Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- dnewman@athletics.pitt.edu
Head coach Tory Verdi announced the addition of assistant coach Devan Newman to the Pitt women's basketball coaching staff on July 8, 2024.
Newman brings 15+ years of NCAA Division I coaching experience, highlighted by a four year stint at Louisville where she served in a variety of capacities.
Newman arrives from Binghamton where she served as the associate head coach since 2021 and previously as an assistant coach from 2018-21.
During the 2019-20 campaign, Newman helped the Bearcats record the best start (9-0) and the most wins in school history. Additionally, during each of her six seasons, she helped produce multiple all-conference honorees.
Prior to her stint at Binghamton, Newman served as an assistant coach at Weber State from 2011-18. Notably, during the 2015-16 season, the Wildcats won a school record 23 games and reached the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) championship game.
Newman began her career as a graduate assistant at Louisville, before being promoted to assistant director of operations/special assistant to the head coach. She earned her bachelor's degree in sport administration from Oregon in 2007, before earning her master's degree in sport administration from Louisville in 2009.
Devan Newman Coaching Experience
2018-2024 Binghamton - Assoc. Head Women's Basketball Coach/Asst. Women's Basketball Coach
2011-2018 Weber State - Asst. Women's Basketball Coach
2008-2011 Louisville - Asst. Director of Operations/Special Asst. to the Head Coach/Graduate Asst.
