ATLANTA — Cal Poly Pomona assistant women's basketball coach Olivia Luu has been named as one of the 2023 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Thirty Under 30 honorees, it was announced by the organization Monday.

The WBCA Thirty Under 30 program was created to recognize 30 up-and-coming women's basketball coaches aged 30 and under at all levels of the game. Each honoree has exemplified their involvement in community service, mentorship and impact on others, professional manner, and attitude and professional association involvement.

"Congratulations to these 30 coaches who have distinguished themselves so early in their careers," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "The WBCA is pleased to recognize this up-and-coming talent in our coaching family. We celebrate their effort on the basketball court as teachers and equally applaud the extensive role they play in impacting the lives of their student-athletes."

"I know this has been a goal of Olivia's and she worked very hard to earn it," said CPP head coach Danelle Bishop. "Well deserved, Liv. We are all very proud of you. Congratulations!"

Luu just wrapped up her second season on the sidelines for the Broncos that went 18-11 this season and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019-20.

Prior to coming to CPP, she served two seasons as a graduate assistant for the Gonzaga women's basketball team in Spokane, Wash. With Luu overseeing several aspects of team operations, the Bulldogs went 51-7 and 33-2 in West Coast Conference play, including a WCC Tournament championship in 2020-21. In May 2021, she earned a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership, boasting a 3.90 grade point average.

Luu played four years of collegiate basketball at William Jessup University in Rocklin, Calif. A native of Riverbank, Calif., she started at point guard for the Warriors, averaging 7.9 points shooting 35.2 percent from the floor for her career. In her final season at William Jessup, Luu helped the Warriors advance to their first-ever NAIA National Tournament in 2019, averaging 9.3 points and 3.0 assists per game her senior season. She was a three-year captain and part of the So You Want To Be A Coach WBCA Class of 2019.

Here are the 2023 WBCA Thirty Under 30 honorees:
 

Name	Title	Institution
Sarah Assante	Assistant Coach	Dartmouth College
Katrina Beck	Assistant Coach	Illinois State University
KaeLynn Boyd	Assistant Coach	University of Texas at Arlington
Alisha Breen	Associate Head Coach	Montana State University Billings
Chelsie Butler	Assistant Coach	Youngstown State University
Khyreed Carter	Assistant Coach	Syracuse University
Nina Davis	Assistant Coach	Middle Tennessee State University
Symone Denham	Assistant Coach	Bradley University
Jillian Dunston	Assistant Coach	Drexel University
Sadie Edwards	Assistant Coach	University of Oregon
Catherine Harrison	Assistant Coach	Middlebury College
Bri Hutchen	Assistant Coach	University of Delaware
Jasmine Jenkins	Assistant Coach	Davidson College
Abby Jump	Associate Head Coach	University of Memphis
Jenna Kotas	Assistant Coach	Ashland University
Isaac Lu	Head Coach	Western Nebraska Community College
Olivia Luu	Assistant Coach	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Ariel Massengale	Assistant Coach	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Kabrina Merriweather	Assistant Coach	University of Memphis
John Montello	Assistant Coach	Indiana U.-Purdue U. Indianapolis
Mariya Moore	Assistant Coach	Saint Mary's College
Denise Osahor	Assistant Coach	University of Oklahoma
Jacob Roark	Assistant Coach	Faulkner University
Kylie Russell	Head Coach	Milligan University
Ali Sanders	Assistant Coach	Harvard University
Allison Spaschak	Assistant Coach	University of Rochester
Hannah Varel	Assistant Coach	Transylvania University
Jessica Venturelli	Head Coach	Holmdel High School
Shelby Wheeler	Associate Head Coach	University of Pikeville
Jeanne-Marie Wilson	Assistant Coach	Howard University

This is the eighth year of the WBCA Thirty Under 30 program. To see a year-by-year list of past honorees, visit www.wbca.org/recognize/.

About the WBCA

Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport.

Visit WBCA.org for more details about the association.