University of Southern California Women's Basketball

Now entering her sixth season as head coach at USC, Lindsay Gottlieb has guided Women of Troy to historic runs with back-to-back NCAA Elite Eight appearances in 2024 and 2025. Also a two-time finalist for the Werner Ladder National Coach of the Year award, Gottlieb led USC to its second-ever Pac-12 Tournament title in 2024 and its first-ever Big Ten regular-season title in 2025. USC also earned a No. 1 seed in the 2024 and 2025 NCAA Tournaments, marking the first time in over 40 years the program has done so. With Gottlieb at the helm, USC made its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance during the 2025-26 season—marking the program’s longest streak since a five-year run from 1991-95. The Trojans finished 18-4 overall and 9-9 in conference play. As a squad, USC reached the Second Round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament following a 71–67 overtime victory against Clemson in the opening round. In a season that saw JuJu Watkins become USC’s third Naismith Trophy winner, Gottlieb’s 2024-25 Trojans reached the Elite Eight and earned the most wins by the program since 1986 with their 31-4 overall record in its first season as members of the Big Ten Conference. USC also rose to its highest national ranking since 1984 in holding a spot at No. 2 in the nation the week of March 4, 2025. Gottlieb was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year in helping the Trojans to a 17-1 mark and winning the regular-season title. By the close of USC’s first Elite Eight appearance in 30 years,

Beth Burns enters her fourth season as associate head coach under Lindsay Gottlieb and sixth overall season of service with the Women of Troy. The respected veteran brings in 30 years of work in collegiate women's basketball when she rejoined the USC coaching ranks in June 2022 following five seasons at Louisville. "Beth Burns is one of the most accomplished, most respected coaches in our game," Gottlieb said. "What is more, she is the perfect fit at this time for the direction of USC basketball. We aim to win championships, and Coach B brings a championship pedigree. She will make a direct impact on the development of our players, as well as add another dynamic element to our ability to elevate our competitive abilities, particularly on the defensive end of the floor. "I have known Beth for nearly my whole career. She is highly respected by coaches at all levels on the west coast, and players love playing for her," Gottlieb added. "I have wanted to work with her for quite some time, and I'm thrilled that our administration has made a commitment to hiring the strongest staff I could ask for. I'm so excited about the opportunity to do special things here in Troy." The defensive-minded coach most recently served as the special assistant to the head coach at Louisville, which made two Final Four and two Elite Eight appearances while Burns was on staff. She also was an associate head coach at USC for three seasons after an impressive career at the helm of San Diego State. Burns s

USC alum Courtney Jaco enters her third season as an assistant coach at USC, having served the previous two seasons as director of player development under head coach Lindsay Gottlieb. Jaco also spent two seasons as USC's video coordinator. USC's No. 2 all-time 3-point shooter, Jaco returned to Troy following a professional playing career overseas and a season as a women's basketball intern at Stanford. Jaco moved into an assistant coach role in July 2023, taking on recruiting responsibilities along with on- and off-court coaching and scouting. She continues to oversee USC player development, including film work and individual assessment and training as well as financial literacy and career development for the Women of Troy. Jaco also serves as a liaison to resources such as nutrition, mental performance and recovery. Before closing down her USC playing career in 2017, Jaco picked up back-to-back All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and earned Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention as a senior. She still stands as USC's most productive 3-point shooter, ranked No. 1 all-time with a 35.8 percent career effort from beyond the arc while moving up to No. 2 all-time with her 217 threes landed. A freshman on USC's 2014 Pac-12 Tournament Championship team, Jaco would close her USC career with 65 starts in 127 appearances as a Trojan. Jaco played professionally for a season in Greece at the club Esperides, where she was the team's second leading scorer with 12.2 points per game in 2018-19. A

Jonathan Yim, a seasoned basketball mind with over a decade of experience across the NBA and G League, was named an assistant coach by USC women's basketball...

Kelly Dormandy enters her second season as USC's director of women’s basketball sports performance, having joined USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb's support staff on June 16, 2023. Dormandy boasts a decorated resume of work with championship teams. While at USC previously, she helped see her Trojan teams win a 2014 Pac-12 women’s basketball championship, a NCAA soccer title in 2018 and two beach volleyball crowns in 2016 and 2017. And as head strength and conditioning coach for the LA Sparks, she experienced a 2016 WNBA Championship as well. “With an opportunity to hire for the position of Director of Women’s Basketball Sports Performance, I sought to find and recruit the absolute best in the country. That is what we got with the hire of Kelly Dormandy, and I’m thrilled for our athletes and our program.” Gottlieb said. "Kelly is a game changer. She is a competitor, an innovator and a winner. She has helped to produce national and WNBA championship teams as well as having trained pros in various sports. At this key juncture of our program, her impact will be paramount. In bringing Kelly back to USC, we are giving our athletes the absolute best opportunity to reach their potential both at USC and beyond.” Dormandy comes to USC after two seasons at Georgia women’s soccer’s strength and conditioning coach. Prior to that, Dormandy was associate athletics director for sports performance at Loyola Marymount from 2021-22 and had served as assistant athletics director for strength and

A veteran coach at collegiate and WNBA levels, Nikki Blue is joining Lindsay Gottlieb’s women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, Gottlieb announced on April 23, 2025. A Southern California native, Blue brings professional playing and coaching experience to her role with the Trojans. "I’m thrilled for our team and the Trojan Family to be able to add someone of Nikki Blue’s caliber to our coaching staff,” Gottlieb said. "We have elite players who want to eventually become pros, so we wanted to add someone who has pro experience and who is also committed to pouring into young people on and off the court. Nikki also brings elite X and O experience and a winning character. Her life and basketball experiences will add immensely to the culture we’ve built and the direction we want to continue to go.” Blue comes to USC from the Los Angeles Sparks, where she served as an assistant coach following time as interim head coach for the Phoenix Mercury in the final 28 games of the 2023 WNBA Season. Her professional coaching career began with the Mercury as an assistant coach in 2022 after spending 16 seasons at the Division I collegiate level. "I’m incredibly honored to join the USC women’s basketball program and I’m deeply grateful to Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb for the opportunity to be part of a culture built on trust, authenticity, and excellence,” Blue said. "I’ve always admired coach Gottlieb as a brilliant strategist and transformational leader whose impact goes beyond the gam

Rex Greabell enters his second season as director of video for USC women's basketball. He has prior experience working with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA, and also previously served as video coordinator for Arizona State women's basketball.

Ryan Cohan enters his third season as assistant athletic director for women's basketball operations, bringing significant experience in women's basketball to the Trojan program. A Los Angeles native, Cohan earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Arizona State, where he spent 11 years working with the Sun Devils women's basketball program. He served six seasons as director of operations, functioning as the team liaison to various athletic department and campus units, overseeing the program's operating budget, team travel and booster club, organizing team community service outings and leading grassroots marketing efforts. He also assisted with game scheduling and the program's digital media initiatives. Cohan spent two seasons with the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, where he held positions both with the club's marketing and public relations office and its sales staff. During his time with the Mercury, the team advanced to the Western Conference Finals (2013) and won the WNBA Championship (2014). In September 2022, Cohan took a position as associate director of athletics at Cal Maritime, overseeing business operations, advancement and marketing and assisting in gameday operations and human resources. Cohan earned a degree in broadcast journalism and a master's in higher & postsecondary education — both from ASU.

Selena Castillo was hired as General Manager of USC Women's Basketball on July 1. She brings extensive experience from Duke women's basketball, where she served as director of external affairs overseeing NIL, marketing, communications, creative, alumni relations, fundraising, and strategic partnerships. Prior to Duke, she worked at the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and Event Development Institute managing high-level national and international events. She also served as a high school and AAU girls basketball coach and founded a women's basketball league. Castillo played college basketball at Emory, graduating in 2014 as a conference champion and two-time all-conference honoree. She stands as Emory's all-time career steals leader and holds single-season steals records. She earned a bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic from Emory and an MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business in 2024. A native of Tampa, Florida, she was inducted into the Academy of the Holy Names Athletics Hall of Fame in March 2025.

Los Angeles native Willnett Crockett enters her third season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at USC. She joined the Trojans in August 2023, bringing 13 years of coaching experience to her role with the Women of Troy. "Coach Will is a winner,” USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb said of Crockett. "She won two national titles right here in LA as a top high school player. She was an All-American and Gatorade State Player of the Year in California, and then went on to win two national titles in college. She has literally walked in the shoes that our players aspire to, and she will be a terrific mentor and leader for them. She has also built a tremendous reputation as a college coach. At Temple, she had a hand in all aspects of a winning program and helped develop pros. I am most excited to add Coach Will for the quality of human being she is. A woman of high character and work ethic, we are thrilled she has come home to LA to help USC Women’s Basketball achieve our goals.” A product of Narbonne High School in Los Angeles, Crockett played collegiate basketball at UConn before being drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks and continuing in a pro career that saw her play in the WNBA and internationally. Her coaching career began at Temple, where she spent 13 years as an assistant coach. With the Owls, Crockett helped head coach Tonya Cardoza become the winningest coach in program history with 251 victories. During Crockett’s tenure at Temple, the Owls made three trips to the