Shea Ralph

Shea Ralph is the head coach of Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball, a role she has held since 2021. She was born March 12, 1978, in Raleigh, North Carolina. As a player at the University of Connecticut from 1996 to 2001, she won a national championship in 2000, was named tournament Most Outstanding Player, and earned multiple national awards including the Honda Sports Award and Sports Illustrated for Women Player of the Year. Her career was marked by five ACL injuries. She was drafted by the Utah Starzz in the WNBA but did not play professionally due to recurring knee injuries.