Clarisse Garcia
Clarisse Garcia (born December 18, 1984) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the women's basketball team at Charleston Southern University.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Charleston Southern |
| Conference | Big South |
| Record | 7–52 (.119) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 18, 1984 Wheat Ridge, Colorado |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2007 | Villanova |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2009 | Seton Hill (GA) |
| 2009–2010 | Stetson (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | Palm Beach Atlantic |
| 2012–2013 | Alabama (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| 2016–2021 | Auburn (assistant) |
| 2021–present | Charleston Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–66 (.205) |
Playing career
Garcia played basketball at Villanova from 2003 to 2007, where she was a walk-on player. During her time at Villanova, she was a three-time member of the dean's list, as well as a three-time Big East All-Academic member.
Coaching career
Garcia began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania, before moving on to Stetson in 2009 as an assistant coach.
Garcia was named the head coach at Palm Beach Atlantic University, a Division II school in Florida in May 2010. She compiled a 15–39 record in two seasons before she stepped down to take an assistant coaching position at Alabama in 2012.[2] She spent one season at Alabama before joining Wake Forest as an assistant. She was also an assistant coach at Auburn from 2016 to 2021.[3]
Garcia was named the head coach at Charleston Southern on May 3, 2021.[4]
Head coaching record
Source:
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (2010–2012) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 8–20 | |||||||
| 2011–12 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 7–19 | |||||||
| Palm Beach Atlantic: | 15–39 (.278) | ||||||||
| Charleston Southern Buccaneers (Big South Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Charleston Southern | 2–27 | 2–15 | 12th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Charleston Southern | 5–25 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| Charleston Southern: | 7–52 (.119) | 5–30 (.143) | |||||||
| Total: | 22–91 (.195) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Hagwood, McKenzie (2021-08-12). "Garcia, Clarisse | CSU". Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- "Clarisse Garcia Steps Down as PBA Women's Basketball Coach". Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Clarisse Garcia named Auburn women's basketball assistant coach". AL.com. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Charleston Southern names Clarisse Garcia Head Women's Basketball Coach". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Charleston Southern University. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.