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The Virginia Cavaliers introduced Tuesday that they’ve employed Aaron Roussell as their new head coach, the seventh in program historical past.
Roussell comes from Richmond, the place he led the Spiders to 3 consecutive NCAA Event appearances and gained back-to-back Atlantic 10 titles in 2024 and 2025. Richmond gained its lone NCAA Event sport in 2025 within the first spherical in opposition to Georgia Tech.
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Virginia moved rapidly after firing Amaka Agugua-Hamilton final week regardless of a Candy 16 run. Roussell is aware of the area after teaching within the state for the final seven seasons. He is likely one of the most well-regarded coaches within the nation exterior of the facility conferences and was named the 2025 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Main Coach of the 12 months.
The Cavaliers have a lot work to do with their present roster. March Insanity darling and Charlottesville, Va., product Kymora Johnson is within the switch portal forward of her remaining school season, together with fellow starter Sa’Myah Smith. Rotation gamers Gabby White and Breona Hurd have additionally put their names within the portal. Moreover, starters Paris Clark and Romi Levy are graduating.
Virginia has some more money within the financial institution, because of a present from Reddit co-founder and Cavaliers alum Alexis Ohanian that must go towards restocking the participant pool.
Roussell’s departure from Richmond to Virginia continues a mid-major exodus to Energy 5 colleges this offseason, as expertise is consolidating on the higher ranges on participant rosters and on the teaching stage.
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Tammi Reiss, who led Rhode Island to an Atlantic 10 title this season, is the brand new coach at Florida. Carla Berube had Princeton within the NCAA Event in every of the final 5 seasons, successful eight mixed Ivy League regular-season and convention event titles within the course of, however is now at Northwestern. Even Robin Concord, who took Faculty of Charleston to the NCAA Event for the primary time in program historical past this season, took the job at Pittsburgh.
This text initially appeared in The Athletic.
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