Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development
- Email:
- aanderson@athletics.pitt.edu
- Phone:
- 412-648-8360
Abby Anderson begins her second season as the Director of Basketball Operations and third season overall for the Pitt women’s basketball program in 2024-25. Anderson assists Verdi with overall logistics for the program, along with planning and executing all team travel and activities.
Anderson previously spent the 2022-23 season as the Panthers’ assistant director of recruiting operations. In her role, Anderson assisted the coaching staff in all aspects of recruiting including travel and official visits.
She joined the Panthers’ staff after a successful collegiate playing career at the University of Scranton and Saint Francis College. She capped her career in 2021-22 at the University of Scranton where she led the team in scoring (17.6 ppg), rebounding (9.2 rpg) and assists (2.9 apg). As a graduate student, Anderson earned WBCA All-American and D3hoops.com fifth Team All-American accolades. She also garnered D3hoops All-Region and All-Landmark Conference First Team honors while leading the Landmark Conference in rebounding, ranking second in scoring and fourth in three-point shooting. She also earned WBCA Division III Senior All-Star Team and WBCA Ring of Honor recognition after her strong 2021-22 campaign.
Anderson played her first three years of college basketball at St. Francis College from 2017-2020. For her career, she averaged 4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in 90 games (11 starts). She was a two-time member of the NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll while also being the recipient of the 2019-20 Women’s Basketball Team Coaches Award.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minor in information technology from St. Francis College in 2021 before earning her master’s degree in finance from the University of Scranton in 2023.
