Cohen tabbed head women's basketball coach at Morrisville

Morrisville Sports Information Department

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – SUNY Morrisville Director of Athletics, Matt Grawrock, announced the appointment of Brittany Cohen as head women's basketball coach entering the 2026-27 season.
 
"I'm incredibly excited for this hire," Director of Athletics, Matt Grawrock said.
 
"Brittany comes with a great amount of experience and success in the SUNYAC. She has helped build Potsdam's program, and I am convinced that she will be able to do the same with our program.
 
"Her connections in the Central N.Y. area will be such a benefit as we look to step up in the conference. She has a passion for this sport and the student-athletes she gets to work with, and I know that attitude will help those associated with the program become champions on and off the court.
 
"Her passion is what we need to move forward, and I'm confident that she'll help our student-athletes, and the program, become the best we can possibly be. I believe we have a very bright future with Brittany leading the way."
 
The Fayetteville, N.Y. native, comes to Morrisville from SUNY Potsdam where she served as head coach of the Bears program for the past nine seasons. During her time on the sidelines with the Bears, Cohen guided Potsdam to its first playoff appearance within the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) in 14 seasons, while posting the most conference wins since 2008.
 
"I am honored to be named the Head Women's Basketball Coach at SUNY Morrisville," Cohen said. "I want to thank Athletic Director Matthew Grawrock and the entire search committee for this opportunity. I am thrilled to return home to the Central New York area, and look forward to working with the student-athletes to foster a winning culture. Go Mustangs!"

Cohen has produced several All-Conference honorees, including the league's Rookie of the Year in 2019. Off the court, her squads have excelled in the classroom with Dean's List accolades, SUNYAC Commissioner's List honors as well as CSC Academic All-District recognition.
 
Actively involved in the community, Cohen's teams have participated in annual service projects within the Potsdam community through leaf raking events, open house admissions events and offering basketball clinics.
 
For five years Cohen has been a member of the Potsdam Diversity and Inclusion Action Coalition, while also serving as WBCA Conference Captain. She has been active in the camp circuit, serving as the co-Director of the Potsdam Basketball Summer Camp since 2016. For the past 10 years, Cohen has given presentations about player development at several camps and coaching clinics.
 
Cohen began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Le Moyne College in 2012 and followed with a stint at Jamesville-DeWitt High School the following season, guiding her alma mater to the New York State finals.
 
In 2014 she joined the staff at Nazareth College as head assistant coach where the Golden Flyers made a post-season push in the Empire 8, before taking on a player development roll with the NBA Dallas Mavericks in July 2015. During her time with the Mavericks, Cohen was involved with daily practices and on-court workouts with 13-time NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki and two-time All-Star Deron Williams. Additionally, she also gathered advanced statistics for the team's player development analytics database.
 
Cohen earned her bachelor's degree in kinesiology from SUNY Cortland in 2012 where she was a two-time SUNYAC Conference Player of the Year (2011, 2012) and D3hoops.com and ECAC Upstate Player of the Year (2012). She was also a two-time WBCA Honorable Mention All-American and SUNYAC Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete recipient.
 
In 2021, Cohen was named to the SUNYAC All-Decade Team.
 
Cohen earned her master's degree in sports management from California University of Pennsylvania and is pursuing a master's degree in sports psychology from Capella University.
 
She is currently a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, Basketball Coaches Association of New York, and WeCoach.

SUNY Morrisville's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. The college is positioning itself to offer expanded graduate offerings, workforce programming and microcredentials. Future development of industry and educational partnerships will increase student success and response to student demand and market. For more information about SUNY Morrisville, visit www.morrisville.edu.