Clarisse Garcia

Clarisse Garcia
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCharleston Southern
ConferenceBig South
Record7–52 (.119)
Biographical details
Born (1984-12-18) December 18, 1984 (age 40)
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Playing career
2003–2007Villanova
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2009Seton Hill (GA)
2009–2010Stetson (assistant)
2010–2012Palm Beach Atlantic
2012–2013Alabama (assistant)
2013–2016Wake Forest (assistant)
2016–2021Auburn (assistant)
2021–presentCharleston Southern
Head coaching record
Overall17–66 (.205)

Clarisse Garcia (born December 18, 1984) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the women's basketball team at Charleston Southern University.[1]

Playing career

Garcia played basketball at Villanova from 2003 to 2007, where she was a walk-on player. During her time at Villanova, she was a three-time member of the dean's list, as well as a three-time Big East All-Academic member.

Coaching career

Garcia began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania, before moving on to Stetson in 2009 as an assistant coach.

Garcia was named the head coach at Palm Beach Atlantic University, a Division II school in Florida in May 2010. She compiled a 15–39 record in two seasons before she stepped down to take an assistant coaching position at Alabama in 2012.[2] She spent one season at Alabama before joining Wake Forest as an assistant. She was also an assistant coach at Auburn from 2016 to 2021.[3]

Garcia was named the head coach at Charleston Southern on May 3, 2021.[4]

Head coaching record

Source:

  • Charleston Southern[5]
  • Big South[6]
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (2010–2012)
2010–11 Palm Beach Atlantic 8–20
2011–12 Palm Beach Atlantic 7–19
Palm Beach Atlantic: 15–39 (.278)
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (Big South Conference) (2021–present)
2021–22 Charleston Southern 2–27 2–15 12th
2022–23 Charleston Southern 5–25 3–15 10th
Charleston Southern: 7–52 (.119) 5–30 (.143)
Total: 22–91 (.195)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ Hagwood, McKenzie (2021-08-12). "Garcia, Clarisse | CSU". Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  2. ^ "Clarisse Garcia Steps Down as PBA Women's Basketball Coach". Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Clarisse Garcia named Auburn women's basketball assistant coach". AL.com. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Charleston Southern names Clarisse Garcia Head Women's Basketball Coach". Charleston Southern University Athletics. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Charleston Southern University. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.


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