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2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster

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  • Deputy Director of Athletics & General Manager - Men's & Women's Basketball

    Dr. Mak Afework

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  • Associate AD for External Affairs (WBB, FH, Lacrosse)

    Evan Nicely

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  • Assistant AD for Academic Support/Director of Student-Athlete Support Services

    Kasey Mattison

    Full Bio
  • Director of Sports Nutrition

    Heather Wager

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  • Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Development

    Dr. Garrett Knudson

    Full Bio
  • Creative Video Content Manager

    Devin Summer

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  • Creative Content Manager

    Donovan Banks

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2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown / High School Previous School Twitter Instagram NIL Opportunities
2 Cyriah Griffin G Jr. 5-7 Virginia Beach, Va. / Menchville CyriahGriffin cyriah.hoops Contact for NIL Opportunities
7 Hawa Doumbouya F R-Jr. 6-7 Bronx, N.Y. / Our Lady of Mount Carmel Virginia/Maryland iamhawad
8 Daija Preston G So. 5-7 Douglasville, Ga. / Carrollton pvo.daidai
10 Ann Zachariah F R-Sr. 6-2 Kerala, India / Kansas State Life Prep Academy Colorado State/Howard College ann__za10
11 Mary-Anna Asare G Gr. 5-8 Pickering, Canada / J. Addison School maarryy_11 maryannaasare Contact for NIL Opportunities
12 Patricia Augustin G So. 5-10 Longueuil, Canada / Capital Courts patricia._.hillary
22 Laia Crespín G So. 5-5 Calafell, Spain / laiacrespin22
31 Isabel Whitelaw F Jr. 6-3 Shepparton, Victoria, Australia / isabelwhitelaw Contact for NIL Opportunities
32 Lucía Sotelo F Sr. 6-1 Ourense, Spain / luciasotelo_32 Contact for NIL Opportunities
34 Katarina Kneževic G/F Jr. 6-0 Belgrade, Serbia / Arizona kknezevic4
42 Lucy Ghaifan F Sr. 6-0 Grand Island, Neb. / Grand Island Central Catholic Grand Canyon lucyghaifan_24

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

Women's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Chelsea Banbury Headshot Chelsea Banbury Head Coach

Women's Basketball Support Staff

Women's Basketball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Mak Afework headshot 2025 Dr. Mak Afework Deputy Director of Athletics & General Manager - Men's & Women's Basketball
Evan Nicely Headshot Evan Nicely Associate AD for External Affairs (WBB, FH, Lacrosse)
Kasey Mattison Headshot 2024-25 Kasey Mattison Assistant AD for Academic Support/Director of Student-Athlete Support Services
Heather Wager Director of Sports Nutrition
Garrett Knudson HS 2021 Dr. Garrett Knudson Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Development
Devin Summer Headshot 2024-25 Devin Summer Creative Video Content Manager
Donovan Banks Creative Content Manager

Staff Roster

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

Women's Basketball Support Staff