| Amaka Agugua-Hamilton | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Virginia |
| Current Conference: | ACC |
| Birth Date: | 13 April 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Herndon, Virginia |
| Player Years1: | 2001–2006 |
| Player Team1: | Hofstra |
| Alma Mater: | Hofstra (BBM) VCU (MA) |
| Coach Years1: | 2006–2007 |
| Coach Team1: | VCU (graduate assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2007–2009 |
| Coach Team2: | VCU (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2009–2011 |
| Coach Team3: | Indiana (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2011–2013 |
| Coach Team4: | Old Dominion (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2013–2015 |
| Coach Team5: | Michigan State (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2015–2019 |
| Coach Team6: | Michigan State (associate HC) |
| Coach Years7: | 2019–2022 |
| Coach Team7: | Missouri State |
| Coach Years8: | 2022–present |
| Coach Team8: | Virginia |
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Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (born April 13, 1983) is the current head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team.[1]
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| 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 | ||
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]
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.
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. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association also named Agugua-Hamilton the Spalding Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year.[8]
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was introduced as the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball program on March 21, 2022.[9] 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.
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.[10]