Amaka Agugua-Hamilton

Amaka Agugua-Hamilton
Agugua-Hamilton in 2024
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamVirginia
ConferenceACC
Record32–31 (.508)
Biographical details
Born (1983-04-13) April 13, 1983 (age 41)
Herndon, Virginia
Alma materHofstra (BBM)
VCU (MA)
Playing career
2001–2006Hofstra
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2007VCU (graduate assistant)
2007–2009VCU (assistant)
2009–2011Indiana (assistant)
2011–2013Old Dominion (assistant)
2013–2015Michigan State (assistant)
2015–2019Michigan State (associate HC)
2019–2022Missouri State
2022–presentVirginia
Head coaching record
Overall106–46 (.697)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • MVC regular season (2020, 2021)
Awards

Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (born April 13, 1983) is the current head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team.[1]

Hofstra statistics

Source[2]

Legend
  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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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
2024–25 Virginia 1–0 0–0
Virginia: 32–31 (.508) 11–25 (.306)
Total: 106–46 (.697)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Wheeler, Wyatt D. "Through life's ups and downs, Amaka Agugua-Hamilton became the Lady Bears' next head coach". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Amaka Agugua-Hamilton". Missouri State Bears. April 5, 2020. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Poll". USA Today. March 16, 2020. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012.
  6. ^ "Women's College Basketball Rankings – Postseason". ESPN. April 5, 2020. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "MVC Women's Basketball: A Historic Year In Review (2019–20)". Missouri Valley Conference. April 5, 2020. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "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 May 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Virginia hires Missouri State's Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as women's basketball coach". espn.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  10. ^ Doering, Joshua (March 25, 2021). "Missouri State women back in Sweet 16 led by God-fearing coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved March 26, 2021.


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