Megan Gebbia (/ˈdʒɛbiːə/ JEB-ee-ə;[1] born March 7, 1973) is currently the head coach of the Wake Forest University women's basketball team, replacing Jen Hoover on May 26, 2022.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Wake Forest |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 24–42 (.364) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 7, 1973 Frederick, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1994 | Towson |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1996 | American (assistant) |
| 1996–2002 | UMBC (assistant) |
| 2002–2003 | Wright State (assistant) |
| 2003–2013 | Marist (Assoc. HC) |
| 2013–2022 | American |
| 2022–present | Wake Forest |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 184–148 (.554) |
Career
editShe had previously served in a similar capacity at American University for nine seasons from 2013 to 2022.[2] A two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018, she was the program's all-time wins leader with a 160–106 record who also led the Eagles to three NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament bids in 2015, 2018 and 2022.[1] She was succeeded by Tiffany Coll twelve days later on June 7.[3]
Prior to American, she spent 10 years at Marist College, including the last seven as associate head coach.[4] She had joined the Red Foxes women's basketball coaching staff on June 4, 2003.[5] She was an assistant coach with American in 1995–96, followed by six years at UMBC from 1996 to 2002 and Wright State in 2002–03.[6]
A 1990 graduate of Middletown High School,[2] she earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Towson State University in 1994.[5]
Career statistics
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Towson | 27 | - | - | 33.6 | 21.4 | 92.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | - | 3.4 |
| 1991–92 | Towson | 27 | - | - | 28.3 | 20.0 | 70.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | - | 2.6 |
| 1992–93 | Towson | 28 | - | - | 37.8 | 25.0 | 85.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | 8.5 |
| 1993–94 | Towson | 24 | - | - | 42.9 | 38.7 | 80.0 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | - | 12.1 |
| Career | 106 | - | - | 37.6 | 31.9 | 82.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | - | 6.5 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[7] | |||||||||||||
Head Coaching Record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American University (Patriot League) (2013–2022) | |||||||||
| 2013–2014 | American | 22–10 | 14–4 | 3rd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2014–2015 | American | 24–9 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2015–2016 | American | 8–23 | 5–13 | 7th | |||||
| 2016–2017 | American | 15–16 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2017–2018 | American | 26–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2018–2019 | American | 22–11 | 16–2 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2019–2020 | American | 13–17 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2020–2021 | American | 7–4 | 7–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 2021–2022 | American | 23–9 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| American: | 160–106 (.602) | 106–49 (.684) | |||||||
| Wake Forest (ACC) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Wake Forest | 17–17 | 5–13 | T–11th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2023–2024 | Wake Forest | 7–25 | 2–16 | T–14th | |||||
| Wake Forest: | 24–42 (.364) | 7–29 (.194) | |||||||
| Total: | 184–148 (.554) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b Megan Gebbia (profile) – American University Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Middletown High alum Megan Gebbia named Wake Forest women's basketball coach," The Frederick (MD) News-Post, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Tiffany Coll Named 14th Head Women's Basketball Coach at American," Patriot League, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Megan Gebbia Named Women's Basketball Head Coach at American," Marist College Athletics, Monday, August 12, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Women's Basketball Names Megan Gebbia Assistant Coach," Marist College Athletics, Wednesday, June 4, 2003. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Wizards reportedly near deal with forward Al Harrington," The Baltimore Sun, Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Megan Gebbia College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.