Texas Christian University Women's Basketball

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Adam Linens arrived at TCU in June of 2025 as a senior assistant director of human performance. In his role, Linens oversees all aspects of sports performance for the Horned Frog women's basketball program, including strength and conditioning, performance testing and individual programming. A 20-year veteran of the industry, Linens arrived in Fort Worth following a six-year appointment as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Charlotte Hornets. He previously served as the lead strength and conditioning coach for Oregon basketball for four seasons from 2015-18. Linens has developed five NBA Draft picks and three WNBA Draft selections over his career. He coached four All-Americans and three Pac-12 players of the year. Linens led the Ducks to a trio of Pac-12 championships during his tenure in Eugene, highlighted by a sweep of the women's regular season and tournament titles in 2017-18. In 2017-18, he oversaw human performance for both Oregon basketball programs and coached Sabrina Ionescu, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft. He mentored Pac-12 Players of the Year Dillon Brooks (2017) and Payton Pritchard (2020), both NBA Draft selections. Prior to Oregon, Linens accumulated 10 years of experience in strength and conditioning and athletic training with NBA, WNBA and NBA G League teams including the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Atlanta Dream. A North Carolina native, Linens earned a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science from UNC in 2005

Adeola Akomolafe is in her 10th season with TCU women's basketball and third as the program's director of recruiting operations and student athlete developme...

Jessie Craig is in her third season with TCU women's basketball, serving in a dual role of assistant coach and director of operations. Craig's chief responsi...

Minyon Moore, a rising star in the coaching ranks and former three-time All-Pac-12 defensive team guard, is entering her third year as an assistant women's b...

Nia Jackson, a former All-Pac 10 player and emerging name in the college basketball coaching ranks, is entering her third year as an assistant women's basket...

Nolan Wilson, one of the brightest up-and-coming coaches in college basketball, will start his second season as an assistant women's basketball coach at TCU ...

Petra Knight is entering her second season as an assistant athletic trainer at TCU. She serves as the primary athletic trainer for the Horned Frogs women's basketball team. Knight made the move to Fort Worth after spending three years as an assistant athletic trainer at Creighton, where she worked with the Bluejay women's basketball and rowing teams. She previously enjoyed a four-year stint as an athletic trainer at Saint Louis from 2017-21. During her tenure in the Gateway City, Knight was the athletic trainer for women's basketball, field hockey and cross country. Knight also worked at Carson-Newman from 2015-17 as the athletic trainer for men's soccer, women's basketball and tennis. Knight, who grew up just down the road in Dallas, got her start in sports medicine as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the Murray State softball team from 2011-13. Knight went on to serve in the head athletic training position at Ritenour High School in St. Louis for two years. She earned a Master of Science degree in human development and leadership at Murray State in 2013. Knight is a 2011 graduate of Missouri Valley College with Bachelor of Science degrees in exercise science and athletic training. Knight is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) and the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee. She is certified as a professional rescuer through the American Red Cross as a corrective exercise specialist and a graston technique provider.

When the 2025-26 season begins, Xavier Lopez will start his third year as the associate head coach of TCU women's basketball. Lopez, who goes by Xavi (Cha-ve...