Alyssa Reaves recently completed her first year as an assistant women's basketball coach at Connecticut College. She is responsible for assisting head coach Jackie Smith with all aspects of the program and most notably have an integral role with recruiting, player development, and scouting.
Reaves began her coaching career with the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball staff in August 2017. Her responsibilities included recruiting players from across the country, watching game film and creating scouting reports on opposing teams. She also organized team functions and community service endeavors, helped create practice plans, and helped implement game plans.
Reaves arrived in Manchester following a four-year career at the University of Hartford, where she was a three-time America East Academic Honor Roll selection. She shot 41 percent from the field, scored more than 500 points, and grabbed 500 rebounds over 119 games of action.
On top of being an assistant basketball coach, Reaves also worked as an assistant teacher at Mills Falls Charter school for the past two years. In that roll, she managed the classroom and maintained behaviors. Reaves also created daily lessons and helped with organization skills and task management.
The Bloomfield, Conn. native graduated from Hartford in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in psychology, along with a double minor in sociology and business administration.
