Eastern Michigan Athletics
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Meg Cunningham
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Hired April 22, 2024, as an assistant coach, Meg Cunningham enters her second season as an Eagle during the 2025-26 season.
In the 2024-25 season, Cunningham aided in the development of junior Sisi Eleko, who earned All-MAC Second Team honors after leading the conference in double-doubles with 14 while also pacing the MAC in rebounds per game (10.1), and ranking second with 17.9 points per game. Additionally, Eleko was the only MAC player to average a double-double.
Eleko also earned MAC Player of the Week recognition, Dec. 3, after averaging 27 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while leading the Eagles’ to their first win in the Head Coach Sahar Nusseibeh era, a 72-60 victory over Xavier University, Dec. 1.
Mainly overseeing perimeter play, Cunningham mentored Olivia Westphal, who ranked seventh in the league with an average of 2.1 three-point field goals per game while Olivia Smith placed 17th in the stat with 1.5 per game. Smith also slotted 10th in the MAC with 33.2 minutes per game. Other notables included Westphal slotting 16th in three-point field goal percentage, shooting 35.5% on the year, and ranking 15th in the MAC with 0.6 blocked shots per game.
Cunningham spent the 2023-24 season as an assistant coach under Nusseibeh. With the Griffs, she assisted in the drastic win total improvement that skyrocketed from nine overall wins and six conference victories in the 2022-23 season to 17 overall and 11 conference wins in the 2023-24 season, the most wins in both categories since the 2008-09 season.
In her two seasons at Niagara as director of basketball operations, Cunningham handled a variety of duties within the program, including organizing team travel and a multitude of administrative roles. In the 2022-23 season, she helped guide the Purple Eagles to an 18-13 overall record, the semifinal round of the MAAC Championship, and a bid to the WNIT.
Before coming to Western New York, Cunningham worked with Fairleigh Dickinson as an assistant coach from 2019-2021. She helped guide the 2020-21 Knights to a 16-8 overall record, including 12 victories in NEC games for the program's most wins in conference play since the 1992-93 season. Cunningham also coached four Knights who were selected to All-NEC teams. In her first season in Madison, N.J., Cunningham helped guide FDU to the NEC semifinals and earned the Knights their first win in the NEC Tournament since 1992.
Before FDU, Cunningham was an assistant coach at Saint Francis (Pa.) for the 2018-19 season, where she helped lead the Red Flash to the NEC Championship game while serving as an assistant recruiting coordinator.
Cunningham also worked with The Hoop Group from 2017-18 as a skills director and director of girls' events. She planned and coordinated camps of more than 150 players that focused on skill work, player development, and preparation for playing at the collegiate level. She was also responsible for marketing on various platforms and helping manage finances.
As a student at West Chester, Cunningham volunteered with the Rams' coaching staff for two seasons, primarily serving as the team's video coordinator. She also played a role in conducting workouts, implementing a strength and conditioning program, and serving as a community outreach liaison. In her first season, the Rams went 17-5 in conference play and 21-8 overall to earn an NCAA Division II Tournament berth.
A Hatboro, Pa., native, Cunningham received her bachelor's degree from West Chester in 2017 in nutrition and dietetics.
In the 2024-25 season, Cunningham aided in the development of junior Sisi Eleko, who earned All-MAC Second Team honors after leading the conference in double-doubles with 14 while also pacing the MAC in rebounds per game (10.1), and ranking second with 17.9 points per game. Additionally, Eleko was the only MAC player to average a double-double.
Eleko also earned MAC Player of the Week recognition, Dec. 3, after averaging 27 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while leading the Eagles’ to their first win in the Head Coach Sahar Nusseibeh era, a 72-60 victory over Xavier University, Dec. 1.
Mainly overseeing perimeter play, Cunningham mentored Olivia Westphal, who ranked seventh in the league with an average of 2.1 three-point field goals per game while Olivia Smith placed 17th in the stat with 1.5 per game. Smith also slotted 10th in the MAC with 33.2 minutes per game. Other notables included Westphal slotting 16th in three-point field goal percentage, shooting 35.5% on the year, and ranking 15th in the MAC with 0.6 blocked shots per game.
Cunningham spent the 2023-24 season as an assistant coach under Nusseibeh. With the Griffs, she assisted in the drastic win total improvement that skyrocketed from nine overall wins and six conference victories in the 2022-23 season to 17 overall and 11 conference wins in the 2023-24 season, the most wins in both categories since the 2008-09 season.
In her two seasons at Niagara as director of basketball operations, Cunningham handled a variety of duties within the program, including organizing team travel and a multitude of administrative roles. In the 2022-23 season, she helped guide the Purple Eagles to an 18-13 overall record, the semifinal round of the MAAC Championship, and a bid to the WNIT.
Before coming to Western New York, Cunningham worked with Fairleigh Dickinson as an assistant coach from 2019-2021. She helped guide the 2020-21 Knights to a 16-8 overall record, including 12 victories in NEC games for the program's most wins in conference play since the 1992-93 season. Cunningham also coached four Knights who were selected to All-NEC teams. In her first season in Madison, N.J., Cunningham helped guide FDU to the NEC semifinals and earned the Knights their first win in the NEC Tournament since 1992.
Before FDU, Cunningham was an assistant coach at Saint Francis (Pa.) for the 2018-19 season, where she helped lead the Red Flash to the NEC Championship game while serving as an assistant recruiting coordinator.
Cunningham also worked with The Hoop Group from 2017-18 as a skills director and director of girls' events. She planned and coordinated camps of more than 150 players that focused on skill work, player development, and preparation for playing at the collegiate level. She was also responsible for marketing on various platforms and helping manage finances.
As a student at West Chester, Cunningham volunteered with the Rams' coaching staff for two seasons, primarily serving as the team's video coordinator. She also played a role in conducting workouts, implementing a strength and conditioning program, and serving as a community outreach liaison. In her first season, the Rams went 17-5 in conference play and 21-8 overall to earn an NCAA Division II Tournament berth.
A Hatboro, Pa., native, Cunningham received her bachelor's degree from West Chester in 2017 in nutrition and dietetics.
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