Jamal Murphy

Smart’s star rose with Virginia Commonwealth in 2011 and fell despite his success at Texas

The New York City native takes pride in being a young Black coach in the Big East: ‘I hope that just by being in this spot I can motivate someone else’

The rising star of Saint Peter’s is proud to be among these coaches: ‘It’s definitely a tremendous honor for all of us’

The firm, started by a former NCAA basketball coach, is making progress in a mostly white field

In 2021, 51% of the men’s coaches and 47% of women’s coaches hired have been Black

Oakland, California, coach Lou Richie is at the women’s Final Four to protest silently

In the last month, she has taken her game to another level

South Carolina’s Dawn Staley and Georgia’s Joni Taylor are among six coaches in the league

They lost big to NC State and Baylor in Round 1 of the women’s NCAA tourney

Both teams barely won their league tournaments, but they have played well all season