Aaron Roussell
{{short description|American basketball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Aaron Roussell
| image =
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Richmond
| current_conference = Atlantic 10
| current_record = {{Winning percentage|122|64|record=y}}
| alma_mater = Iowa ('01)
| coach_years1 = 2002–2004
| coach_team1 = Minnesota State (grad. assistant)
| coach_years2 = 2004–2012
| coach_team2 = Chicago
| coach_years3 = 2012–2019
| coach_team3 = Bucknell
| coach_years4 = 2019–present
| coach_team4 = Richmond
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|434|186|record=y}}
| tournament_record =
| championships = * 3× UAA regular season (2008, 2011, 2012)
- 3× Patriot League regular season (2016, 2017, 2019)
- 2× Patriot League tournament (2017, 2019)
- 2× Atlantic 10 regular season (2024, 2025)
- Atlantic 10 tournament (2024)
| awards = * 3× UAA Coach of the Year (2008, 2011, 2012)
- 2× Patriot League Coach of the Year (2016, 2017)
- 2× Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2024, 2025)
- Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year (2025){{cite web |url=https://herhoopstats.substack.com/p/aaron-roussell-named-2025-kathy-delaney-smith-mid-major-coach-of-the-year |title=Aaron Roussell Named 2025 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year |publisher=Her Hoop Stats |date=April 3, 2025 |access-date=April 5, 2025}}
- ECAC Coach of the Year (2025){{cite web |url=https://ecacsports.com/news/2025/3/27/ecac-announces-2025-di-womens-basketball-all-ecac-teams-and-major-award-winners.aspx |title=ECAC Announces 2025 DI Women's Basketball All-ECAC Teams and Major Award Winners |publisher=Eastern College Athletic Conference |date=March 27, 2025 |access-date=April 5, 2025}}
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Aaron Roussell is an American college basketball coach, currently the women's head coach at the University of Richmond. Roussell is a 2001 graduate of the University of Iowa and he began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at Minnesota State. After two seasons there, Roussell spent eight years as head women's basketball coach at the University of Chicago.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-xpm-2012-04-17-chi-roussell-leaves-chicago-for-bucknell-20120417-story.html |title=Roussell leaves Chicago for Bucknell |last=Hersh |first=Philip |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=April 17, 2012 |access-date=July 30, 2019}} Roussell then spent seven seasons as head coach at Bucknell University before being named head coach at Richmond on April 2, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://richmondspiders.com/news/2019/4/2/aaron-roussell-named-head-womens-basketball-coach-at-richmond.aspx |title=Aaron Roussell Named Head Women's Basketball Coach |publisher=University of Richmond Athletics |date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=July 30, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.richmond.com/sports/college/schools/university-richmond/spiders-name-aaron-roussell-from-bucknell-women-s-basketball-coach/article_099495e2-5479-59c9-9b01-d88055f5ae08.html |title=Spiders name Aaron Roussell, from Bucknell, women's basketball coach |last=O'Connor |first=John |publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=July 30, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyitem.com/sports/roussell-leaving-bucknell-to-be-new-coach-at-richmond/article_d35ec89e-55b2-11e9-b65f-d3e61dc5c1d6.html |title=Roussell leaving Bucknell, to be new coach at Richmond |publisher=The Daily Item |date=April 3, 2019 |access-date=July 30, 2019}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Chicago Maroons
|startyear=2004
|conference=University Athletic Association
|endyear=2012
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–05
| name = Chicago
| overall = 16–9
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005–06
| name = Chicago
| overall = 17–8
| conference = 6–8
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006–07
| name = Chicago
| overall = 18–7
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2007–08
| name = Chicago
| overall = 22–6
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Third Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008–09
| name = Chicago
| overall = 17–8
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–10
| name = Chicago
| overall = 19–7
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2010–11
| name = Chicago
| overall = 25–4
| conference = 14–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2011–12
| name = Chicago
| overall = 27–1
| conference = 14–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Third Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Chicago
| overall = {{Winning percentage|161|50|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|80|32|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Bucknell Bison
|startyear=2012
|conference=Patriot League
|endyear=2019
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012–13
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 15–16
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = WBI First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014–15
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 18–12
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2015–16
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 25–8
| conference = 17–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = WNIT Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2016–17
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 27–6
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 22–10
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = WNIT First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2018–19
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 28–6
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Bucknell
| overall = {{Winning percentage|151|72|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|90|32|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Richmond Spiders
|startyear=2019
|conference=Atlantic 10 Conference
|endyear=
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Richmond
| overall = 15–17
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = T–9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–21
| name = Richmond
| overall = 13–9
| conference = 9–6
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Richmond
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Richmond
| overall = 21–11
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = WNIT Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2023–24
| name = Richmond
| overall = 29–6
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2024–25
| name = Richmond
| overall = 28–7
| conference = 17–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Richmond
| overall = {{Winning percentage|122|64|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|64|33|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall = {{Winning percentage|434|186|record=y}}
}}
Sources:{{cite web |url=https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/1/j/tk9urv83yyha4h/record-book-wbk.pdf |title=UChicago Women's Basketball Record Book |publisher=University of Chicago Athletics |access-date=July 30, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bucknellbison.com/documents/2019/2/4/1819colorguide.pdf |title=2018–19 Bucknell Women's Basketball Media Guide |publisher=Bucknell University Athletics |access-date=July 30, 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://richmondspiders.com/staff.aspx?staff=322 University of Richmond biography]
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