Aaron Roussell

{{short description|American basketball coach}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Aaron Roussell

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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)

| awards = * 3× UAA Coach of the Year (2008, 2011, 2012)

  • Patriot League Coach of the Year (2016, 2017)
  • 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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