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Who is Amaka Agugua-Hamilton?
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton is a prominent and current head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball team. Before being selected to coach the Cavaliers, she headed the Missouri State basketball program from 2019 to 2022. Thus becoming the first African-American female head coach for any sport at Missouri State. Her coaching career has included assistant positions with VCU (2007-09), Indiana (2009-11), Old Dominion (2011-13), and Michigan State (2013-15) as well as a four-year stint as the associate head coach at Michigan State (2015-19).
How Old Is Amaka Agugua-Hamilton?
She is 39 years old as of November 2022, having been born on April 13, 1983, in Herndon, Virginia, U.S. Hamilton shares her birthdate with celebrities such as; Dylan Conrique, Poke, Jean-Victor Mackie, Jonathan Brandis (1976-2003), Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), and many more.
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton’s Family
Who are Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Parents?
News on the internet that she lost her mother to breast cancer in 2008. However, her father’s name and whereabouts it not mentioned on the internet.
Does Amaka Agugua-Hamilton have Siblings?
There is no news on the internet showing whether she has siblings or not. In case there is news regarding this matter, we will update it here as soon as possible.
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Education
She received her education at Hofstra University where she graduated in 2005 and earned her bachelor’s degree in business management. Later, she received her master’s degree in sport leadership and administration through VCU’s SportsCentre in 2007.
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Marital Status
She is married to the love of her life Billy Hamilton. They married in 2017.
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Kids
She and her husband Billy have one kid, a son by name of Eze (born in April 2018).
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Career
A Career at Missouri State
On April 17, 2019, she was introduced as the head coach of the Missouri State Lady Bears basketball program. There, she replaced Kellie Harper who left to become the head coach of her alma mater, the Tennessee Lady Vols. This made her become the first African-American female head coach for any sport at Missouri State.
A Career in the Inaugural Season
During her inaugural season with the Lady Bears, she led the team to a 26-4 record including a 16-2 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Lady Bears went on and finished the 2019-2020 season ranked 19th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 23rd by the AP and 8th in the RPI. The 26-wins set by Hamilton set the Missouri Valley Conference record for wins by a first-year women’s basketball coach. Moreover, she is the first coach to win an outright MVC title during her rookie campaign. At the end of the 2020 season, she was named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year. And was also named the Spalding Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
A Career at Virginia
On March 21, 2022, she was introduced as the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball program.
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Height and Measurements
Her body measurements are not mentioned on the internet.
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Salary and Net Worth
At Missouri, she had a pay of $350,000 and has an estimated net worth of between $1 and $5 million.
