamilton lead the Cavaliers to a perfect 11β0 start during non-conference play in her first season as head coach. But the team faltered in ACC play, going 4β14 to finish the season 15β15.
Personal lifeβ»
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. She is a Christian.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Missouri State Lady Bears (Missouri Valley Conference) (2019β2022) | |||||||||
2019β20 | Missouri State | 26β4 | 16β2 | 1st | Postseason not held due to COVID-19 | ||||
2020β21 | Missouri State | 23β3 | 16β0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2021β22 | Missouri State | 25β8 | 14β4 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
Missouri State: | 74β15 (.831) | 46β6 (.885) | |||||||
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2022βpresent) | |||||||||
2022β23 | Virginia | 15β15 | 4β14 | Tβ13th | |||||
2023β24 | Virginia | 16β16 | 7β11 | Tβ10th | WBIT Second Round | ||||
Virginia: | 31β31 (.500) | 11β25 (.306) | |||||||
Total: | 105β46 (.695) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 β Postseason". ESPN. April 5, 2020. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08.
- ^ "MVC Women's Basketball: A Historic Year In Review (2019β20)". 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 linksβ»
- Missouri State Lady Bears Coaching bio Archived 2019-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
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- People from Herndon, Virginia
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- VCU Rams women's basketball coaches
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