Carnegie Mellon athletic director Susan Bassett has named Jacquie
Hullah as head coach of the women’s basketball program. The
former Dartmouth coach will succeed Gerri Seidl, who resigned in March after 27 years at the helm.
“Jacquie Hullah has had great success coaching at elite
academic institutions. Her unique experiences in higher education
make her a great leader for the Carnegie Mellon women’s
basketball program,” Bassett said. “She has coached at
the highest levels of college basketball, as well as in the
professional game. I am confident that Jacquie will provide
exceptional leadership, mentorship and teaching effectiveness for
our women’s basketball student-athletes. Her commitment to
education is paramount and we are thrilled to welcome her to the
Carnegie Mellon family.”
Hullah began her coaching career in 1980 at Northwestern,
where she spent four years as an assistant. In 1984, she was named
head coach of the Dartmouth College women’s basketball
program, and led the Big Green to five consecutive Ivy League
titles during her nine-year tenure. In 1990, Hullah was one of nine
finalists for the national Division I Coach of the Year
award.
“Led by the vision and passion for excellence by Athletics
Director Susan Bassett, I am excited and honored to join Carnegie
Mellon University as the next head women’s basketball
coach,” Hullah said. “The opportunity to build a
winning tradition at a world-class university while competing in
the most competitive Division III conference, the UAA, is a unique
and special challenge that I eagerly embrace.”
At Dartmouth, Hullah inherited a team that posted a record of
8-15 during the 1983-84 season. By her second year, Hullah led the
Big Green to a winning season and the first of five straight Ivy
League crowns. From 1988-90, Dartmouth went 45-7.
Hullah coached her Dartmouth players to five Ivy League Player
of the Year awards and four Rookie of the Year honors. Two of her
teams received CoSIDA Academic All-American Team awards. In 1991,
she was chosen as head coach of the USA Basketball Olympic Festival
West Team. Hullah reached 100 victories faster than any other coach
in Dartmouth history and was inducted into the college’s
Coaching Hall of Fame.
In 1993, Hullah was selected as head coach of the Arizona State
women’s program. She spent three years leading the Sun Devils
before accepting a post with the Seattle Reign of the American
Basketball League. Hullah spent two years coaching in the
professional league.
Founded in 1996, the ABL closed its doors in 1999. Hullah then
spent time in professional sales and marketing. In 2009, Hullah
elected to return to the sidelines and spent one year as an
assistant with New Hampshire.
In 1978, Hullah earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health
and physical education at Cal State Fullerton, where she played
basketball. She received a master’s degree in physical
education from Penn State.
“My first priority is to focus on developing the talents
of our current players and to lead them towards the attainment of
their highest goals. I look forward to sharing with
prospective scholar-athletes the limitless possibilities that an
education from Carnegie Mellon University has to offer them,”
Hullah said.