Xavier University Women's Basketball

Billi Chambers was named the ninth women's basketball head coach in Xavier history on April 5, 2023. Chambers coached Meri Kanerva to 2025 All-BIG EAST Fresh...

Ashlee Kelly was named the associate head coach for women's basketball in April of 2023. She joined the Musketeers after 14 seasons at Iona. Kelly helped coa...

Brianna Sanders was hired as an assistant coach for women's basketball in April of 2023 and was promoted to assistant coach/recruiting coordinator in July of 2025. She joined the Musketeers after spending the 2022-23 season at Iona. Sanders helped coach Meri Kanerva to 2025 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team honors. Xavier ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage defense (.412) during the 2024-25 season. The Musketeers also ranked third in the BIG EAST and 106th in the NCAA in turnovers forced per game (20.1). Xavier made 187 three pointers in 2024-25, ranking tied for 10th in single-season school history. The last time Xavier made 187 or more three pointers in a season was in 2013-14 (204 made three pointers). Additional 2024-25 highlights can be found HERE. Sanders helped coach Aizhanique Mayo to 2024 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team honors and saw Nila Blackford eclipse the 1,000-career rebound mark. The Musketeers also finished the 2023-24 season with 595 three-pointers attempted, ranking seventh in school history. Xavier finished the year ranked sixth in the BIG EAST in three-pointers made per game (6.1). In 2022-23, Sanders helped the Gaels post a 26-7 (18-2 MAAC) record and capture both the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Regular-Season and Tournament Championships. Iona also advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history. Sanders helped coach three All-MAAC honorees in 2022-23 – including the MAAC Player of the Year and MAAC Defensive Player

Gil Weinstein was hired as the women's basketball head strength and conditioning coach in August of 2024. Weinstein spent the 2023-24 season as the director of basketball performance at the University of New Orleans, working directly with both basketball programs. He also worked with the beach volleyball team. From 2022-23, Weinstein served as a strength and conditioning coach assistant at the University of Miami. He worked with both basketball programs during his time in Coral Gables. The men's basketball team reached the NCAA Final Four for the first time in program history, while the women's basketball team advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight – another program first. Weinstein served as the head strength and conditioning coach at Even Yehuda basketball club and Target Basketball Academy from 2020-21. Weinstein is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS), a sport nutrition specialist (SNS) and is CPR/AED certified. The Netanya, Israel, native holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Ruppin Academic Center ('21) and a master's degree in applied physiology from the University of Miami ('22).

Jamie Brown was hired to the sports medicine staff as an athletic trainer in July of 2022 and promoted to Co-Director of Sports Medicine in 2024. She previou...

Jessie Dai joined the Xavier women's basketball staff as the program's intern in September of 2025. Dai was the assistant boys high school coach and head wom...

Kanayo Offodile joined the women's basketball staff as intern for creative content in September of 2024. Offodile served as a creative services intern in ath...

Kevin Hermansader joined the women's basketball support staff as a graduate assistant in August of 2024. He was promoted to assistant athletic director for w...

Matt Witte was named the Xavier Women's Basketball Graduate Assistant in August of 2025. He supports all areas of the program in his new role. Witte was a student manager for the Xavier Women's Basketball program from 2021-25, assisting in the day-to-day operations of the program. He graduated from Xavier in the spring of 2025 with a bachelor's of science degree in sport and fitness administration.