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Clarisse Garcia (born December 18, 1984) is an American
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coach who is currently the head coach of the women's basketball team at
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.


Playing career

Garcia played basketball at Villanova from 2003 to 2007, where she was a walk-on player. During her time at Villanova, she was a three-time member of the dean's list, as well as a three-time Big East All-Academic member.


Coaching career

Garcia began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at
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in Pennsylvania, before moving on to
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in 2009 as an assistant coach. Garcia was named the head coach at
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, a Division II school in Florida in May 2010. She compiled a 15–39 record in two seasons before she stepped down to take an assistant coaching position at
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in 2012. She spent one season at Alabama before joining Wake Forest as an assistant. She was also an assistant coach at Auburn from 2016 to 2021. Garcia was named the head coach at Charleston Southern on May 3, 2021.


Head coaching record

Source: * Charleston Southern * Big South


References


External links

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Charleston Southern Buccaneers profile
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