Aliya Cox is now in her second season as an assistant coach with the Fairfield University women's basketball coaching staff. In her role with the Stags she is responsible for post player development and assisting in the program's recruiting efforts, as well as playing a role in practice and game planning, and other duties in the daily operations of the program.
Prior to her move to Fairfield, Cox spent the 2006-07 campaign as an assistant coach at the University of Maine. For the Bears she assisted in recruiting, film exchange and worked with the guards and post players on instructional drills.
Cox earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Education in 2000 from UMass-Lowell. She was a three-year starter for the RiverHawks, serving as a team captain as a senior and earning All-Conference accolades that season. She was one of two non-professional players selected in the Winter of 2002 to play for a CWNBA exhibition team on a tour of China, where the squad played the Chinese National Team and League All-Star Team. The Summer of 2002 saw Cox playing for Guayama Brajas in Puerto Rico. There she was a league All-Star, leading the team in points, assists and rebounds.
She began her coaching career at her alma mater, spending six seasons on the women's basketball staff, the last two seasons as the top assistant. During her tenure at UMass-Lowell, Cox was responsible for recruiting, as well as year round conditioning programs. Other duties she assisted on were opponent scouting, scheduling, and every day operations of the program.
A native of Middletown, Conn., Cox currently resides in Hamden, Conn.
