ASSISTANT COACH YANNICK DENSON

Yannick Denson joined the College of Charleston women’s basketball staff prior to the 2021-22 season.

Denson joined the Cougar program from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, where he was the head coach for three seasons. His teams qualified for the American Southwest Conference Tournament each year.

Under Denson’s tutelage, Chelsey Harris was twice named to the all-conference first team, and three other players were chosen to the second team. He recruited a pair of players who were named the ASC West Freshman of the Year, including Bria Neal in 2020 and Amanda Turpin the following season.

Previously, Denson was an assistant coach and video coordinator at Texas-Rio Grande Valley and head coach at Legacy Christian Academy, where his team went 34-2 and won a state championship in 2016-17. He was named the Super Gold Girls Basketball Coach of the Year in 2016 when his team went 23-9 and were state runners-up.

While at Legacy, he coached Alexis Morris, who was a McDonald’s All-American and played collegiate basketball at Texas A&M.

Denson is a 2014 graduate of Lamar with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He served as a student assistant for the women’s basketball team for four years, including one working with CofC head coach Robin Harmony, and was head coach of Lamar’s club team, leading them to a pair of national tournaments.

Denson has been invited to serve as an instructor at elite camps for varsity and JV teams from schools across Texas, including the Baylor University Elite Camp in June 2015.