Amy Mallon

Biography

Amy Mallon, a fixture on Drexel’s bench for the past 19 seasons, agreed to terms on Friday, March 27, 2020 to become the head women’s basketball coach at Drexel University. Mallon became just the sixth head coach since the school became a Division I member. Mallon coached the Dragons to it's 11th straight winning season after posting a 17-13 record, tying for third in the regular season in the Coastal Athletic Association with a 12-6 tab in conference play. Led by First Team All-CAA honoree Amaris Baker, Drexel clinched the fourth seed of the CAA Tournament and received a double-bye to the CAA Quarterfinals. Baker, who led the CAA in scoring with 17.1 points per game. Joining Baker in the conference’s postseason accolades was transfer Deja Evans, who was a defensive powerhouse for the Dragons. Evans finished the season with 66 blocks and propelled herself into the Drexel record book now ranked seventh all-time in blocks. The Dragons defeated La Salle on Nov. 13, 73-40 to earn the program its first victory as members of the Philadelphia Big 5. The home game was one of the 12 home games that Drexel won during the season, marking a 12-2 record inside the Daskalakis Athletic Center. In Drexel’s game against North Carolina A&T on January 17, Cara McCormack scored the 1000th point of her career. Academically, the Dragons finished with a 3.69 team GPA and had four Dragons finish with a 4.0 and a spot on the Dean’s List. Iriona Gravely, Molly Lavin, Laine McGurk and Mariah Watkins al