NIAGARA UNIVERSITY

Jada Pierce, who has 18 years of collegiate coaching experience at the Division I and II levels, has been named the eighth head coach in the history of the Niagara University women’s basketball program. Pierce will be formally introduced at a press conference on campus in early July. Pierce has built a reputation as a dynamic player developer while creating effective defensive schemes throughout her coaching career with stops as an assistant at programs in the Atlantic 10, Patriot League, Northeast Conference, MAAC and America East as well as head coaching experience at the Division II level. She has coached 23 all-conference players, three defensive players of the year, 17 all-academic honorees, two WNBA players and assisted four programs to five NCAA Tournament berths.