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Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (born April 13, 1983) is the current head coach of the Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team.
Missouri State
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was introduced as the head coach of the Missouri State Lady Bears basketball program on April 17, 2019. Agugua-Hamilton replaced Kellie Harper who left to become the head coach of her alma mater, the Tennessee Lady Vols. Agugua-Hamilton became the first African- American female head coach for any sport at Missouri State.
Inaugural Season
During her inaugural season with the Lady Bears Agugua-Hamilton lead the team to a 26-4 record including a 16-2 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Lady Bears finished the 2019-2020 season ranked 19th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 23rd by the AP and 8th in the RPI.
The 26 wins by Agugua-Hamilton set the Missouri Valley Conference record for wins by a first year women's basketball coach. Agugua-Hamilton is also the first coach to win an outrightMVC title during her rookie campaign. At the conclusion of the 2020 season Agugua-Hamilton was named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year.The Women's Basketball Coaches Association also named Agugua-Hamilton the Spalding Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year.
Personal Life
Agugua-Hamilton is a native of Herndon, Virginia and is a 2005 graduate of Hofstra University. She married Billy Hamilton in 2017 and together have a son Eze, born in April 2018.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Missouri State Lady Bears (Missouri Valley Conference) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Missouri State | 26–4 | 16–2 | 1st | Postseason not held due to COVID-19 | ||||
| Missouri State: | 26–4 (.867) | 16–2 (.889) | |||||||
| Total: | 26–4 (.867) | ||||||||
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