Aaron Roussell

Last updated
Aaron Roussell
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Richmond
Conference Atlantic 10
Record94–57 (.623)
Biographical details
Alma mater Iowa ('01)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004 Minnesota State (grad. assistant)
2004–2012 Chicago
2012–2019 Bucknell
2019–present Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall406–179 (.694)

Aaron Roussell is an American college basketball coach, currently the women's head coach at the University of Richmond. Roussell is a 2001 graduate of the University of Iowa and he began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at Minnesota State. After two seasons there, Roussell spent eight years as head women's basketball coach at the University of Chicago. [1] Roussell then spent seven seasons as head coach at Bucknell University before being named head coach at Richmond on April 2, 2019. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Chicago Maroons (University Athletic Association)(2004–2012)
2004–05Chicago 16–99–54th
2005–06Chicago 17–86–85th
2006–07Chicago 18–77–75th
2007–08Chicago 22–611–31st NCAA third round
2008–09Chicago 17–88–64th
2009–10Chicago 19–711–32nd NCAA first round
2010–11Chicago 25–414–01st NCAA quarterfinals
2011–12Chicago 27–114–01st NCAA third round
Chicago:161–50 (.763)80–32 (.714)
Bucknell Bison (Patriot League)(2012–2019)
2012–13Bucknell 15–165–96th
2013–14Bucknell 16–1411–74th WBI first round
2014–15 Bucknell 18–1210–8T–4th
2015–16 Bucknell 25–817–1T–1st WNIT second round
2016–17 Bucknell 27–616–21st NCAA first round
2017–18 Bucknell 22–1015–32nd WNIT first round
2018–19 Bucknell 28–616–2T–1st NCAA first round
Bucknell:151–72 (.677)90–32 (.738)
Richmond Spiders (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2019–present)
2019–20 Richmond 15–177–9T–9th
2020–21 Richmond 13–99–66th
2021–22 Richmond 16–147–98th
2022–23 Richmond 21–118–65th WNIT second round
2023–24 Richmond 29–616–21st NCAA first round
Richmond:94–57 (.623)47–32 (.595)
Total:406–179 (.694)

      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

Sources: [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Hersh, Philip (April 17, 2012). "Roussell leaves Chicago for Bucknell". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Aaron Roussell Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". University of Richmond Athletics. April 2, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ O'Connor, John (April 2, 2019). "Spiders name Aaron Roussell, from Bucknell, women's basketball coach". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Roussell leaving Bucknell, to be new coach at Richmond". The Daily Item. April 3, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  5. ↑ "UChicago Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Chicago Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2018–19 Bucknell Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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