Jessica Pham ’16, who started her basketball career at Longwood, joined the Longwood women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. She returned to her alma mater after stops at Wake Forest, Liberty and Canisius, where her roles ranged from director of recruiting to assistant director of basketball operations.
Her resume sports trips to both the NCAA and Women’s National Invitational tournaments.
“I’m thankful the timing was right for her to return to Longwood,” said Longwood women’s basketball head coach Erika Lang-Montgomery. “She has spent many hours providing a positive student-athlete experience to the different programs she has served. She has a relentless work ethic and is a great relationship builder.
Most importantly, she is a Lancer through and through.” Pham earned her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology/exercise science at Longwood and holds master’s degrees in both sports management and sports administration. She previously worked at Longwood from 2015-17 as director of basketball operations.