WILLIAMSBURG, VA.- William & Mary women's basketball is excited to have Kenia Cole join the team as an assistant coach as announced by head coach Ed Swanson Friday morning. Cole comes to the Tribe after spending the last two years as an assistant at Hampton University. The Tribe's newest assistant is a three-time WBCA Thirty Under 30 honoree.
 
Cole has four years of experience on the bench, beginning with Oberlin College in the 2017-18 season when she helped the team take home their first ever North Coast Atlantic Conference Tournament Championship. 
 
From Oberlin, Cole moved to Presbyterian College for the 2018-19 season. In her time in Clinton, S.C. Cole worked with the guards and helped Presbyterian to a conference championship semifinal appearance.
 
Most recently the Silver Spring, Md. native coached at her alma mater, returning to Hampton University prior to the 2019-20 season. During her first season at Hampton, the Pirates finished third in the Big South with a 14-6 record. Cole helped bring a defensive intensity to Hampton as the Pirates finished among the nation's best in defensive points per game and turnovers forced in the 2020-21 season. 
 
As a player Cole was a staple in the Hampton backcourt all four years on campus before graduating in May 2015. On the floor she helped lead the Pirates to four MEAC regular season titles and three trips to the NCAA Tournament.
 
From Ed Swanson:
 
"Kenia is one of the great up and coming coaches in the game as evidenced by her multiple Thirty Under 30 awards. She comes from a championship pedigree playing for David Six at Hampton and she will really help us recruit the area. We could not be more excited to have her hit the ground running and help the progression of our guards."