2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster

Kaylah Thornton
Position G Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 8''
Hometown Dayton, OhioLast School Kettering Fairmont
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Kaylee King
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Lansing, Mich.Last School Wayne Memorial
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Jazzy Owens-Barnett
Position G Academic Year Gr.Height 5' 7''
Hometown Plano, TexasLast School Frisco Liberty | Rice/North Texas
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Jessie Joaquim
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 2''
Hometown Maputo, MozambiqueLast School Escola Secundária de Francisco Franco | Cochise College/New Mexico
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Kam'Ren Rhodes
Position G Academic Year Gr.Height 5' 6''
Hometown Chandler, Ariz.Last School Arizona Compass Prep | Illinois
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Corinne Reed
Position G Academic Year So.Height 5' 9''
Hometown Chicago, Ill.Last School St. Charles East
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Monique Mitchell
Position G/F Academic Year So.Height 5' 11''
Hometown South Bend, Ind.Last School Washington
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Shaena Brew
Position G Academic Year So.Height 5' 6''
Hometown Rialto, Calif.Last School Etiwanda
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Ofir Parpara
Position G Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 9''
Hometown Kfar Saba, IsraelLast School Rabin | UNC-Wilmington/Eastern Florida State College
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Christaesha Jackson
Position G Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 10''
Hometown Long Beach, Calif.Last School Mayfair | Cypress College
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Kailee Bransford
Position G Academic Year So.Height 5' 7''
Hometown Cincinnati, OhioLast School Mount Notre Dame
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Teniesha Clarke
Position G Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 9''
Hometown Burlington, OntarioLast School AN Meyer Secondary | Niagara Prep
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Annika Manthy
Position F Academic Year R-So.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Arlington Heights, Ill.Last School John Hersey | Richmond
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Macey Fegan
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 11''
Hometown Bentley, Mich.Last School Standish-Sterling | Toledo/Cleveland State
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Tyla Heard
Position G Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 11''
Hometown Sapulpa, Okla.Last School Sapulpa | Oral Roberts/Oklahoma State
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Coaching Staff

Ryan Gensler
Head Coach
Phone(330) 972-5510
rgensler@uakron.edu
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Sarah Jones
Associate Head Coach
Phone(330) 972-5510
sjones1@uakron.edu
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Gerald Sambaer
Assistant Coach
Phone(330) 972-5510
gs206@uakron.edu
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Chenara Wilson
Assistant Coach
Phone(330) 972-5510
cwilson5@uakron.edu
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Support Staff

Taylor Miller
Director of Women's Basketball Operations
Phone330.972.5510
tmiller5@uakron.edu
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Nolan Dobben
Graduate Assistant
Phone(330) 972-5510
ncd30@uakron.edu
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Ieasia Walker
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
iwalker@uakron.edu
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Amanda Memmer
Assistant Athletic Trainer (WBB/WGolf)
arm93@uakron.edu
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Matt Pottorff
Senior Deputy Athletics Director and Chief Operating Officer (Sport Administrator: Football, Men's & Women's Basketball & Lacrosse)
mpottorff@uakron.edu
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Noah Tylutki
Associate Director of Athletics Communications (Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Track & Field, Baseball)
ntylutki@uakron.edu
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0	Kaylah Thornton	Fr.	5' 8''	G	Dayton, Ohio	Kettering Fairmont
1	Kaylee King	Fr.	6' 3''	F	Lansing, Mich.	Wayne Memorial
2	Jazzy Owens-Barnett	Gr.	5' 7''	G	Plano, Texas	Frisco Liberty \| Rice/North Texas
3	Jessie Joaquim	Sr.	6' 2''	F	Maputo, Mozambique	Escola Secundária de Francisco Franco \| Cochise College/New Mexico
4	Kam'Ren Rhodes	Gr.	5' 6''	G	Chandler, Ariz.	Arizona Compass Prep \| Illinois
5	Corinne Reed	So.	5' 9''	G	Chicago, Ill.	St. Charles East
7	Monique Mitchell	So.	5' 11''	G/F	South Bend, Ind.	Washington
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8	Shaena Brew	So.	5' 6''	G	Rialto, Calif.	Etiwanda
9	Ofir Parpara	Jr.	5' 9''	G	Kfar Saba, Israel	Rabin \| UNC-Wilmington/Eastern Florida State College
10	Christaesha Jackson	Jr.	5' 10''	G	Long Beach, Calif.	Mayfair \| Cypress College
14	Kailee Bransford	So.	5' 7''	G	Cincinnati, Ohio	Mount Notre Dame
22	Teniesha Clarke	Sr.	5' 9''	G	Burlington, Ontario	AN Meyer Secondary \| Niagara Prep
24	Annika Manthy	R-So.	6' 3''	F	Arlington Heights, Ill.	John Hersey \| Richmond
30	Macey Fegan	Sr.	5' 11''	F	Bentley, Mich.	Standish-Sterling \| Toledo/Cleveland State
33	Tyla Heard	Jr.	5' 11''	G	Sapulpa, Okla.	Sapulpa \| Oral Roberts/Oklahoma State

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Ryan Gensler	Head Coach	rgensler@uakron.edu	(330) 972-5510
	Sarah Jones	Associate Head Coach	sjones1@uakron.edu	(330) 972-5510
	Gerald Sambaer	Assistant Coach	gs206@uakron.edu	(330) 972-5510
	Chenara Wilson	Assistant Coach	cwilson5@uakron.edu	(330) 972-5510

Support Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Taylor Miller	Director of Women's Basketball Operations	tmiller5@uakron.edu	330.972.5510
	Nolan Dobben	Graduate Assistant	ncd30@uakron.edu	(330) 972-5510
	Ieasia Walker	Head Strength and Conditioning Coach	iwalker@uakron.edu
	Amanda Memmer	Assistant Athletic Trainer (WBB/WGolf)	arm93@uakron.edu
	Matt Pottorff	Senior Deputy Athletics Director and Chief Operating Officer (Sport Administrator: Football, Men's & Women's Basketball & Lacrosse)	mpottorff@uakron.edu
	Noah Tylutki	Associate Director of Athletics Communications (Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Track & Field, Baseball)	ntylutki@uakron.edu