Amaka Agugua-Hamilton

Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (born April 13, 1983) is the current head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team.^[1]

Amaka Agugua-Hamilton

Agugua-Hamilton in 2024
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Virginia
Conference	ACC
Record	48–46 (.511)
Biographical details
Born	(1983-04-13) April 13, 1983 (age 42) Herndon, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Hofstra (BBM) VCU (MA)
Playing career
2001–2006	Hofstra
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2007	VCU (graduate assistant)
2007–2009	VCU (assistant)
2009–2011	Indiana (assistant)
2011–2013	Old Dominion (assistant)
2013–2015	Michigan State (assistant)
2015–2019	Michigan State (associate HC)
2019–2022	Missouri State
2022–present	Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall	122–61 (.667)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MVC regular season (2020, 2021)
Awards
MVC Coach of the year (2020, 2021) Spalding Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year (2020)

Hofstra statistics

Source^[2]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001–02	Hofstra	9	14	50.0%	0.0%	–	2.4	0.1	0.4	0.2	1.6
2002–03	Hofstra	29	329	53.8%	0.0%	55.1%	7.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	11.3
2003–04	Hofstra	26	312	55.7%	0.0%	47.6%	6.5	1.1	0.8	0.8	12.0
2004–05	Hofstra	Medical redshirt[3]
2005–06	Hofstra	31	315	56.1%	0.0%	56.9%	5.6	0.9	1.0	0.8	10.2
Career		95	970	55.1%	0.0%	52.6%	6.0	0.9	0.9	0.6	102

Missouri State

Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was introduced as the head coach of the Missouri State Lady Bears basketball program on April 17, 2019. Agugua-Hamilton replaced Kellie Harper who left to become the head coach of her alma mater, the Tennessee Lady Vols. Agugua-Hamilton became the first African- American female head coach for any sport at Missouri State.^[4]

Inaugural Season

During her inaugural season with the Lady Bears Agugua-Hamilton lead the team to a 26–4 record including a 16–2 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Lady Bears finished the 2019–2020 season ranked 19th in the USA Today Coaches Poll^[5] and 23rd by the AP^[6] and 8th in the RPI.^[4]

The 26 wins by Agugua-Hamilton set the Missouri Valley Conference record for wins by a first year women's basketball coach. Agugua-Hamilton is also the first coach to win an outright MVC title during her rookie campaign.^[7] At the conclusion of the 2020 season Agugua-Hamilton was named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year.^[4][7] The Women's Basketball Coaches Association also named Agugua-Hamilton the Spalding Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year.^[8]

Virginia

Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was introduced as the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball program on March 21, 2022.^[9] Agugua-Hamilton lead the Cavaliers to a perfect 11–0 start during non-conference play in her first season as head coach, but the team faltered in ACC play, going 4–14 to finish the season 15–15.

Personal life

Agugua-Hamilton is a native of Herndon, Virginia and is a 2005 graduate of Hofstra University. She married Billy Hamilton in 2017 and together have a son Eze, born in April 2018.^[4] She is a Christian.^[10]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Missouri State Lady Bears (Missouri Valley Conference) (2019–2022)
2019–20	Missouri State	26–4	16–2	1st	Postseason not held due to COVID-19
2020–21	Missouri State	23–3	16–0	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2021–22	Missouri State	25–8	14–4	2nd	NCAA First Round
Missouri State:		74–15 (.831)	46–6 (.885)
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23	Virginia	15–15	4–14	T–13th
2023–24	Virginia	16–16	7–11	T–10th	WBIT Second Round
2024–25	Virginia	17–15	8–10	T–10th
Virginia:		48–46 (.511)	19–35 (.352)
Total:		122–61 (.667)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion