William & Mary Athletics

Former women's basketball student-athlete Chanel Murchison ‘13 spent two seasons back in Williamsburg as an assistant coach from 2017-19.

In her first season back in Williamsburg, W&M won 16 games, which is tied for the fourth most in school history and posted its second straight winning season for the first time since 2005-06 and 2006-07. A mentor to both the guards and forwards, Murchison helped three Tribe players take home five All-CAA Awards, including Bianca Boggs, who became the Tribe's first player in a decade to take home First-Team All-CAA honors. Additionally, Boggs was named to the league's all-defensive team, while Abby Rendle was named to the All-CAA Third-Team and CAA All-Defensive Team, and Nyla Pollard was tabbed to the league's all-rookie squad. The Tribe led the CAA in blocked shots (218) and blocked shots per game (7.3), which ranked fourth and third in the NCAA, respectively. Both numbers are single-season school records.

Following graduation from W&M, Murchison has spent the last four years as a member of the coaching staff at John Carroll. She worked in all facets of the program, including overseeing budgets, recruiting, and academics. For the first two seasons she was a graduate assistant, before being elevated to an assistant coach for the final two seasons. During her tenure she helped guide the Blue Streaks to 64-41 record, a pair of NCAA DIII Tournament Appearance (the first two in school history), and a pair of 22 win seasons. Murchison also helped mentor nine players to All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors, including an OAC Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honoree.  
 
Murchison was apart of the Tribe women’s basketball program for five seasons and appeared in 88 games with 45 starts over three seasons of action. She finished her career with 129 points, 175 rebounds 81 assists, four blocks, and 46 steals. She was also very involved in different facets of the athletic department working with the marketing and sports information departments.
 
Originally from Stafford, Va., she graduated with B.A. in Economics from W&M in 2013. She went on to earn her MBA from John Carroll in 2016.