WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Head Women's Basketball Coach Ginny Boggess has announced the addition of Anjalé Barrett as assistant coach. Most recently, Barrett was an assistant coach for Coppin State, where she also served as a recruiting coordinator.
 
"Anjalé exudes passion for our game," said Boggess. "She adds a wealth of basketball knowledge and is an elite skill developer. In addition to bringing infectious energy, she deepens our regional recruiting ties and epitomizes character and hard work. I am beyond thrilled to welcome Coach Barrett to the Monmouth Women's Basketball family."
 
Barrett will primarily work with the Monmouth's guards, and will be heavily involved in scouting.
 
Prior to her time at Coppin State, Barrett was an assistant coach at Columbia, where she was responsible for player development while focusing on guards. She also was involved in scouting, team strategy, recruiting operations and analytics.  Columbia's 17 overall wins and eight Ivy victories were its most in a decade and marked just the second time since becoming a Division I program that the Lions posted a winning season.
 
Under her tutelage, freshman and sophomore guards Abbey Hsu and Sienna Durr earned All-Ivy honors, the first time in 12 years that the Lions put two players on All-Conference teams. Hsu was also named the 2019-20 All-Met Women's Division I Rookie of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Met Third Team.
 
After joining the collegiate coaching ranks at the College of New Rochelle in 2015, Barrett spent two seasons at her alma mater, the University of Maryland, where she served as Director of Player Personnel and Recruiting Operations. In her role, Barrett performed video and scouting related tasks, assisted with recruiting and oversaw Maryland's scout team. The Terrapins won the 2017 Big Ten championship during Barrett's tenure and qualified for the NCAA Tournament both seasons.
 
Barrett's coaching stint at Maryland was followed by one season at LIU Brooklyn, where she coached 2018-19 NEC Rookie of the Year Brandy Thomas and a pair of all-conference honorees.
 
Barrett enjoyed a very successful playing career at Maryland from 2008-12. The four-year point guard and senior captain helped lead the Terrapins to the NCAA Tournament all four years, including three appearances in the Elite Eight as well as the 2009 and 2012 ACC titles. To this day, she ranks inside Maryland's all-time top 10 in career assists (486), 3-point field goal percentage and consecutive games played (130). Her 177 assists as a senior in 2011-12 also rank among the top 10.
 
A 26th overall pick by the Washington Mystics in the 2012 WNBA Draft, Barrett went on to play professionally overseas in France with Club Basket d'Ifs. She led the team to its first playoff and two finals appearances.
 
Follow Coach Barrett on Twitter @AnjaleBarrett.