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Griffin graduated from the [[College of William & Mary]] in 1999; she was captain of the [[William & Mary Tribe women's basketball|women's basketball team]] during her senior year. She began her career coaching [[high school]] basketball in Virginia, spending time at [[Jamestown High School (Virginia)|Jamestown High School]], [[Osbourn Park High School]], and [[Forest Park High School (Woodbridge, Virginia)|Forest Park High School]]. In 2013, she took a position as an assistant coach of the [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]] women's basketball team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rebecca Tillett |url=https://iupathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/rebecca-tillett/283 |publisher=IUP Athletics |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> After one season at IUP, she became an assistant coach at [[Navy Midshipmen women's basketball|Navy]], where she remained for the next four seasons. |
Griffin graduated from the [[College of William & Mary]] in 1999; she was captain of the [[William & Mary Tribe women's basketball|women's basketball team]] during her senior year. She began her career coaching [[high school]] basketball in Virginia, spending time at [[Jamestown High School (Virginia)|Jamestown High School]], [[Osbourn Park High School]], and [[Forest Park High School (Woodbridge, Virginia)|Forest Park High School]]. In 2013, she took a position as an assistant coach of the [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]] women's basketball team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rebecca Tillett |url=https://iupathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/rebecca-tillett/283 |publisher=IUP Athletics |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> After one season at IUP, she became an assistant coach at [[Navy Midshipmen women's basketball|Navy]], where she remained for the next four seasons. |
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In 2018, Tillett became the head coach of the [[Longwood Lancers women's basketball|Longwood]] women's basketball team, her first collegiate head coaching role. She coached at Longwood for four seasons. In the 2021-22 season, she led the team to a 22-12 record and won the [[Big South Conference]] tournament, granting Longwood its first appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fawcett |first1=Dave |title=Osbourn Park graduate Rebecca Tillett takes over as Saint Louis University's new head women's basketball coach |url=https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/osbourn-park-graduate-rebecca-tillett-takes-over-as-saint-louis-universitys-new-head-womens-basketball/article_1f9d5a64-bb80-11ec-adf9-8f418555aeac.html |access-date=March 11, 2023 |work=InsideNoVa |date=April 14, 2022}}</ref> |
In 2018, Tillett became the head coach of the [[Longwood Lancers women's basketball|Longwood]] women's basketball team, her first collegiate head coaching role. She coached at Longwood for four seasons. In the 2021-22 season, she led the team to a 22-12 record and won the [[Big South Conference]] tournament, granting Longwood its first appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fawcett |first1=Dave |title=Osbourn Park graduate Rebecca Tillett takes over as Saint Louis University's new head women's basketball coach |url=https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/osbourn-park-graduate-rebecca-tillett-takes-over-as-saint-louis-universitys-new-head-womens-basketball/article_1f9d5a64-bb80-11ec-adf9-8f418555aeac.html |access-date=March 11, 2023 |work=InsideNoVa |date=April 14, 2022}}</ref> Longwood defeated [[Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers women's basketball|Mount St. Mary's]] in the First Four before losing to [[NC State Wolfpack women's basketball|NC State]] in the first round of the main tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Northam |first1=Mitchell |title=No. 1 North Carolina State runs past Longwood 96-68 |url=https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-north-carolina-defeats-longwood-d7d704c06ff76bb819f97a57a9f5699d |access-date=March 11, 2023 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=March 19, 2022}}</ref> |
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Tillett was hired by Saint Louis University to coach their [[Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball|women's basketball team]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Durando |first1=Stu |title=New coach Rebecca Tillett bringing pieces together for SLU women's basketball |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/new-coach-rebecca-tillett-bringing-pieces-together-for-slu-womens-basketball/article_d5139edf-9632-56e7-8908-57a72b18c6d5.html |access-date=March 11, 2023 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=July 5, 2022}}</ref> In the 2022-23 season, her first year as head coach, Saint Louis won the [[Atlantic 10 Conference]] basketball tournament, earning the team its first appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Durando |first1=Stu |title=SLU women find their boiling point to earn first trip to NCAA Tournament |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/slu-women-find-their-boiling-point-to-earn-first-trip-to-ncaa-tournament/article_f2ae114c-ce8d-5d2f-9c3f-c8a4d01a9aea.html |access-date=March 11, 2023 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=March 5, 2023}}</ref> |
Tillett was hired by Saint Louis University to coach their [[Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball|women's basketball team]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Durando |first1=Stu |title=New coach Rebecca Tillett bringing pieces together for SLU women's basketball |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/new-coach-rebecca-tillett-bringing-pieces-together-for-slu-womens-basketball/article_d5139edf-9632-56e7-8908-57a72b18c6d5.html |access-date=March 11, 2023 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=July 5, 2022}}</ref> In the 2022-23 season, her first year as head coach, Saint Louis won the [[Atlantic 10 Conference]] basketball tournament, earning the team its first appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Durando |first1=Stu |title=SLU women find their boiling point to earn first trip to NCAA Tournament |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/slu-women-find-their-boiling-point-to-earn-first-trip-to-ncaa-tournament/article_f2ae114c-ce8d-5d2f-9c3f-c8a4d01a9aea.html |access-date=March 11, 2023 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=March 5, 2023}}</ref> |
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| Current position | |
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| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Saint Louis |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Record | 17–17 (.500) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013–2014 | IUP (asst.) |
| 2014–2018 | Navy (asst.) |
| 2018–2022 | Longwood |
| 2022–present | Saint Louis |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 68–85 (.444) |
Rebecca Tillett is an American college basketball coach who is currently serving as the head coach of the Saint Louis University women's basketball team. She was previously the coach of the Longwood University women's basketball team. She led both Longwood and Saint Louis to their first appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
Career
Griffin graduated from the College of William & Mary in 1999; she was captain of the women's basketball team during her senior year. She began her career coaching high school basketball in Virginia, spending time at Jamestown High School, Osbourn Park High School, and Forest Park High School. In 2013, she took a position as an assistant coach of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team.[1] After one season at IUP, she became an assistant coach at Navy, where she remained for the next four seasons.
In 2018, Tillett became the head coach of the Longwood women's basketball team, her first collegiate head coaching role. She coached at Longwood for four seasons. In the 2021-22 season, she led the team to a 22-12 record and won the Big South Conference tournament, granting Longwood its first appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[2] Longwood defeated Mount St. Mary's in the First Four before losing to NC State in the first round of the main tournament.[3]
Tillett was hired by Saint Louis University to coach their women's basketball team in 2022.[4] In the 2022-23 season, her first year as head coach, Saint Louis won the Atlantic 10 Conference basketball tournament, earning the team its first appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[5]
Personal life
Tillett's parents are both teachers and sports coaches. Her father was a high school basketball and soccer coach, while her mother coached middle school soccer. Her brothers Nate and Daniel are both high school coaches as well, coaching boy's soccer and girl's basketball respectively.[6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Longwood (Big South Conference) (2018–2022) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Longwood | 3–27 | 2–16 | 11th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Longwood | 12–18 | 8–12 | T-7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Longwood | 14–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2021–22 | Longwood | 22–12 | 15–3 | T-1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| Longwood: | 51–68 (.429) | ||||||||
| Saint Louis (Big South Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Longwood | 17–17 | 10–6 | 3rd | NCAA Tournament | ||||
| Saint Louis: | 17–17 (.500) | ||||||||
| Total: | 68–85 (.444)[7] | ||||||||
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Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Rebecca Tillett". IUP Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Fawcett, Dave (April 14, 2022). "Osbourn Park graduate Rebecca Tillett takes over as Saint Louis University's new head women's basketball coach". InsideNoVa. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Northam, Mitchell (March 19, 2022). "No. 1 North Carolina State runs past Longwood 96-68". Associated Press. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Durando, Stu (July 5, 2022). "New coach Rebecca Tillett bringing pieces together for SLU women's basketball". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Durando, Stu (March 5, 2023). "SLU women find their boiling point to earn first trip to NCAA Tournament". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Durando, Stu (April 13, 2022). "Tillett comes to SLU from a family of coaches". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Rebecca Tillett". Sports Reference CBB. Retrieved March 11, 2023.