University of Richmond Athletics
Roussell Named to 2025 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Preseason Watch List
10/23/2024 | Women's Basketball
RICHMOND, Va. – Aaron Roussell has been named to the 2025 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Preseason Watch List presented by Her Hoops Stats.
Roussell is set to begin his sixth season as head coach of the Richmond women's basketball team in 2024-25 after taking over the reins in 2019. Following a historic 2023-24 campaign, Richmond posted a program-record 29 wins, claimed its first Atlantic 10 championship, and earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament — the Spiders' first appearance since 2005.
Roussell, named the 2024 A-10 Coach of the Year, also celebrated his 400th career win and has climbed to No. 4 on Richmond's all-time wins list following the conclusion of last season. Under his leadership, Richmond has boasted stellar offensive and defensive metrics and finished first in the A-10 in several key statistical categories, including field goal percentage (47.3%, 12th nationally), three-point percentage (38.1%, seventh nationally), assists per game (15.5), blocks per game (5.7), scoring offense (73.1), three pointers per game (9.1) and winning percentage (82.9%, 16th nationally).
Over his 20-year coaching career, Roussell holds a .694 winning percentage with an overall record of 406-179. Prior to Richmond, he spent seven seasons at Bucknell and eight at the University of Chicago, earning multiple Coach of the Year honors and leading his programs to numerous postseason appearances.
To be eligible for the award, coaches must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." The following conferences are considered high-major for the purposes of this award and thus ineligible: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, and SEC. Additionally, Oregon State and Washington State are ineligible this year as membership in the Pac-12 Conference evolves. Interim head coaches are eligible, although total games coached will be taken into consideration.
The 10-person midseason watch list will be announced in January. The five finalists for the award will be announced in March, with the winner being named around the Final Four. Coaches will be assessed across the entire season, including postseason play. Beyond on-court success, other factors such as recruiting, preseason expectations, injuries, and tactical coaching will also be weighed when assessing each candidate. Inclusion on previous watch lists is not a requirement to be considered for future watch lists.
The Spiders open the season on Nov. 4 at Temple with tipoff slated for 8 p.m. before the team plays host to Morgan State on Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. for the home opener and Alumni Game.
Roussell is set to begin his sixth season as head coach of the Richmond women's basketball team in 2024-25 after taking over the reins in 2019. Following a historic 2023-24 campaign, Richmond posted a program-record 29 wins, claimed its first Atlantic 10 championship, and earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament — the Spiders' first appearance since 2005.
Roussell, named the 2024 A-10 Coach of the Year, also celebrated his 400th career win and has climbed to No. 4 on Richmond's all-time wins list following the conclusion of last season. Under his leadership, Richmond has boasted stellar offensive and defensive metrics and finished first in the A-10 in several key statistical categories, including field goal percentage (47.3%, 12th nationally), three-point percentage (38.1%, seventh nationally), assists per game (15.5), blocks per game (5.7), scoring offense (73.1), three pointers per game (9.1) and winning percentage (82.9%, 16th nationally).
Over his 20-year coaching career, Roussell holds a .694 winning percentage with an overall record of 406-179. Prior to Richmond, he spent seven seasons at Bucknell and eight at the University of Chicago, earning multiple Coach of the Year honors and leading his programs to numerous postseason appearances.
To be eligible for the award, coaches must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be "mid-major." The following conferences are considered high-major for the purposes of this award and thus ineligible: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, and SEC. Additionally, Oregon State and Washington State are ineligible this year as membership in the Pac-12 Conference evolves. Interim head coaches are eligible, although total games coached will be taken into consideration.
The 10-person midseason watch list will be announced in January. The five finalists for the award will be announced in March, with the winner being named around the Final Four. Coaches will be assessed across the entire season, including postseason play. Beyond on-court success, other factors such as recruiting, preseason expectations, injuries, and tactical coaching will also be weighed when assessing each candidate. Inclusion on previous watch lists is not a requirement to be considered for future watch lists.
The Spiders open the season on Nov. 4 at Temple with tipoff slated for 8 p.m. before the team plays host to Morgan State on Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. for the home opener and Alumni Game.
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