Angel Elderkin
Angel Elderkin
Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Appalachian State University
Experience
2014 – Present: Head Coach, Appalachian State University
2013 – 2014: Assistant Coach, Louisiana State University
2012 – 2013: Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, St. John’s University
2011 – 2012: Director of Video Operations, Louisiana State University
2007 – 2011: Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, University of Virginia
2005 – 2007: Video Coordinator (06-07)/Graduate Assistant (05-06), University of Tennessee
2001 – 2005: Assistant Coach, Siena College
1999 – 2001: Special Assistant to the Head Coach, East Tennessee State University
1995 – 1999: Player, University of Southern Maine
Education
2001: East Tennessee State University, Masters, Physical Education and Exercise Science
1999: University of Southern Maine, Bachelors, Sociology
Personal
Hometown: East Providence, RI
Career Highlights
Career Division I Wins
117
20+ Win Seasons (1)
2018-19
Winning Seasons (3)
2021-22, 2020-21, 2018-19
Post-Season Berths (1)
2018-19 WBI Championship
2017 United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award recipient
Led Appalachian State to the 2018-19 WBI Tournament Championship
Has led App State to 117 overall wins and three winning seasons, as well seven wins in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament
Has twice guided App State (2020-21 & 2018-19) to the most Sun Belt Conference wins (10) in program history
In 2018-19, led App State to the program’s most single-season wins (22) in seven seasons and first post-season berth (WBI) in six seasons
As App State’s Head Coach, has recruited and coached 10 Sun Belt All-Conference Team selections, as well as one Newcomer of the Year
Helped lead Tennessee to the 2006-07 National Championship
As a Division I Assistant Coach, assisted LSU, St. John’s, Virginia, and Tennessee to a combined total of eight NCAA Tournament berths
As Virginia’s Recruiting Coordinator, signed four consecutive classes that ranked in the top-20 nationally
As a student-athlete at Southern Maine, helped lead the program to four Little East Conference Regular Season Championships, three Little East Conference Tournament Championships, and four NCAA Tournament berths (1997-98 National Runner-Up)
News & Media
9/24/21 – Head Coach Angel Elderkin Signs Contract Extension
4/8/19 – Head Coach Angel Elderkin Signs Four-Year Extension
3/12/19 – This Game Saved My Life: Angel Elderkin (The Players’ Tribune)
4/1/17 – The Angel Elderkin Story (The Appalachian)
Head Coach Record
| Season | School | Overall | Conference | Championships | Post-Season |
| 2014-15 | App State | 14-16 | 9-11 | ||
| 2015-16 | App State | 10-20 | 7-13 | ||
| 2016-17 | App State | 12-19 | 6-12 | ||
| 2017-18 | App State | 8-23 | 5-13 | ||
| 2018-19 | App State | 22-14 | 10-8 | WBI Champions | |
| 2019-20 | App State | 11-19 | 8-10 | ||
| 2020-21 | App State | 15-12 | 10-8 | ||
| 2021-22 | App State | 14-12 | 8-4 | ||
| 2022-23 | App State | 11-20 | 6-12 | ||
| 2023-24 | App State | ||||
| Career | 117-155 (.430) | 69-91 (.431) |