Anjalé Barrett joined the Monmouth staff in May of 2021 as assistant coach.
Barrett primarily works with the Monmouth’s guards and is heavily involved in scouting.
In her first season with the Hawks, she helped coach Monmouth to a 12-win turnaround that also included a seven-win improvement in conference contests. It was the largest turnaround in program history from one year to the next in both overall and conference victories. It was also the most overall and conference wins for the Hawks since the 2018-19 season.
With Barrett’s guidance, Stella Clark garnered Second Team All-MAAC accolades, making her the first Monmouth player to earn postseason conference recognition since 2019. Barrett also played an instrumental role in the development of second-year guard Ariana Vanderhoop, who improved her scoring, rebounding and assist averages, while also increasing her shooting efficiency from inside the 3-point line.
Barrett arrived in West Long Branch after serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Coppin State.
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.
