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OLIVIA GRAYSON

ASSISTANT COACH • SECOND SEASON Tulane, 2013 and 2016 • Metairie, La.

Returning to her alma mater, Olivia Grayson joined the Tulane women’s basketball staff as its new director of student-athlete development and video in August 2018. She was promoted to assistant coach for the Green Wave heading into the 2020-21 season.

Grayson was responsible for coordinating daily practices and team activities, community outreach, working with marketing, directing the team’s mentor program, and coordinating video as the director of student-athlete development and video.

Grayson, a native of Metairie, played for the Green Wave from 2009-13 and remains eighth all-time in Tulane history with 1,442 points. She is also fourth all-time in assists (499), fifth in steals (249), 10th all-time in field goals made (487), fifth in field goals attempted (1,349) and seventh in rebounding (750). She holds the program record for games played at 134.

Most recently, Grayson served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Northwestern State women’s basketball in Natchitoches, Louisiana. With the Demons, she was responsible for recruiting, scouting, coordinating camps, team video exchange, organizing team travel, ordering inventory and supervising graduate students in addition to her coaching duties.

Prior to her time at Northwestern State, Grayson was Tulane’s graduate assistant and video coordinator from 2013-2016. While earning her master’s degree in social work, Grayson broke down game film, assisted coaches on court during practice, organized on-campus recruiting, managed social media and assisted with all aspects of team travel. She also designed and organized the team playbook, recruited practice players and managers and was the assistant camp coordinator.

Grayson coached the Kenner Angels AAU program from 2013-16 and manned the sidelines for the New Orleans Blazers boys summer program in 2019.

As a player for the Green Wave, Grayson was First Team All-Conference USA in 2012 and Second Team All-CUSA in 2013. In her first year at Tulane, the conference recognized her on its All-Freshman Team. She was the MVP of the 2011 Tulane Classic and made the All-Tournament team in 2010 and 2011.

She attended the WBCA’s “So You Want to be a Coach?” program in 2013, earned All-Louisiana honors in 2012 and 2013 and was the 2010 Female Amateur Athlete of the Year as awarded by the Allstate Sugar Bowl and Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.

THE GRAYSON FILE...

Hometown: Metairie, La. Alma Mater: Tulane, 2013 and 2016

Playing Experience

Tulane, 2009-13

Coaching Experience

2020-present: Assistant Coach, Tulane 2019: Head Coach, New Orleans Blazers 2018-20: Director of Student Athlete Development & Video, Tulane 2016-18: Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Northwestern State 2013-16: Graduate Assistant, Tulane 2013-16: Head Coach, Kenner Angels