Aliya Cox begins her first 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.
Cox comes to Fairfield after spending the last season at the
University of Maine, serving as an assistant coach. 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. As a senior Cox was honored as an
All-Conference selection. 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.
Cox currently resides in her hometown of Middletown, Conn.
