Assistant Coach Jamelle Elliott

Jamelle Elliott, a 1996 UConn graduate and a key member of Connecticut’s 1995 NCAA National Championship (35-0) team, is in her sixth season as an assistant coach at her alma mater.

Elliott, a four-year letterwinner, helped build the nationally-ranked UConn team and finished her career No. 2 in career rebounding (1,054), No. 5 in BIG EAST career rebounding (558) and No. 11 in UConn career scoring (1,387). Elliott was also only the second player in UConn history to surpass the 1,000 career point and 1,000 career rebound milestone. She is currently tied for fifth in the UConn career record books for games played with 135, never missing a single game in her four collegiate years. In her four years as a player, UConn posted an overall record of 117-18.

After graduating from Connecticut with a degree in business administration, Elliott went on to earn her graduate degree in sports management at UConn in 1997.

In her senior year, she was honored by the UConn Club as its "Outstanding Senior Athlete". She was also named the Most Outstanding Player at the Hartford Courant Connecticut Classic and was a member of the 1995 NCAA Mideast Regional All-Tournament Team.

Elliott, a native of Washington, D.C., was named to the Washington Post All-Metro Team as well as being named Scholar-Athlete at H.D. Woodson High School.