Devin Jefferson enters her third season as the associate head coach at FDU.
She came to FDU after being an assistant coach at Vermont from 2010-13, where her duties included recruiting, scouting, player development and on-court assistance.
At Vermont, Jefferson helped end a three-year conference losing streak in the America East Conference Tournament.
Prior to Vermont, Jefferson coached at Bloomfield College, a Division II powerhouse in Bloomfield, New Jersey. She aided the Lady Deacons in post player development, as the team became a major defensive and rebounding contender in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
Jefferson spent two seasons at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in Scotch Plains, N.J. before coaching at Bloomfield. She helped lead the team to a record of 24-5, the Union County championship in 2004-05, and a berth in the state playoffs. Jefferson also served as a basketball instructor for Hoops Heaven in Whippany, N.J. and was an AAU coach for the Garden State Sharpshooters from 2001-03.
A native of Orange, N.J., Jefferson’s roots run deep in the Garden State, as she spent her undergraduate and graduate years at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. Jefferson was designated captain her senior year, and helped the Pirates reach a winning season in 2000-01. She also achieved All-Academic Big East Honors for three seasons of her career and was awarded the Most Improved Player and the Richie Regan Leadership Award in 2001.
Jefferson graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and earned a Master of Arts in public administration, with a concentration in public service and leadership from Seton Hall in 2003. She was also selected a Leadership Newark Fellow in 2008, and was awarded the Paul Flynn Leadership Award in 2010 for her commitment to public policy issues in Newark, N.J.
Before attending Seton Hall, Jefferson’s collegiate career began at Mitchell College in New London, Conn., where she led the team to the New England Conference title and was named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-New England Team, the All-Conference Team, and was selected a National Junior College All-American Honorable Mention.
Following Jefferson’s collegiate career, she played semi-professional basketball for the New York Gazelles from 2001-2002. Jefferson is a graduate of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA) class of 2014. She is a member of both the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and the Black Coaches Association.
