Sara Mitchell is in her second season as an assistant coach with the New York University women’s basketball team. She assists with all facets of the program including recruiting, on-court player development, video exchange and breakdown, and operational duties.
In 2014-15, the Violets produced a 20-win season (22-5), a third-place finish (10-4) in the University Athletic Association (UAA) and a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. NYU hosted Virginia Wesleyan University in the first round of the NCAA’s and won 51-50 for its first tournament victory since 2009.
The Violets, who began the season 15-0, were ranked as high as #7 in the nation in the USA Today/WBCA (Women's Basketball Coaches Association) Top 25 Coaches Poll.
NYU players received a multitude of accolades last season. Sophomore Kaitlyn Read and junior Megan Dawe earned First Team All-UAA honors. Senior Melissa Peng earned Second Team distinction, while junior Amy Harioka was selected Honorable Mention. Dawe, who became the program’s 14th 1,000-point career scorer, also received WBCA Honorable Mention All-American, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Metro All-Star Second Team, First Team All-Met, and NYU Female Junior Scholar Athlete of the Year honors. Read was also highly-decorated, receiving D3hoops.com Honorable Mention All-American and First Team All-East Region honors, ECAC Metro All-Star Second Team accolades, and was a three-time Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Honorable Mention Player of the Week
A 2014 magna cum laude graduate of King University (Bristol, TN) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sports management and a minor in coaching, Mitchell was a two-year member of the Tornado’s women’s basketball team. She posted single-game career highs of 13 points and five assists.
Prior to attending King, Mitchell played one season at Globe Institute of Technology in Manhattan. While there, she led the National Junior College Athletic Association in scoring at 26.5 points per game and was an Academic All-American nominee.
Currently a full-time graduate student in NYU’s School of Professional Studies, Mitchell is pursuing a master’s degree in sports management.
Born in Germany and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Mitchell resides in Hillside, NJ.
