Tiana Carter returns to UAlbany after having spent the last six years furthering her education and beginning a career in collegiate coaching. Most recently, she was an assistant coach at Princeton for two years. Assistant with recruiting for the Tigers, Carter helped recruit student-athletes who helped Princeton maintain their spot at the top of the Ivy League. In each of the last six* seasons, the Tigers have won the Ivy League and concluded their season with less than 10 losses. In Carter’s first year with the team (2022-23), Princeton earned the 10th seed at the Salt Lake City Regional and won the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Carter got her start in collegiate coaching one year after graduating from UAlbany at USCAA Division II Central Maine Community College. After a year in Maine, she served as the graduate assistant for Bentley University. She coached at the NCAA Division II school while pursuing her master’s degree.
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A former standout at the University at Albany, Carter graduated with and still holds the record in career blocks (154). A highly decorated student-athlete, she graduated top-10 (top-6 in Division I) in program history with 642 career rebounds. The 2016 America East Sixth Player of the Year was a member of three-straight conference championship teams - teams that were on the tail end of six consecutive championships for UAlbany - and one team that earned a First Round upset in the NCAA Tournament - a two-point victory over Florida.Â
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A native of Naples, Maine, Carter graduated from UAlbany with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Rhetoric in 2018 and earned her MBA in Law and Taxation from Bentley University in 2022.
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*As with all Ivy League teams, Princeton did not compete during the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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