Joy McCorvey explained

Joy McCorvey
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Stony Brook
Current Conference:CAA
Birth Date:15 July 1988
Birth Place:Brewton, Alabama, U.S.
Player Years1:2006–2010
Player Team1:St. John's
Player Positions:Power forward
Coach Years1:2011–2012
Coach Team1:St. John's (assistant)
Coach Years2:2012–2018
Coach Team2:Michigan (assistant)
Coach Years3:2018–2021
Coach Team3:Florida State (assistant)
Coach Years4:2021–2024
Coach Team4:Tennessee (assistant)
Coach Years5:2024–present
Coach Team5:Stony Brook

Joy McCorvey (born July 15, 1988)[1] is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team.

Early life

McCorvey was raised in Brewton, Alabama, a small town with a population over 5,000 people. She attended T. R. Miller High School, where she played on the basketball team and graduated in 2006.[2] McCorvey was a top-three finalist for The Birmingham News' Miss Basketball Award, and was chosen for the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game.[3]

Playing career

McCorvey played college basketball at St. John's University in New York City for head coach Kim Barnes Arico from 2006 to 2010. A four-year captain, she became one of four players in St. John's history to record both 700 career points and 700 career rebounds.[4] She recorded 777 rebounds, third-most in program history.[5]

McCorvey graduated in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in child education.[6]

Coaching career

McCorvey began her coaching career as an assistant under former head coach Kim Barnes Arico at her alma mater St. John's. When Arico accepted the head coach job at Michigan, McCorvey followed her to Ann Arbor, where she remained an assistant until 2018. In May 2018, McCorvey became an assistant coach at Florida State under Sue Semrau.[7] She was Florida State's lead recruiter before departing in April 2021 to join Kellie Harper's staff for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.[8] On April 1, 2024, Harper was fired and McCorvey was not retained as an assistant.[9] That season, she was named by The Athletic as one of the top 20 assistant coaches in women's college basketball for a future head coaching position, having been a part of seven NCAA Tournaments and eleven 20-win seasons in 13 years as an assistant.[10]

On April 15, 2024, McCorvey earned her first head coaching job when she was officially named as Stony Brook's new head coach.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joy McCorvey - Women's Basketball Coach . 2024-04-26 . University of Tennessee Athletics . en.
  2. Web site: Reports . Staff . 2010-01-06 . Brewton’s McCorvey stars at St. John’s . 2024-04-26 . The Brewton Standard . en.
  3. Web site: St. John's Women's Basketball Inks Four Prep Standouts . 2024-04-27 . St. John's University Athletics . en.
  4. Web site: Backus . Will . Tennessee Lady Vols basketball hiring Florida State assistant coach Joy McCorvey . 2024-04-26 . Knoxville News Sentinel . en-US.
  5. Web site: Doan . Minh . 2014-11-04 . ‘The best coaching staff in America’ . 2024-04-27 . The Michigan Daily . en-US.
  6. Web site: REPORT: Joy McCorvey to join Kellie Harper's staff . 2024-04-27 . 247Sports . en.
  7. Web site: Reports . Staff . 2018-05-08 . McCorvey agrees to be assistant coach at Florida State . 2024-04-27 . The Brewton Standard . en.
  8. Web site: Lady Vols’ Harper hires Florida State associate head coach to basketball staff .
  9. Web site: Former Lady Vols assistant Joy McCorvey lands first head coaching job at Stony Brook . 2024-04-27 . Knoxville News Sentinel . en-US.
  10. Web site: Jennings . Chantel . Which women's college basketball assistant coaches are on the rise? . 2024-04-27 . The Athletic . en.

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