Nicki Gross

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Nicki Gross
Vanderbilt Commodores
PositionAssistant to the head coach
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (1989-07-24) July 24, 1989 (age 34)
Emerson, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolAcademy of the Holy Angels
CollegeSeton Hall
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As coach:
2012–2013Monmouth (graduate manager)
2013–2014Bakersfield Jam (assistant VC)
2014–2015Iowa Energy (VC, assistant)
2015–2016Iowa Energy (assistant)
2016–2019Raptors 905 (assistant)
2019–presentVanderbilt (assistant)

Nicki Gross (born July 24, 1989) is an assistant for the Vanderbilt Commodores of the Southeastern Conference.

Summer 2015 also saw Becky Hammon get hired by the NBA's San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach,[1] while Nancy Lieberman, the former D-League head coach and general manager of the Texas Legends, became an assistant coach for the NBA's Sacramento Kings.[2]

Early life and education[edit]

A native of Emerson, New Jersey, Gross graduated from the Academy of Holy Angels in 2007.[3]

Gross played for Seton Hall's women's soccer team as a midfielder.[4] In 2009, she was named Big East Player of the Week and earned MVP honors at the 2009 St. John's Tournament.[5][6] Gross received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.

She then worked as a graduate manager for Monmouth University's men's basketball team during the 2012–2013 season while working on her MBA degree.[7]

NBA Development League[edit]

Gross initially entered the NBA Development League as the Assistant Video Coordinator for the Bakersfield Jam, the NBA Development League affiliate of the Phoenix Suns.[8] She remained in Bakersfield through the 2013–2014 D-League season.

She was hired by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League on July 30, 2015. The Iowa Energy are the NBA Development League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies. At the time of her hiring, Gross was the only female assistant coach in the NBA D-League.[9]

Gross would later be hired by the Toronto Raptors to be the player development coach of their D-League affiliate, the Raptors 905 on November 4, 2016.[10] She served under head coach and former NBA All-Star player, Jerry Stackhouse.

College[edit]

On April 18, 2019, she followed former Raptors 905 head coach Jerry Stackhouse to the Vanderbilt Commodores in the same role she served in the NBA G League.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jul 31, foxsports; ET, 2015 at 6:17p (July 31, 2015). "Grizzlies' D-League team hires female assistant coach". FOX Sports.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ The Sacramento Bee
  3. ^ Locicero, Anthony. "Emerson Native, Iowa Energy Official Lone Female Coach In NBA League", Pascack Valley Daily Voice, March 4, 2016. Accessed April 25, 2016. "Emerson's Nicki Gross is making history as the National Basketball Association Development League’s lone female coach at the moment."
  4. ^ "Women's Soccer – 2009 Roster". Seton Hall Pirates. 2009. Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Seton Hall Women's Soccer Junior Nicki Gross Earns BIG EAST Player Of The Week Honors". Seton Hall University Athletics.
  6. ^ "Nicki Gross – Women's Track and Field". Monmouth University Athletics.
  7. ^ "Nicki Gross named Iowa Energy Assistant Coach". Memphis Grizzlies.
  8. ^ "Jam Announce Coaching Staff Promotions and Additions". nba.com. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015.
  9. ^ "Iowa Energy hire Nicki Gross as assistant coach". USA TODAY.
  10. ^ "Raptors D League team welcomes female coach to staff | CBC Sports".
  11. ^ "Report: Stackhouse to add Gross to staff". Vandy247. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
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