Brianna Chambers, who was previously the head coach at Dominican University for seven years, was hired to the UP staff as an assistant coach in July of 2014.
While head coach of the Penguins, Chambers guided the Dominican program through a transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II. She coached a handful of First Team All-PacWest Conference Selections, several second-team all-league and honorable mention honorees and a league freshman of the year. The Penguins advanced to the PacWest Conference Tournament and boasted a team GPA of 3.2 during Chambers’ tenure.
Before taking the top position at Dominican, Chambers was an assistant coach at Cal State Monterey Bay for three seasons (2004-07), where she also assisted with program’s transition to NCAA Division II. She assisted with every facet of the program with the Otters and she helped recruit and coach a pair of all-conference selections.
After a standout multi-sport career at Bakersfield’s Shafter High School, Chambers, a point guard, played basketball and was on the track team at Bakersfield College. She then played basketball and softball at Menlo College before playing one season at Cal State Bakersfield, where she graduated with degree in communications in 2002. Chambers earned her Master of Arts in Sport Management at USF in 2008 and she began her coaching career as the head coach at Golden Valley High School in 2003.