University of Oregon Women's Basketball

In 11 seasons as Oregon's head coach, Kelly Graves has established a winning culture and cemented the Ducks as one of the premiere women's college basketball programs in the nation. Graves – who will enter his 12th season with the Ducks in 2025-26 – was named the seventh head coach in program history on April 7, 2014. The John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2020, Graves will begin the 2025-26 campaign with a record of 241-123 through 11 seasons at Oregon and a 668-2305 overall mark in 31 seasons as a head coach, which includes three years at Big Bend Community College (1989-92). He is 623-285 all-time in 28 seasons as an NCAA Division I head coach, with successful stops at Saint Mary's (1997-00) and Gonzaga (2000-14) before coming to Oregon.

Oregon head women's basketball coach Kelly Graves announced the hiring of Jerise Freeman as assitant coach and recruiting coordinator on June 26, 2024. Freeman comes to UO after two successful stops at Power 5 programs, spending three seasons as assistant coach and co-recruiting coordinator at Utah after a four-year stint at Oklahoma State as an assistant coach. Freeman helped lead the Utes to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2023. Her first season in Salt Lake saw the Utes qualify for their first NCAA Tournament since 2011, setting a single-season school record with 312 made 3-pointers in the process. While at Oklahoma State, Freeman helped guide the Cowgirls to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances (2018, 2021) while advancing to the second round both times. Five players earned all-America honors under her watch, with two being drafted into the WNBA. A native of Wichita, Kan., Freeman finished her playing career at Pacific (Calif.), aver

A longtime assistant under head coach Kelly Graves, Jodie Berry is entering her 12th season with the Oregon women's basketball program in 2025-26. Berry was elevated to associate head coach during the summer of 2021 after spending her first seven years with the Ducks as an assistant coach. She serves as Oregon's post coach and helps in opponent scouting and recruiting. Berry helped lead the Ducks to five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including four Sweet Sixteen runs, three Elite Eight appearances and a Final Four in that stretch. She also helped Oregon to three straight Pac-12 regular-season titles from 2017-18 through 2019-20 and two Pac-12 Tournament championships in 2017-18 and 2019-20. As Oregon's post coach, Berry has developed two WNBA Draft first-round selections in recent years. Ruthy Hebard was selected by the Chicago Sky with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2020 draft, and Nyara Sabally went fifth overall to the New York Liberty in 2022.

Oregon head women's basketball coach Kelly Graves announced the hiring of Eugene native Lisa O'Meara as the Ducks' director of creativity and assistant coach on June 29, 2023. O'Meara joined Graves' staff after spending the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach at Montana. She spent the previous nine seasons at Saint Mary's, six as an assistant coach and three as the team's director of operations. "We are really excited to have Lisa join our program and come home to Eugene," Graves said. "Her experience as a player and a coach, in addition to being from Eugene, will really help her connect with our student-athletes. We love what she will bring to the staff and she will be a great fit." The Gaels qualified for the WNIT in each of O'Meara's nine seasons at SMC while averaging more than 21 wins a season – and never winning fewer than 19. Twice Saint Mary's advanced to the WNIT quarterfinals and five times advanced past the opening round.

Oti Gildon was named director of player development and assistant coach by head coach Kelly Graves on Sept. 21, 2023. Gildon, who played for the Ducks from 2015-19, helped lead Oregon to two Elite Eight appearances and the program's first Final Four in 2019. She is third in program history with 143 games played over four seasons and was a member of two Pac-12 championship teams (2018, 2019). Gildon was Oregon's director of creativity/student-athlete support from 2020-22 and spent the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach at Seattle U on Suzy Barcomb's staff, working with the team's forwards and post players. After graduating from UO in 2019 with a general social sciences degree in crime, law and society, Gildon went on to play professionally in Portugal for Lombos Quina. She averaged a double-double (16.8 ppg, 10.2 rpg) on her way to being named the 2020 Portugal Eurobasketball Forward of the Year along with a Eurobasketball All-Portuguese first-team selection.

Oregon head women's basketball coach Kelly Graves announced the hiring of former Washington standout and 14-year pro Tre Simmons as assistant coach on July 25, 2023. Simmons will enter his third year at Oregon in 2025-26. Simmons enjoyed a 14-year professional career overseas, playing in Greece, Spain, Israel, Czech Republic, Russia, Puerto Rico and France after he completed his collegiate career at Washington, where he was an All-Pac-10 First Team selection in 2004-05. He began his collegiate career at Odessa College in 2001-02 before playing at Green River Community College in 2002-03. Throughout his entire collegiate and professional career, Tre has exemplified leadership, Graves said. His energy and passion are contagious, and our team will love being around him. Tre has an innate ability to connect with people. That, in addition to his deep knowledge and love for the game, make him a tremendous coach and an ideal fit for our program.