Assistant Coach Olivia Grayson

ALAN FREY

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH • 16TH SEASON University of New Orleans, 1988 • New Orleans

Alan Frey begins his 16th season with the Tulane women’s basketball team for the 2021-22 campaign, where he will once again work with the Green Wave’s post players. In May 2019, Frey was promoted to Associate Head Coach.

The 2020-21 season marked Frey’s 14th year handling the Green Wave student-athletes on the blocks, as he handled Tulane’s guards during the 2009-10 campaign. In addition, Frey’s areas of focus are recruiting, opponent scouting and individual player development.

During his time at Tulane, Frey has helped the Green Wave post winning records in all but two seasons, tallying a combined 282-171 overall record. Furthermore, the Wave have won a pair of Conference USA regular-season titles and secured nine postseason appearances (2007, 2010-17). Tulane’s 2015 NCAA Tournament appearance marked its first at-large bid since 2003. Its WNIT runs in 2016 and 2017 each tied their longest run in the tournament, reaching the Round of 16.

In the 2019-20 season, junior Krystal Freeman was named Second Team All-American Athletic Conference for the second straight year. She led the team in points, rebounds and shooting percentage. The post defense was a staple for Tulane as the Green Wave finished the season second in the league and 51st in the nation in blocked shots per game.

Frey was instrumental in helping Brett Benzio become just the second player in Tulane women’s basketball history and the third Green Wave student-athlete overall (men’s or women’s) to score at least 1,000 points and pull down at least 1,000 rebounds during her career.

2015 graduate Tiffany Dale finished her career ranked fifth all-time in blocks (155) and sixth in career rebounds (782), all while accumulating 974 career points. Shortly after, 2016 graduate Chinwe Duru finished sixth all-time in career blocks (143) while tying for fourth in career games played (129).

Frey’s recruiting efforts have been instrumental to the program’s overall success in recent years as evidenced by the following: Benzio in 2009, Olivia Grayson in 2010, Danielle Blagg in 2012, Leslie Vorpahl in 2014, Kolby Morgan in 2015 – each All-Freshmen Team honorees. Blagg also claimed C-USA Freshman of the Year honors in 2012, while Morgan became the first first freshman to earn all-conference recognition. In addition, junior college transfer Indira Kaljo was tabbed C-USA Newcomer of the Year in 2009.

A native of New Orleans, Frey joined the Tulane family for the 200607 season after spending the previous two years as an assistant coach for the Loyola (New Orleans) men’s team. His duties with the Wolfpack included recruiting, on-court instruction and practice implementations.

In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Frey spent 15 years coaching the AAU Kenner Angels to 13 Finals Fours and five national championships from 1992-2006. He compiled an overall record of 425-67 during his time with the Angels, including a 138-25 mark at the national tournament.

The 1997 AAU National Coach of the Year, Frey guided the team to the Gold Medal at the 1996 Junior Olympics and a second-place finish in 2005. Frey’s teams amassed 15 Louisiana AAU titles in as many years with a 79-1 record at the state tournament.

Frey also served as an assistant coach for Team Louisiana at U.S. Junior Nationals from 198792, and the 1990 squad won the USJN championship. He also served as an assistant coach (1984-91) and head coach (1992-2004) for the Jefferson Parish Recreation Department All-Stars where he helped the club win a combined 13 International Championships.

During his time with the AAU, Frey helped more than 50 of his players earn Division I scholarships, including Tulane alumni Olivia Grayson, Tiffany Aidoo, Sarah Goree, Rodnelle Hadley, Salome Hector, Mignon Frey, Mary Ann Marino, Lacey Vicknair and Kristi Pertuit. In addition, five of his former players have gone on to play in the WNBA - Vickie, Niesa, Temeka Johnson, Yolanda Moore and Detrina White.

Prior to joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Frey has spent the bulk of his professional career managing not-for-profit organizations throughout the New Orleans area.

A leader in New Orleans philanthropic circles for nearly 20 years, Frey served as the President of the New Orleans’ Chapter of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals in 2005 as well as the President of the Louisiana Chapter of Community Health Charities in 2005-06. He was the executive director of the Louisiana Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from 2000-06.

A 1983 graduate of nearby Jesuit High School, Frey received his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of New Orleans in 1988.

THE FREY FILE...

Hometown: New Orleans Alma Mater: UNO, 1988

Coaching Experience

2019-Present: Associate Head Coach, Tulane 2006-2019: Assistant Coach, Tulane 2004-06: Assistant Coach, Loyola-New Orleans 1992-2006: Head Coach, Kenner Angels (AAU) 1987-1992: Assistant Coach, Team Louisiana (AAU)