Alexandria Patrice Simmons (; born July 7, 1986) is an American

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coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the

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. From 2018 to 2023, she coached at

Gardner–Webb University Gardner–Webb University (Gardner–Webb, GWU, or GW) is a private Baptist university in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina ( Southern Baptist Convention). It was founded as Boi ...

Playing career

Simmons played college basketball at

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from 2004 to 2009, where she won two

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as a player.

Coaching career

Simmons began her coaching career as a graduate student manager at

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in 2009. She was later an assistant coach at

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and Ole Miss, working under her former high school coach

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at Middle Tennessee and Insell's son Matt at Ole Miss.

Gardner–Webb

Simmons was named the head coach at Gardner–Webb on April 24, 2018.

Head coaching record

References

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