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Sources: Coquese Washington to join SMU's staff as assistant coach

Talia-HS-white-300x300by: Talia Goodman04/27/26TaliaGoodmanWBB

Former Rutgers head coach Coquese Washington will be joining Adia Barnes’ staff at SMU as an assistant coach, sources told On3.

During four seasons at the helm, Washington compiled a 42-84 record, including an 11-61 mark in Big Ten play.

Prior to her time at Rutgers, Washington spent time at Notre Dame and Oklahoma as an assistant and Penn State as a head coach. The Nittany Lions saw success under Washington, reaching the NCAA Tournament four consecutive seasons from 2011-14.