University of Alabama at Birmingham Women's Basketball

Randy Norton enters his 13th season as the UAB women’s basketball head coach in the 2025-26 season. Since Norton arrived on campus in 2013, he’s guided the Blazers to at least 15 wins in 10 out of 12 seasons. In UAB’s second season in the American Athletic Conference, he led the Blazers to an 16-16 overall record and went 7-11 in league play and is the second wingiest head coach in program history. Norton guided UAB to its second consecutive postseason bid in the WNIT during the 2024-25 season. It marked the eighth all-time appearance and fifth under Norton. From 2017-2020, he led the Green and Gold to three consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time in school history. He led UAB to its first C-USA Regular Season title in 2017-18. Norton was named the 2017-18 C-USA Coach of the Year after leading the Blazers to a record-setting 27-7 overall record and a 13-3 conference record. The Blazers have finished with 12 or more conference wins from 2017-2020. The Blazers have also found success in the classroom under the direction of Norton. The team has recorded 17 straight semesters with a 3.0 GPA and have earned the Conference USA Academic Excellence Award three times (2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21). Norton Notes: 211-159 overall record in 12 seasons 2017-18 Conference USA Coach of the Year Guided the team to its first ever C-USA Regular Season title in 2017-18 Coached 17 All-Conference USA Team members, including five first-team selections in Karisma Chapman (2013-14), Janae Smith (

Brooke LeMar was hired as the assistant coach in July of 2025 and enters her first season with the Blazers for the 2025-26 season. LeMar comes to Birmingham after spending the 2024-25 season at South Alabama as an assistant coach. Before coaching with the Jaguars, she coached one season at Saint Francis, also as the assistant coach. Before LeMar arrived at Saint Francis, she was the assistant coach at the University of Mary, a Division ll school in Bismark, North Dakota. While with the Marauders, she coached two First Team All-League players and assisted with scoring reports, organized and conducted summer camps and assisted with player development. Prior to LeMar’s time in North Dakota she spent a season at California Baptist as a player development coach. As the developmental coach she monitored academic success, managed team film, attended practices, games and meetings, organized community service projects and managed admirative needs. Before beginning her coaching career, LeMar played professional basketball oversees for four seasons. She played in Germany, Australia, Sweden and Denmark. LeMar was named All-German 2 Bundesliga Guard of the Year in 2019. To begin her collegiate career, LeMar played two seasons at Southern Illinois and then finished her last two seasons at North Dakota State. While at North Dakota State, she was named 2015 Summit League First Team and was the 2014 Summit League Newcomer of the Year, while being named to the Second Team. LeMar graduated from

Scoot Simpson enters his third season with UAB overall and his first season as an assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. Simpson became a scout team player with the Blazers while finishing his last semester at UAB in 2023. After he graduated, Simpson was promoted to a student manager in 2024. As the student manager for the Green and Gold his duties included practice and game setup, on-court assistance, managed equipment and gear, assisted in team travel and video support. For the 2024-25 season, Simpson was named the Blazers graduate assistant. As the graduate student he focused on participating in practice and player development, film and scouting, recruiting support, operation and logistics support, game film, film breakdown and editing and technology management. Simpson graduated in the 2023 with his bachelor’s degree in digital forensics.

Miyah Barnes enters her second season as the UAB women’s basketball assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. Barnes spent four seasons in the Green in Gold from 2016-20. For Barnes’ first season with UAB as an assistant coach, she helped guide Sara Bershers and Jade Weathersby to be named AAC Honorable Mention, along with Weathersby who earned a spot on the AAC All-Conference Second Team. For the 2024-25 campaign she helped guide the team to rank nationally in defensive rebounds per game (25th – 28.2), 3-point field goals per game (26th – 8.4) and blocks per game (31st – 4.4). The Blazers also ranked in the top five in eight categories in the American Athletic Conference, which includes 3-point field goals per game (1st – 8.4), blocks per game (1st – 4.4), defensive rebounds per game (3rd – 28.2), assists per game (3rd – 14.3), free throw percentage (3rd – 72.8), field goal percentage (3rd – 41.4), 3-point field goal percentage (3rd – 33.2) and points per game (5th – 67.0). Barnes began her collegiate career at UAB for the 2016-17 season where she appeared in all 30 games and made a freshman-high 27 starts. During her freshman season she was named Conference USA Freshman of the Week twice and netted doubles figures 10 times throughout the season. Barnes finished the season with 30 triples made which was the 11th most by a UAB freshman in program history. She also helped the team set the program record for 3-point field goal percentage (37.3) and finished second in school histo

Taren Martin begins her 13th season as the Associate Head Coach in 2025-26. In her time at UAB, she has been a part of 211 victories, one Conference USA regular season championship and five postseason berths. Martin has coached some of the most decorated players in program history including 2017 Conference USA Freshman of the Year Rachael Childress, First Team All-Conference performers Karisma Chapman, Janae Smith, Zakyia Weathersby, Deanna Kuzmanic and Childress. She coached Second Team All-Conference selection Ashley Grimes, Chelsee Black, Brittany Winborne and Margaret Whitley and All-Freshman selection Denim DeShields, Miyah Barnes, Caitlynn Daniels, Kuzmanic and Childress. Additionally, she helped developed AAC All-Conference Third Team performers Mia Moore and Denim DeShields, while Moore also earned a spot on the All-Newcomer team in UAB’s first season in the American Athletic Conference. Helped develop Jade Weathersby to an AAC All-Conference Second Team during the 2024-25 season. Martin Minutes Enters her 13th season as the Associate Head Coach in the 2025-26 season For the 2024-25 season, helped Sara Bershers and Jade Weathersby earn AAC Honorable Mention and guided Weathersby to an AAC All-Conference Second Team honor Finished the season ranked 25th nationally and third in the AAC in defensive rebounds per game (28.2) Ranked 26th nationally and first in the AAC in 3-point field goals per game (8.4) Ranked 31st nationally and first in the AAC in blocks per game (4.4

Ty Margenthaler was named an assistant women’s basketball coach on April 9, 2025. The 2025-26 campaign marks his first season on staff at UAB. Margenthaler brings over 20 years of coaching experience to Birmingham, including four seasons as a head coach. He comes to UAB after previously spending one season at North Alabama as an assistant coach. He helped guide a UNA player to Third Team All-ASUN, two Player of the Weeks and two Newcomer of the Weeks. Before his time with the Lions, Margenthaler spent a season at Pittsburgh where he served as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator and worked closely with the post players. During his lone season with the Panthers, he helped guide forward Liatu King to All-ACC First Team, ACC Most Improved Player and ACC Player of the Week during the 2023-24 season. He spent the 2022-23 campaign at South Dakota as the assistant coach where he helped sophomore point guard Grace Larkins earn First Team All-Summit League honors as she became the first player in league history to rank in the top five in points (17.5 ppg), rebounds (8.0 rpg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (2.1 spg). Prior to South Dakota, Margenthaler spent six seasons at Saint Louis including his last four years as the associate head coach. The Billikens made three WNIT appearances during that span and reached the WNIT Elite Eight in 2021. Saint Louis marked his second stint with head coach Lisa Stone, following five seasons on her staff at Wisconsin. During their time in Madi