University of Connecticut Athletics
Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jasmine.lister@uconn.edu
A former graduate assistant for the Huskies, Jasmine Lister begins her second season as an assistant coach for the UConn women's basketball team in 2019-20. Lister works primarily with guards while assisting in all facets of recruiting and player development.
Prior to returning to Storrs, Lister helped DePaul to a 27-8 overall record in 2017-18, including the BIG EAST regular season and tournament titles and an NCAA Tournament appearance. The Blue Demons led the nation in three-point field goals per game and were second nationally in total three-point field goals made and three-point attempts. The team’s 422 total three pointers were the most in program history.
Before her time with the Blue Demons, Lister spent the 2016-17 as an assistant coach at Washington. The West Coast Huskies went 29-6 and advanced to the Sweet 16. Kelsey Plum and Chantel Osahor were named WBCA All-Americans while Plum won the Wade Trophy and Wooden Award.
Lister was a graduate assistant for UConn women's basketball from 2014-16 as the Huskies won the 2015 and 2016 NCAA Championships. She earned her master’s degree in sport management in 2016.
A native of Corona, Calif., Lister competed collegiately at Vanderbilt, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in women’s and gender studies in 2014. She started every game of her career (129) and broke Vanderbilt’s record for minutes played (4,626). Lister was named All-SEC all four years and earned WBCA Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2014. The Commodores made the NCAA Tournament in each of her four seasons.
Lister spent the 2014 WNBA preseason in the Seattle Storm training camp before coming to Storrs. She saw action in seven games for the Los Angeles Sparks in 2015.
