Sytia Messer is an American women's college basketball coach.

Sytia Messer
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUCF
ConferenceBig 12
Record26–32 (.448)
Biographical details
BornWaldo, Arkansas
Playing career
1995–1999Arkansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001Arkansas State (assistant)
2001–2004Memphis (assistant)
2004–2009Georgia Tech (assistant)
2009–2012Tennessee Tech
2012–2013Georgia Tech (associate HC)
2014–2021Baylor (assistant)
2021–2022LSU (associate HC)
2022–presentUCF
Head coaching record
Overall80–73 (.523)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
OVC regular season (2011)

Career

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She is the head coach of the UCF Knights women's basketball program. She was the head women's basketball coach at Tennessee Technological University from 2009 to 2012, compiling a record of 54–41. From 2012 to 2014, she was associate head coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (2009–2012)
2009–10 Tennessee Tech 14–16 8–10 T–4th
2010–11 Tennessee Tech 23–8 15–3 1st WNIT First Round
2011–12 Tennessee Tech 17–17 11–5 4th WBI First Round
Sytia Messer: 54–41 34–18
UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference) (2022–2023)
2022–23 UCF 14–15 4–11 10th
UCF Knights (Big 12 Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24 UCF 12–17 3–15 14th
Sytia Messer: 26–32 (.448) 7–26 (.212)
Total: 80–73 (.523)

      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. ^ "Sytia Messer steps aside as Tech women's basketball coach". Tennessee Tech. May 15, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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