Ebony Gilliam

Biography

GILLIAM’S COACHING CAREER • Kansas State (2014-17; 2021-present | assistant coach) • TCU (2012-14 | assistant coach) GILLIAM’S PLAYING CAREER • Keflavik, Iceland (2005) • TCU (2000-04) GILLIAM’S TROPHY CASE • Two-time Most Impactful Assistant Coaches by Silver Waves Media (2022 & 2023) Ebony Gilliam enters her 12th season on head coach Jeff Mittie’s staff at K-State and her second season as the team’s associate head coach. In her first three seasons at K-State, Gilliam served as an assistant coach on Mittie’s staff, then transitioned to the Director of Recruiting Operations for the next four seasons and then served the last three seasons as an assistant coach. Gilliam’s responsibilities include recruiting evaluation, game plan preparation and player development. Since coming to K-State, Gilliam has helped lead the program to nine postseason appearances including six NCAA Tournaments. Prior to coming to Manhattan, she served on Mittie’s coaching staff for two seasons while he was at TCU and was also a four-year letterwinner as a player for Mittie with the Horned Frogs. During her time at TCU, Gilliam was promoted to assistant coach prior to the start of the 2012-13 season and served two seasons as an assistant coach on Mittie’s staff in Fort Worth. Prior to her promotion, Gilliam served as the Horned Frogs’ director of operations for two seasons. Before she returned to her alma mater, Gilliam spent four years as a high school teacher and head girls basketball coach in the Fort