Jessica Grayson

Biography

Jessica Grayson enters her third season as an assistant coach for the West Virginia University women’s basketball program. She joined the Mountaineer coaching staff on April 14, 2023. In the 2024–25 season, Grayson helped guided WVU to a fourth-place finish in the Big 12 and the program’s 16th NCAA Tournament appearance, advancing to the second round. The Mountaineers were ranked in every AP Top 25 poll throughout the season, finishing at No. 21 nationally. Star guard JJ Quinerly capped off the season by becoming the program’s 11th WNBA Draft pick. During his first season in 2023–24, Grayson led WVU to 25 wins—the most ever by a first-year staff in program history. The team also finished fourth in the Big 12 and earned its 15th NCAA Tournament berth, again reaching the second round. WVU appeared in the AP poll nine times and ended the season ranked No. 24. Grayson came to West Virginia after serving as the associate head coach and recruiting Coordinator at the University of Missouri-Kansas City last season. She has familiarity with the Big 12 following a stint as the assistant coach at Oklahoma State University during the 2021-22 season. Overall, she brings 17 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Mountaineer program. Most notably, she has prior experience working with coach Kellogg, serving as the assistant head coach at Stephen F. Austin University from 2016-21. There she helped guide the Ladyjacks to five consecutive 23-plus win seasons and a 122-31 overall record