Emily Garner

Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Cornell University

Experience

2024 – Present: Head Coach, Cornell University

2016 – 2024: Head Coach, Trinity College (CT)

2012 – 2016: Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Army West Point

2010 – 2012: Graduate Assistant/Director of Basketball Operations, Long Island University-Brooklyn

2005 – 2009: Team Captain (08-09)/Player, Lafayette College

Education

2012: Long Island University-Brooklyn, Masters, Secondary English Education

2009: Lafayette College, Bachelors, English

Personal

Hometown: Fairfax, VA

Career Highlights

Career Record
124-55 (.693)

20+ Win Seasons (1)
2022-23

Winning Seasons (7)
2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2019-20, 2018-19, 2017-18, 2016-17

Conference Coach of the Year (1)
2021-22 NESCAC

Conference Regular Season Championships (1)
2021-22 NESCAC

NCAA Tournament Berths (2)
2023-24, 2022-23

From 2016 to 2024, led Trinity to a 124-55 (.693) record, seven winning seasons, one 20+ win season, and two NCAA Tournament berths – rebuilt a program that had only two winning NESCAC seasons in the previous 16 seasons combined (46-103 (.309) record)

The 2021-22 NESCAC Coach of the Year, led Trinity to the first NESCAC Regular Season Championship in program history

In 2022-23, guided Trinity to the most single-season wins (25) in program history

Trinity’s scoring defense finished nationally ranked 23rd in 2023-24 and 18th in 2022-23

As Trinity’s Head Coach, recruited and coached three NESCAC All-Conference Team selections, as well as two Players of the Year and one Rookie of the Year

From 2012 to 2016, helped lead Army to four consecutive 22+ win seasons, two Patriot League Regular Season Championships, one Patriot League Tournament Championship, and four consecutive post-season berths (two NCAA Tournament berths)

From 2010 to 2012, assisted LIU-Brooklyn to consecutive winning seasons and one 21-win season

A three-year starter and Team Captain at Lafayette, graduated as the program’s 8th all-time leading rebounder (665 rebounds) and 7th in career free throws made (302)

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