Joy McCorvey (born July 15, 1988)[1] is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team.

Joy McCorvey
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamStony Brook
ConferenceCAA
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born (1988-07-15) July 15, 1988 (age 36)
Brewton, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
2006–2010St. John's
Position(s)Power forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2012St. John's (assistant)
2012–2018Michigan (assistant)
2018–2021Florida State (assistant)
2021–2024Tennessee (assistant)
2024–presentStony Brook
Head coaching record
Overall0–0 (–)

Early life

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McCorvey was raised in Brewton, Alabama, a small town with a population over 5,000 people. She attended T. R. Miller High School, where she played on the basketball team and graduated in 2006.[2] McCorvey was a top-three finalist for The Birmingham News' Miss Basketball Award, and was chosen for the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game.[3]

Playing career

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McCorvey played college basketball at St. John's University in New York City for head coach Kim Barnes Arico from 2006 to 2010. A four-year captain,[4] she became one of four players in St. John's history to record both 700 career points and 700 career rebounds.[5] She recorded 777 rebounds, third-most in program history.[6]

McCorvey graduated in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in child education.[7]

Coaching career

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McCorvey began her coaching career as an assistant under former head coach Kim Barnes Arico at her alma mater St. John's. When Arico accepted the head coach job at Michigan, McCorvey followed her to Ann Arbor, where she remained an assistant until 2018.[6] In May 2018, McCorvey became an assistant coach at Florida State under Sue Semrau.[4] She was Florida State's lead recruiter before departing in April 2021 to join Kellie Harper's staff for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.[8] On April 1, 2024, Harper was fired and McCorvey was not retained as an assistant.[9] That season, she was named by The Athletic as one of the top 20 assistant coaches in women's college basketball for a future head coaching position, having been a part of seven NCAA Tournaments and eleven 20-win seasons in 13 years as an assistant.[10]

On April 15, 2024, McCorvey earned her first head coaching job when she was officially named as Stony Brook's new head coach.[9]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Stony Brook (CAA) (2024–present)
2024–25 Stony Brook
Stony Brook: 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0 (–)

      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

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  1. ^ "Joy McCorvey - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  2. ^ Reports, Staff (2010-01-06). "Brewton's McCorvey stars at St. John's". The Brewton Standard. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  3. ^ "St. John's Women's Basketball Inks Four Prep Standouts". St. John's University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  4. ^ a b Reports, Staff (2018-05-08). "McCorvey agrees to be assistant coach at Florida State". The Brewton Standard. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  5. ^ Backus, Will. "Tennessee Lady Vols basketball hiring Florida State assistant coach Joy McCorvey". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  6. ^ a b Doan, Minh (2014-11-04). "'The best coaching staff in America'". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  7. ^ "REPORT: Joy McCorvey to join Kellie Harper's staff". 247Sports. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  8. ^ "Lady Vols' Harper hires Florida State associate head coach to basketball staff".
  9. ^ a b "Former Lady Vols assistant Joy McCorvey lands first head coaching job at Stony Brook". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  10. ^ Jennings, Chantel. "Which women's college basketball assistant coaches are on the rise?". The Athletic. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
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