Sytia Necole Messer

HE AD COACH

Sytia Necole Messer, was born on to the late Stella and E.J Messer She is the youngest of eight children. She is a 22-year coaching veteran who won a national title and appearances as an assistant coach, was named the 13th head women's basketball coach in UCF history on April 3 , 2022.

Messer is the head coach of the University of Central Florida women’s basketball team following a stint as associate head coach at Louisiana State University for the 2021-22 season. As an assistant coach at Baylor from 2013-14 through 2020-21 Messer helped lead the Bears to a combined record of 260-23 ( 918) in eight seasons, winning eight Big 12 Conference regular-season championships, six conference tournament titles, an NCAA title in 2019, and making six NCAA Elite Eight appearances.

With Messer ’s help Baylor won 32 or more games in each of her in 2019 and second in 2018. Messer ’s eight seasons at Baylor included 23 NCAA Championship victories and at least a tie for the Big 12 regular-season title every year

Messer got her start in coach ng as an assistant coach for two years at Arkansas State in 2000-01 and 2001-02. Other coaching stops for Messer nclude assistant coach ng positions at Memphis (2002-03 and 2003-04) and Georgia Tech tw ce (2004-05 through 2008-09; 2012-13) She has been an honorary chair of Habitat for Humanity and she also is a 2012 graduate of the Center for Coaching Excellence. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and a member of the Black Women Coaching Association.