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2019 Hampton Winter Sports Head Shots at Holland Hall in Hampton, Virginia. October 11, 2019. {Photo by Mark W. Sutton}

Kenia Cole

A former Lady Pirate standout returns as Kenia Cole enters her second year on the coaching staff at her alma mater.  She joined the women’s basketball staff after serving a year at Big South Conference member Presbyterian College.

She oversees team travel, academics, community service activities, assisting in scouting, recruiting and works with the post players.

The 2019-20 season saw the Lady Pirates finish tied for third in the league with a 14-6 record and an 18-11 overall mark.  Ashley Bates repeated as Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league with 100 steals.  Three Lady Pirates earned All-Conference recognition as Laren VanArsdale was a first team selection, Bates earned second team honors, while Nylah Young was selected to the All-Rookie team.  Two Lady Pirates earned BoxToRow All-American honors as Bates was a first-team selection and VanArsdale was a second-team honoree.

At Presbyterian, she was behind the scouting, recruiting, community service and worked with the guards for the Blue Hose.  She organized team travel and managed film exchanges.  

The season prior she was at Oberlin College for one year. She assisted the Yeowomen to its first North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and its first trip to the NCAA Tournament. Oberlin finished the season with a program-best record of 21-8.

Cole was a four-year member of the women’s basketball team for her now boss David Six. She is a four-time Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) regular season champion, three-time MEAC tournament champion and was named the most improved player as a junior. She totaled over 245 assists in her career and ranked in the program’s top-10 for made three-pointers.

In addition to her success on the court, she was on the Dean's List all four years of her career and earned a bachelor’s of science in sport management in May of 2015. She completed her master’s of professional studies in sports industry management at Georgetown University in May of 2017.

Cole, a native of Silver Spring, Md., is a two-time winner of the WBCA Thirty Under 30 award winning it in 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons.
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