Willnett Crockett

Biography

Los Angeles native Willnett Crockett enters her third season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at USC. She joined the Trojans in August 2023, bringing 13 years of coaching experience to her role with the Women of Troy. "Coach Will is a winner,” USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb said of Crockett. "She won two national titles right here in LA as a top high school player. She was an All-American and Gatorade State Player of the Year in California, and then went on to win two national titles in college. She has literally walked in the shoes that our players aspire to, and she will be a terrific mentor and leader for them. She has also built a tremendous reputation as a college coach. At Temple, she had a hand in all aspects of a winning program and helped develop pros. I am most excited to add Coach Will for the quality of human being she is. A woman of high character and work ethic, we are thrilled she has come home to LA to help USC Women’s Basketball achieve our goals.” A product of Narbonne High School in Los Angeles, Crockett played collegiate basketball at UConn before being drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks and continuing in a pro career that saw her play in the WNBA and internationally. Her coaching career began at Temple, where she spent 13 years as an assistant coach. With the Owls, Crockett helped head coach Tonya Cardoza become the winningest coach in program history with 251 victories. During Crockett’s tenure at Temple, the Owls made three trips to the