Monmouth University named Ginny Boggess as the ninth head women’s basketball coach in program history on April 8, 2021.
Boggess made an immediate impact on the program in her first season with the Hawks. She led Monmouth to a 14-16 overall mark and 9-11 record in MAAC play, marking 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 Boggess at the helm, the 2021-22 team was the fastest to reach double-digit wins in a season since the 2010-11 campaign. Boggess was additionally the second-fastest head coach in program history to reach double-digit wins in her/his inaugural season.
The Hawks made numerous improvements on the offensive and defensive end with Boggess leading the way. The team increased its pace of play and averaged its most points per game and eclipsed the 60-point mark more than any previous Hawks’ team since the 2016-17 squad. Monmouth also held its best team shooting percentage, made the most 3-pointers and dished out the most assists since the 2017-18 campaign. On the defensive end, the Hawks ranked 52nd nationally in 3-point field goal defense and denied the most shots since the 2017-18 season.
Boggess coached Stella Clark to Second Team All-MAAC honors, making her the first Hawk to earn postseason conference recognition since 2019.
Prior to her arrival in West Long Branch, Boggess spent two seasons at Penn State. At State College, Boggess helped develop the Penn State guards, including Kamaria McDaniel who earned First Team All-Big Ten honors as the conference’s second-leading scorer with an average of 19.8 points per game in 2019-20.
Boggess helped guide Maddie Burke to Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year honors, while Johnasia Cash and Makenna Marisa both earned All-Big Ten accolades.
Before her time at Penn State, Boggess spent five years as an assistant coach at Marquette. She helped guide the Golden Eagles to three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances. The program registered a 76-26 record (43-11 in Big East), which included a pair of Big East regular-season championships and a Big East Tournament Championship. Marquette advanced to the NCAA round of 32 in her last two seasons.
At Marquette, Boggess recruited the duo of Allazia Blockton and Natisha Hiedeman, who went on to earn Big East Player of the Year honors in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Blockton graduated as the all-time leading scorer in men’s and women’s basketball history at Marquette and earned back-to-back Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year honors in 2018 and 2019. Hiedeman was selected as the No. 18 overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft, and currently plays for the Connecticut Sun.
Prior to Marquette, Boggess served as an assistant coach at Columbia University from 2013-14. She was pivotal in the major singing of Chamille Zimmerman, who registered the most points and rebounds in program history.
Before trekking to the Empire State, Boggess spent five seasons as assistant coach and co-recruiting coordinator at Jacksonville University. She was responsible for the recruitment of Sherranda Reddick, who became Jacksonville’s all-time leading scorer. She also recruited and developed the 2013 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year in Queen Alford and the 2012 Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year in Crystal Bell.
From 2006-2008, Boggess was an assistant coach at Hofstra University. She helped recruit Shante Evans, who would later become the program’s all-time leading scorer.
A native of Hamlin, West Virginia, Boggess began her collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at Kennesaw State. After one year as a GA, she was promoted to an assistant coach.
Boggess graduated from Wingate University in 2003, averaging 10 points and five rebounds as a four-year starter. She earned South Atlantic Conference awards, both on and off the court. Boggess was selected to the All-Rookie team as a freshman and earned a spot on the conference’s academic honor roll all four years. During her sophomore campaign, Wingate received a bid to the 2001 NCAA Division II Tournament.
