Wagner College Athletics

Terrell Coburn became the first African American head coach in program history ahead of the 2021-22 season. Prior to be named head coach, Coburn was an assistant coach on Grymes Hill for five seasons.

"I am extremely blessed and appreciative for the opportunity to lead the Wagner women's basketball program," Coburn said. "Thank you to Walt Hameline for entrusting me with this position. I would like to thank my family, friends, and mentors for their unwavering amounts of love and support. I am thrilled and excited to continue to build upon the foundation we have established and we will continue to grow as a team to reach new heights."
 
Coburn began his coaching journey as a graduate assistant before moving into a director of player development role at his alma mater, the University of Central Arkansas. In his two seasons with the Sugar Bears, the team went a combined 42-22, while qualifying for the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) in 2011.
 
Following his time at Central Arkansas, Coburn accepted an assistant coaching position at Long Island University, where he spent five seasons.
 
While at LIU, the Blackbirds qualified for the NEC Tournament in four of the five seasons while notching the biggest win in program history, defeating Big 12 member, Oklahoma State.
 
A large part of the Blackbirds success was thanks to the recruiting efforts by Coburn. In 2013 and 2014, LIU ranked among the nation's top-50 recruiting classes, according to Dan Olsen's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. Coburn targeted student-athletes from California, Florida, Texas, New Jersey and New York to attend the Downtown Brooklyn institution.
 
Before accepting the assistant coaching position at Wagner, Coburn was on the sidelines as an assistant at ASA College in Downtown Brooklyn. There he helped guide the Avengers to a 22-4 record in 2015-16. ASA reached the Elite Eight of the NJCAA National tournament that season.

In his first season as head coach, Coburn earned his first victory in his first-ever game as a head coach on November 9, 2021 at NJIT. Coburn also led Wagner to one of the biggest wins in program history as they defeated St. John's 62-59 at the Spiro Sports Center on December 12, 2021.

After winning four out of the first five games in the 2021-22 season, Coburn guided the Seahawks to a NEC Tournament appearance. Coburn notched his first NEC Tournament victory on March 7 against LIU at the Spiro Sports Center.

Under Coburn's guidance, Emilja Krista Grava earned First Team All-NEC honors along with Third Team All-Met honors. Zhaneia Thybulle was named Third Team All-NEC while Lina Loceniece was named to the NEC All-Rookie Team.

With 16 regular season wins in his first season, Coburn finished sixth in the nation in wins for a first-year head coach.

Coach Coburn has been a driving force of improvement for several Seahawks, most notably Emilija Krista Grava, who was named to three-straight All-NEC First Teams.

In his first season at the helm of the Seahawks, Coburn led the Seahawk defense a top-10 finish nationally in three-point field goal percentage against. Along with the team's three-point percentage, the 2021-22 Seahawks defense finished 29th in the nation with 19.21 turnovers forced per game. Wagner finished 59th in the nation as they allowed 58.2 points per game during the 2021-22 season.

Wagner finished in the top-75 in the nation with a +2.79 turnover margin and 74th with 9.0 steals per game.

Along with Emilija Krista Grava, Coburn watched Zhaneia Thybulle earn back-to-back All-NEC Third Team honors as she finished first in the conference in assists during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. Thybulle also finished 91st in the nation in assists per game in the 2022-23 season.

Coburn also saw the development of Alex Cowan, who was named All-NEC Second Team for the 2022-23 season, Cowan finished top-five in the NEC in scoring.

Coburn guided Wagner to a 6-0 start to begin NEC play during the 2022-23 season, the best conference start in program history.

During the 2022-23 season, Wagner finished the season 52nd nationally with 9.4 steals per game, 11th with 20.46 turnovers forced per game and 15th with a +5.54 turnover margin.
 
During his third season at the helm of the Seahawks, Coburn guided the Seahawks to 38th nationally with 19.14 turnovers forced per game. Wagner also ranked 50th in the nation with 9.7 steals per contest.

Wagner's 30 steals against Saint Elizabeth on December 30, 2023 was the most in a single game in program history and the fifth-most in a single game in the nation during the season. Rakisha Ballinger broke a 30-year old single game steals record in the contest with 12.

Under Coburn, Ballinger saw a spike in her points per game average. As a sophomore during the 2022-23 season, Ballinger averaged 3.6 points per game before averaging 8.7 during her junior season during the 2023-24 campaign.

Coburn also saw the emergence of transfers Semie Brar and Taleah Washington. Brar averaged a team-high 9.4 points per game. Brar notched a career-high 26 points against Iona on November 27, 2023 and eclipsed 20 points or more on three separate occasions.

Taleah Washington finished her first season on Grymes Hill second on the Seahawks with 9.2 points per game and 3.8 assists per game. Washington's assists per game ranked second in the NEC and first on the Seahawks. Washington poured in a career-high 29 points against LIU on January 8 was the most since Emilija Krista Grava scored 32 on March 5, 2021.

Coburn also led the guidance of freshman Kiera Edmonds, who earned All-NEC Rookie Team honors as a freshman for the Seahawks. Edmonds averaged a team-high 9.9 points and 7.8 rebounds during NEC play. Edmonds earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors on three separate occasions during her first season on Grymes Hill. Edmonds also picked up four double-doubles during the season, including three in February.

On December 30, 2024, Coburn and the Seahawks set four program-records and tied one in a 133-34 victory over Old Westbury. Wagner recorded a program-record in points scored (133), biggest margin of victory (99), field goals made (56), and most assists (37) while shooting a perfect 4-4 (100%) from the free throw line for the ninth time in program history. Taleah Washington set a new program-record after dishing out 22 assists in the win, eclipsing the previous record by six assists. 

At the conclusion of the 2024-25 season, Coburn help guide Keana Foz to an All-NEC Rookie team selection as Julia Fabozzi notched All-NEC Second-Team honors. During the season, Fabozzi scored 40 points against LIU on February 6, 2025 after dropping 38 against Old Westbury on December 30, 2024. Fabozzi's 40 points landed her in sixth all-time in points scored in one game in Wagner women's basketball history. Fabozzi made 12 free throws on two separate occasions - at LIU and against Northeastern - to be the second Seahawk in program history to accomplish such feat (Jasmine Nwajei - 2016).

Coburn will begin his fifth season at the helm of the Seahawks roster prior to the 2025-26 season.

Coburn currently resides in Brooklyn with his wife, Geneen, his daughter, Taylor, and the newest addition to the Coburn family, his son, Taj.