Eastern Michigan Athletics
Women's Basketball
vs
Duquesne
Dec 9 (Tue)
12 p.m.
Malikah Willis
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- mwill271@emich.edu
Malikah Willis enters her first season as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan University in 2020-21. Willis will also serve at the recruiting coordinator for the women’s basketball program.
Willis brings nearly two decades of collegiate coaching experience to Ypsilanti, with stints at a number of high-level institutions including Norfolk State (2007-09), West Virginia (2009-13), Georgia Tech (2013-17), the College of Charleston (2017-19), and Texas Tech (2019-20). A highly-touted recruiter, Willis has helped compile seven top-25 recruiting classes, including four while at West Virginia and three at Georgia Tech.
She has signed two McDonald’s All-Americans and coached 14 student-athletes to all-conference honors during her time in the Big East, Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference. In addition, Willis has coached five WNBA draft picks. Prior to her most recent stint, at Texas Tech (2019-20), Willis spent two seasons at the College of Charleston, where she served under Candice M. Jackson.
Before arriving at CofC, Willis spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech, helping guide the Yellow Jackets to an 81-55 overall record including a 29-35 mark in ACC play. During that stint, Georgia Tech reached three WNIT’s, including one championship game appearance, and had one NCAA appearance. As an assistant coach at West Virginia, she helped lead the Mountaineers to four NCAA Tournament appearances, three of which came off 20+ win regular seasons. During her time with the team, WVU recorded a program-record 29-win season in 2009-10.
Willis played an integral part in developing the 2009-10 All-Big East Freshman Team unanimous selection Asya Bussie and two-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection, Lanay Montgomery.
A four-year letterwinner at Iowa, Willis earned bachelor’s degrees in media studies and African-American studies in 1998.
She played professionally for Color Cap Tybnik of Poland and Tapiola Honka of Finland in 1999, and Brazil’s Santa Maria Club in 2000.
Willis is a native of Queens, N.Y
Willis brings nearly two decades of collegiate coaching experience to Ypsilanti, with stints at a number of high-level institutions including Norfolk State (2007-09), West Virginia (2009-13), Georgia Tech (2013-17), the College of Charleston (2017-19), and Texas Tech (2019-20). A highly-touted recruiter, Willis has helped compile seven top-25 recruiting classes, including four while at West Virginia and three at Georgia Tech.
She has signed two McDonald’s All-Americans and coached 14 student-athletes to all-conference honors during her time in the Big East, Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference. In addition, Willis has coached five WNBA draft picks. Prior to her most recent stint, at Texas Tech (2019-20), Willis spent two seasons at the College of Charleston, where she served under Candice M. Jackson.
Before arriving at CofC, Willis spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech, helping guide the Yellow Jackets to an 81-55 overall record including a 29-35 mark in ACC play. During that stint, Georgia Tech reached three WNIT’s, including one championship game appearance, and had one NCAA appearance. As an assistant coach at West Virginia, she helped lead the Mountaineers to four NCAA Tournament appearances, three of which came off 20+ win regular seasons. During her time with the team, WVU recorded a program-record 29-win season in 2009-10.
Willis played an integral part in developing the 2009-10 All-Big East Freshman Team unanimous selection Asya Bussie and two-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection, Lanay Montgomery.
A four-year letterwinner at Iowa, Willis earned bachelor’s degrees in media studies and African-American studies in 1998.
She played professionally for Color Cap Tybnik of Poland and Tapiola Honka of Finland in 1999, and Brazil’s Santa Maria Club in 2000.
Willis is a native of Queens, N.Y
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