
West Virginia University Women's Basketball
Coaching Staff (6)

Head Coach
The Kellogg File Personal Information Birthday December 8 Hometown Richardson, Texas Education Austin College, 1998 (Bachelor's) West Texas A&M, 2000 (Master's) Wife Trisha Children Camden, Kayli Coaching History 1998-2000 West Texas A&M - Graduate Assistant (Men's) 2001-05 Montana State - Assistant Coach 2005-12 Fort Lewis College - Head Coach 2012-13 Northwest Missouri State - Head Coach 2013-15 West Texas A&M - Head Coach 2015-23 Stephen F. Austin - Head Coach 2023-present West Virginia - Head Coach Mark Kellogg was named the seventh women’s basketball coach in West Virginia University history on April 5, 2023. Entering his third season with the Mountaineers, Kellogg ranks as the seventh-winningest active Division I women’s basketball coach by winning percentage, holding a career record of 495-136 (.784). In just two seasons at WVU, Kellogg has made a historic impact. He led the Mountaineers to back-to-back 25-win seasons—the best two-year start by a head coach in program history. The 50 total wins during that span are the third-most in any two-season stretch at WVU and mark the first time the program has recorded consecutive 25-win campaigns. Kellogg has coached one AP All American in JJ Quinerly (2024 and 2025), a Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year in JJ Quinerly (2024 and 2025), a Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist in JJ Quinerly (2025) and five All Big 12 Conference Team selections. Additionally, he has produced one WNBA draft pick in JJ Quinerl

Video Coordinator / Assistant Coach
Caden Roberts comes to Morgantown after spending the 2022-23 season at UNC Wilmington where he served as the Director of Women's Basketball Operations. There...

Assistant Head Coach
Erin Grant enters her third season as an assistant head coach for the West Virginia University women’s basketball program. She joined the Mountaineers’ coach...

Associate Head Coach
JC Carter enters his third season as the associate head coach for the West Virginia University women’s basketball program. He joined the Mountaineer coaching staff on April 20, 2023. In the 2024–25 season, Carter helped guided WVU to a fourth-place finish in the Big 12 and the program’s 16th NCAA Tournament appearance, advancing to the second round. The Mountaineers were ranked in every AP Top 25 poll throughout the season, finishing at No. 21 nationally. Star guard JJ Quinerly capped off the season by becoming the program’s 11th WNBA Draft pick. During his first season in 2023–24, Carter led WVU to 25 wins—the most ever by a first-year staff in program history. The team also finished fourth in the Big 12 and earned its 15th NCAA Tournament berth, again reaching the second round. WVU appeared in the AP poll nine times and ended the season ranked No. 24. He came to Morgantown with 20 years of coaching experience, including 10 at the NCAA Division I level. During his career, he has coached two all-American players, two freshmen of the year, and secured the fourth-best recruiting class in the country in 2018. Carter previously served as the Associate Head Coach at Texas Tech University for the past three seasons. In his first season, he helped the Lady Raiders to the program’s highest conference finish under a first-year head coach in the Big 12 era and the most Big 12 wins by a TTU team led by a first-year head coach in eight seasons. Over three seasons, Carter helped rebuild a

Assistant Coach
Jessica Grayson enters her third season as an assistant coach for the West Virginia University women’s basketball program. She joined the Mountaineer coaching staff on April 14, 2023. In the 2024–25 season, Grayson helped guided WVU to a fourth-place finish in the Big 12 and the program’s 16th NCAA Tournament appearance, advancing to the second round. The Mountaineers were ranked in every AP Top 25 poll throughout the season, finishing at No. 21 nationally. Star guard JJ Quinerly capped off the season by becoming the program’s 11th WNBA Draft pick. During his first season in 2023–24, Grayson led WVU to 25 wins—the most ever by a first-year staff in program history. The team also finished fourth in the Big 12 and earned its 15th NCAA Tournament berth, again reaching the second round. WVU appeared in the AP poll nine times and ended the season ranked No. 24. Grayson came to West Virginia after serving as the associate head coach and recruiting Coordinator at the University of Missouri-Kansas City last season. She has familiarity with the Big 12 following a stint as the assistant coach at Oklahoma State University during the 2021-22 season. Overall, she brings 17 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Mountaineer program. Most notably, she has prior experience working with coach Kellogg, serving as the assistant head coach at Stephen F. Austin University from 2016-21. There she helped guide the Ladyjacks to five consecutive 23-plus win seasons and a 122-31 overall record

Assistant Coach / Director of Recruiting
Kasondra McKay joined the Mountaineer women's basketball team in July of 2025 as an assistant coach and director of recruiting. McKay has over a decade of co...
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