Amaka Agugua-Hamilton

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Amaka Agugua-Hamilton
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMissouri State
ConferenceMVC
Record49–7 (.875)
Biographical details
Born (1983-04-13) April 13, 1983 (age 38)
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–presentMissouri State
Head coaching record
Overall49–7 (.875)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • MVC regular season (2020)
Awards

Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (born April 13, 1983) is the current head coach of the Missouri State Lady Bears 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]

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.[9]

Head coaching record[]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Missouri State Lady Bears (Missouri Valley Conference) (2019–present)
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
Missouri State: 49–7 (.875) 32–2 (.941)
Total: 49–7 (.875)

      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. ^ Schiffer, Alex (April 17, 2019). "Missouri State makes historic hire of Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as women's basketball coach". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. ^ Wheeler, Wyatt D. "Through life's ups and downs, Amaka Agugua-Hamilton became the Lady Bears' next head coach". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  4. ^ a b c d "Amaka Agugua-Hamilton". Missouri State Bears. April 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Poll". USA Today. March 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Women's College Basketball Rankings - Postseason". ESPN. April 5, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "MVC Women's Basketball: A Historic Year In Review (2019-20)". Missouri Valley Conference. April 5, 2020.
  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.
  9. ^ Doering, Joshua. "Missouri State women back in Sweet 16 led by God-fearing coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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