Melissa Graves (née D'Amico; born May 10, 1986) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach at Boston University, a role she has held since 2021.[1]

Melissa Graves
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBoston University
ConferencePatriot
Record61–35 (.635)
Biographical details
Born (1986-05-10) May 10, 1986 (age 38)
Brookhaven, New York
Playing career
2004–2008Notre Dame
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013–2015Colgate (assistant)
2015–2018Yale (assistant)
2018–2021Wake Forest (assistant)
2021–presentBoston University
Head coaching record
Overall61–35 (.635)
Tournaments
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • Patriot League Coach of the Year (2023)

Playing career

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Graves played college basketball at Notre Dame before playing professionally overseas in Spain, China, Greece, Poland, and the Czech Republic.

Notre Dame statistics

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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
2004-05 Notre Dame 26 49 43.8% - 43.8% 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.9
2005-06 Notre Dame 30 177 46.8% - 54.1% 3.7 0.5 0.4 1.2 5.9
2006-07 Notre Dame 33 256 52.8% - 78.7% 4.6 0.5 0.5 0.9 8.0
2007-08 Notre Dame 31 88 54.0% - 80.0% 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 2.8
Career 119 570 50.0% - 66.3% 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 4.8

Coaching career

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Graves began her coaching career as an assistant coach at Colgate in 2013.[3] She was named an assistant at Yale in 2015, during which she was named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's "Thirty Under 30" list.[4] and was later named an assistant at Wake Forest in 2018.

Boston University

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Graves was named the head coach at Boston University on April 26, 2021.[1][5]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Boston University Terriers (Patriot League) (2021–present)
2021–22 Boston University 17–14 12–6 T–3rd
2022–23 Boston University 24–9 17–1 1st WNIT First Round
2023–24 Boston University 20–12 10–8 T-2nd
Boston University: 61–35 (.635) 39–35 (.527)
Total: 61–35 (.635)

      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

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  1. ^ a b "Melissa D'Amico Introduced as Women's Basketball Head Coach". Boston University Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". NCAA.ORG. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Raiders Finalize Women's Basketball Staff". Colgate University Athletics. July 21, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "WBCA Thirty Under 30 - Melissa D'Amico". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Fraser, Belle; Moore, Charles. "BU women's basketball welcomes new head coach Melissa D'Amico". The Daily Free Press. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
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