AAMU’s Otis Hughley named new Senegal Women’s National Team coach
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Alabama A&M’s men’s head basketball coach Otis Hughley is tuning up for the Summer Olympics, but not as the Bulldogs coach, but as the head coach for the Senegal Women’s National Team.
Hughley was tapped to lead the Sengal Women’s National team into international play leading up to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Hughley to lead Senegal Women’s National Team
The announcement of Hughley’s appointment to the Senegal WNT was made last week. And while it speaks volumes about his coaching prowess, it also shouldn’t surprise many who know his background.
Hughley — who has worked with the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors as an assistant coach — is no stranger to the international stage on both the men and women’s side, having served more than a decade with the NBA’s China Program, and in 2017 he was named the head coach of the Nigerian Women’s National Team.
“This is an outstanding honor and I am absolutely excited to be selected to take over as the women’s national team head coach,” Hughley said. “This position will not interfere with the duties I have at Alabama A&M University. In fact, this will be helpful as we expand our brand globally.”
— Otis Hughley, Alabama A&M men’s basketball coach
About Coach Hughley
Hughley became the 10th head coach at Alabama A&M in 2022 and has guided the Bulldogs to the Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament in back-to-back seasons, while compiling a 27-41 overall record and a 19-17 conference mark.
A few more facts about Hughley:
- During the 2023-24 season, Hughley coached Chad Moodie, who received the SWAC Freshman of the Year honor and guided the program to the Postseason Men’s Basketball Tournament.
- He began his college basketball coaching career as the head men’s and women’s coach at Wallace Community College – Selma from 1993-97, posting a 135-46 record and earned a pair of men’s conference championships and a region runner-up finish.
- Hughley was also a member of Auburn’s women’s basketball staff in 2018-19, serving as a consultant to head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy. That year the Tigers produced the best record of her nine-year tenure with the Tigers, going 22-10.
- He was head coach at LeFlore High School in Mobile from 2004-10, where he had a 185-20 record, six Alabama State Final Four berths and a 6A State Championship in 2007.
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