Billi Chambers
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Xavier |
| Conference | Big East |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Cheverly, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Hofstra University |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2003 | Hofstra |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006–2008 | Molloy (asst.) |
| 2008–2011 | UMBC (asst.) |
| 2011–2013 | Virginia Tech (asst.) |
| 2013–2023 | Iona |
| 2023–present | Xavier |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2004–2006 | East Coast Conference (assoc. commissioner) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 141–153 (.480) |
| Tournaments | 0-2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Records | |
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Billi Chambers (née Godsey) is an American women's basketball coach who is the current head coach for the Xavier Musketeers. She was previously the head coach for Iona.
Playing career
[edit]Chambers played at Hofstra for 4 years playing in 78 games and making 23 starts.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Chambers started her coaching career at Molloy, where she was an assistant, before serving as an assistant at UMBC and Virginia Tech. She got her first head coaching job for Iona where she would coach for ten years. In those ten years she put up an 141–153 record, while winning the MAAC conference tournament twice, making the NCAA Tournament twice losing in the first round both times.[2] On April 5, 2023, Chambers was hired by the Xavier Musketeers to be their next head coach.[3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Chambers is a part of the LBGTQ Community and is married to her wife Melba.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "BILLI CHAMBERS". Iona Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Clark, Jack. "Iona WBB Head Coach Billi Chambers Accepts Position at Xavier; National Search for Replacement Underway". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conferenece. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Lautzenheiser, Greg. "Billi Chambers Named Xavier Head Women's Basketball Coach". Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Connelly, Brendan. "Xavier women's basketball tabs Billi Chambers as newest head coach". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Zeigler, Cyd. "Here are 20 LGBT college basketball players and 57 coaches who have been out while competing". Out Sports. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- Xavier Musketeers women's basketball coaches
- American women's basketball coaches
- Female sports coaches
- Iona Gaels women's basketball coaches
- UMBC Retrievers women's basketball coaches
- Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball coaches
- Hofstra Pride women's basketball players
- Hofstra University alumni