Sarah Jenkins

Biography

Sarah Jenkins, a former associate head coach at Delaware, was named the fifth women’s basketball head coach in the program’s history on April 3, 2022. The 2025-26 season marks Jenkins' fourth at the helm of the Fightin' Blue Hens. During Jenkins' time as a head coach at Delaware, she has produced three all-conference players: Tara Cousins (All-CAA Second Team, 2024-25), Klarke Sconiers (All-CAA Third Team, 2022-23), and Ande'a Cherisier (CAA All-Rookie Team, 2023-24). Jenkins also led Cousins to the CAA's most prestigious honor, the Dean Ehlers Leadership Award, in 2022-23. Under Jenkins, the Hens have logged 80 or more points 10 times and put up at least 70 on 35 occasions. The Blue & Gold have led their conference twice in three-point percentage in her tenure (2022-23, 2024-25), once in field goal percentage (2024-25), once in field goal percentage defense (2022-23), once in rebounds per game (2022-23), and once in defensive rebounds per game (2022-23). The Hens have won one conference tournament game under Jenkins with their best finish coming in 2024-25 as they reached the CAA Quarterfinals. Jenkins spent the 2021-22 season as an assistant coach at Penn State in between her stops in the 302. No stranger to the Blue Hen family, Jenkins spent four seasons on the Blue Hens coaching staff during her first stint in Newark. She held the title of assistant coach and recruiting coordinator (2017-20) before being elevated to associate head coach and recruiting coordinator during t