Nicole Woods (basketball)

Nicole Woods

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	UNC Wilmington
Conference	CAA
Biographical details
Born	(1984-06-20) June 20, 1984 (age 40) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
2002–2006	Belmont Abbey College
2007–2008	Nottingham Wildcats
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011	Southern Illinois (GA)
2011–2013	Stetson (assistant)
2013–2023	Charlotte (assistant/AHC)
2023–present	UNC Wilmington
Head coaching record
Overall	19–43 (.306)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As an Assistant: C-USA regular season (2022) C-USA Tournament (2022)

Nicole Woods (born June 20, 1984) ^[1] is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach at UNC Wilmington.

Early life and education

Born Alicia Nicole Woods in Greensboro, North Carolina, Woods attended Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia, North Carolina, and played collegiately at Belmont Abbey College from 2002 to 2006. While at Belmont Abbey, Woods was an NCAA Division II Bulletin Second-Team All-American, averaging 24.1 ppg, less than .01 ppg behind the national leader. Woods was also selected Carolina-Virginia Athletic Conference (now Conference Carolinas) Player of the Year after averaging 7.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists during her senior campaign.

Woods is the school's fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,641 points. Her 676 markers in 2005-06 is a school record.

Woods would go on to play professionally in England for the Nottingham Wildcats in 2007–08, leading the team in assists and ranking second in scoring.

Coaching career

Southern Illinois

Woods began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2009 and remained at SIU until 2011.

Stetson University

In 2011, Woods would accept her first assistant coach position at Stetson University. ^[2]

At Stetson, Woods played a key role when the Hatters and Head Coach Lynn Bria cranked out a school record 23 victories and the program's first WNIT berth in 2012. Woods and the Hatters went on to capture the 2013 Atlantic Sun Championship, earning an NCAA First-Round matchup vs. No. 3-seeded UCLA.

Charlotte

In 2013, Woods was hired to Cara Consuegra's staff at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. ^[3]

Woods would become recruiting coordinator for her final six seasons at Charlotte and Associate Coach in her last. While at UNCC, she'd help lead the team to four WNIT berths (2014, 2016, 2019, 2021) and one NCAA Tournament appearance. The 49ers captured the 2022 Conference USA Championship.

Charlotte racked up five winning seasons and four 20-win campaigns during her time in the Queen City. With Woods on the staff, the 49ers recorded a C-USA winning percentage of .500 or better in nine straight seasons from 2013 to 2022, capped by a 15–3 conference mark in the 2022 championship season.

UNC Wilmington

On April 13, 2023, Woods was named as the 12th head coach in UNC Wilmington's history. ^[4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UNC Wilmington (CAA)(2023–present)
2023–24 [5]	UNC Wilmington	5–25	3–15
2024–25	UNC Wilmington	14–18	8–10
UNC Wilmington:		19–43 (.306)	11–25 (.306)
Total:		19–43 (.306)*
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

References

1. University of North Carolina at Wilmington 2023 Women's Basketball Head Coach Bio, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2023, p. 1
2. "Burge, Woods Join Stetson Women's Basketball Staff". Stetson University Athletics.
3. "Woods named to assistant coaching post". Charlotte 49ers Athletics.
4. "Seahawks Select Woods as Women's Basketball Coach". UNC Wilmington Athletics.
5. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics.