Amaka Agugua-Hamilton


Amaka Agugua-Hamilton is the current head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team.

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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.

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 and 23rd by the AP and 8th in the RPI.
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. At the conclusion of the 2020 season Agugua-Hamilton was named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association also named Agugua-Hamilton the Spalding Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year.

Virginia

Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was introduced as the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball program on March 21, 2022. Agugua-Hamilton lead the Cavaliers to a perfect 11–0 start during non-conference play in her first season as head coach, but the team faltered in ACC play, going 4–14 to finish the season 15–15.

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. She is a Christian.