University of Dayton Athletics

Dayton women's basketball head coach Shauna Green is in her sixth season in charge of the Flyers' program.

Green was named the Flyers' head women's basketball coach in September of 2016.

Coach Green was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year for the third time after the 2021-22 season, leading Dayton to the regular season conference title and a 26-6 record overall. The Flyers were 14-1 in A-10 play and earned the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament before falling in the title game. Dayton still earned an at-large berth for its 15th straight postseason appearance, taking on DePaul in the first ever NCAA Women's First Four. The Flyers were victorious in that match-up, their first NCAA victory since the Elite Eight run in 2015. UD would eventually fall to No. 6 seed Georgia, ending a successful campaign. Numerous individuals were recognized under the A-10 Coach of the Year, including A-10 Most Improved Player and Second Team performer Makira Cook. Jenna Giacone was named First Team while Erin Whalen was named Third Team and All-Academic Team. Whalen went on to become the first Academic All-American (Third Team) for Dayton in over 41 years. Araion Bradshaw and Kyle Whitehead picked up All-Defensive Team honors for UD's top 10 in the nation defense.

After overcoming obstacles from the pandemic during the 2020-21 season, the Flyers were able to clinch their sixth Atlantic 10 regular season title after going 12-1 in conference play. Dayton was 14-5 on the season overall and earned the top seed in the 2021 A-10 Championship in Richmond, Va. The Flyers advanced to the WNIT for postseason play and clinched their 14th straight postseason appearance. Numerous individuals earned A-10 season awards, including three major accolades. Redshirt senior Araion Bradshaw was named A-10 Defensive Player of the Year as well as Third Team and All-Defensive team. Fellow redshirt senior Jenna Giacone was named A-10 Most Improved Player as well as First Team honors. Freshman Tenin Magassa earned A-10 Sixth Woman of the Year honors and was named to the All-Rookie team. Redshirt senior Erin Whalen rounded out the awards earning Second Team and All-Academic team accolades.

In her fourth season in charge in 2019-20, Green earned Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honors for the second time and led the Flyers to both the regular season and tournament titles in the conference, the second sweep in program history, both coming under Coach Green's leadership. Dayton earned the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the A-10 and finished the year 25-8. The Flyers rode a 15-game winning streak and did not lose a conference game, pushing the senior class' mark to 35-1 in home A-10 games in their career. Dayton had a trio of players recognized by the A-10 with Jayla Scaife earning First Team and All-Defensive team honors, Erin Whalen named Second Team and All-Academic, and Araion Bradshaw joining the All-Defensive team as well. Scaife and Kyla Whitehead were All-Tournament Team also.

The 2018-19 season saw the Flyers make their 11th straight postseason appearance as Dayton advanced to the first round of the WNIT Tournament. UD finished the season with a 17-14 record overall and a 10-6 Atlantic 10 mark. The Flyers were victorious in the first round and quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament before eventually falling in the semifinals. During the season, senior Lauren Cannatelli rewrote the record books, sweeping single game, season, and career marks for made three pointers and three pointers attempted. She was named second team all-conference and all-academic while junior Jayla Scaife earned first team honors.

Coach Green was named the 2018 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year after guiding the Flyers to the outright A-10 regular season championship and another NCAA Tournament berth. The Flyers finished the season with a 23-7 record overall, a 15-1 conference mark, and a 12-1 home record. Dayton led the A-10 in home attendance and boasted a 16-game winning streak from Dec. 21 to Feb. 21. Green also received the Forty Under 40 Award by the Dayton Business Journal for industry leaders in the Dayton community in May.

In Green’s first year at the helm of the Flyers, she made Dayton women’s basketball history by guiding UD to its first ever sweep of regular season and tournament titles in the Atlantic 10 Conference. She received WBCA National Rookie Coach of the Year honors after leading the Flyers to a 22-10 record, 13-3 A-10 mark, and a berth in the NCAA Division I Tournament. Dayton’s season ended in a hard-fought loss to No. 5 seed and eight-time National Champion Tennessee at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville on March 18.

Under Coach Green’s leadership, the Flyers added many individual and team accolades to their resume throughout the season. Dayton recorded its 26^th 20+ win season, highlighted by an 11-game winning streak to start the 2017 calendar year. From Dec. 32 to Feb. 8, the Flyers did not lose a single game in A-10 play. Individually, senior center Saicha Grant-Allen earned A-10 All-Defensive Team and Second Team honors en route to getting drafted 35^th overall in the 2017 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. Fellow senior Kelley Austria wrapped-up her historic career as the A-10 Defensive Player of the Year as well as A-10 Second Team and A-10 All-Defensive Team. Junior Jenna Burdette and freshman Jayla Scaife also received A-10 awards.

In her previous stint at Dayton from 2012-2015, Green contributed to the success of the Flyers and made an impact on the current state of the program. In 2012-13, Dayton won 28 games, tying the most wins in the modern era of the program. The Flyers followed that up in Green's final season, 2014-15, with another 28 wins, a sixth-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, and the program's first Regional Final. Two student-athletes from that team were drafted in the 2015 WNBA Draft – Ally Malott to the Washington Mystics and Andrea Hoover to the Los Angeles Sparks. Hoover ranks fourth all-time on Dayton's scoring list while Malott ranks seventh.

Green, who has previous head coaching experience at Loras College, returns to Dayton after spending last season at Northwestern as an assistant on Coach Joe McKeown's staff. With the Wildcats, Green helped guide the 2015-16 squad to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals where the Wildcats fell to eventual conference champion Maryland. NU went on to earn a berth in the WNIT before falling to San Diego to end the season.

In just one year at Northwestern, Green helped numerous student-athletes earn athletic and academic accolades. Junior guard Nia Coffey earned WBCA All-America and All-Region honors while eight Wildcats were named Academic All-Big Ten. Junior guard Ashley Deary was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and All-Defensive Team as well.

Green also has a previous coaching stint at Providence College. With the Friars, she served as recruiting coordinator which carried over to the same role at Dayton. Green was responsible for recruiting many of the current players on the Flyer team.

A 2002 graduate of Canisius, Green received a degree in business marketing. She went on to earn a master's degree in physical education with an emphasis in athletic administration from Loras. Green and her husband, Andy, have one son, Matteo.
 

Year	School	Record	Pct.	Season Highlights
2005-06	Loras College	12-15	.444
2006-07	Loras College	17-10	.629
2016-17	Dayton	22-10	.688	A-10 Regular Season & Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament First Round
2017-18	Dayton	23-7	.767	A-10 Regular Season Champions, NCAA Tournament First Round
2018-19	Dayton	17-14	.548	WNIT First Round
2019-20	Dayton	25-8	.758	A-10 Regular Season & Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament First Round
2020-21	Dayton	14-5	.737	A-10 Regular Season Champions, WNIT First Round
2021-22	Dayton	26-6	.812	A-10 Regular Season Champions, NCAA First Round
Dayton Total	6 seasons	127-50	.718
Career Total	8 seasons	156-75	.675