Coaching Experience
• The Rebecca Quinn Morgan '60 Head Coach of Women's Basketball, Cornell University (2024-present)
• Head Coach, Trinity College (2016-2024)
• Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, The United States Military Academy at West Point (2015-2016)
• Graduate Assistant Coach and Director of Operations, Long Island University (2010-12)
Playing Experience
• Lafayette College (2005-09)
Education
• M.A., Long Island University (2012)
• B.A., Lafayette College (2009)
At Cornell
Emily Garner was named the Rebecca Quinn Morgan '60 Head Coach of Cornell Women's Basketball by Nicki Moore, the Meakem & Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education in April of 2024. Garner becomes the eighth head coach in school history.
In her first season at the helm of Cornell women's basketball, Garner led the Big Red to a 7-20 overall record and 3-11 record in Ivy League play, earning her first win as a head coach over Army West Point, 60-54, on Nov. 4. The Big Red averaged 52.7 points per game while shooting 39.8 percent from the floor, 25.9 percent from 3-point land, and 71.3 percent at the line. The teams field goal and free throw shooting percentages ranked fifth-best in the Ivy League.
Prior to Cornell
Garner guided Trinity (Conn.) to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances (2023, 2024) and the school's first-ever NESCAC regular season title. Her teams posted a 124-55 record, including a 96-35 mark over her final five seasons, while playing in the most competitive league in Division III. Taking over a program that had historically occupied the bottom half of the standings in her conference prior to her arrival, Garner led her Trinity to the league tournament in each of her final six seasons, reaching the championship game for the first time in program history in 2023.
The 2021-22 NESCAC Coach of the Year, Garner was named D3Hoops.com Regional Coach of the Year in 2022-23 after guiding the Bantams to a school-record 25 wins, the conference's regular season title, and an eventual NCAA Elite Eight appearance. Her teams have been among the top defensively in the country over the past three years, ranking in the top 40 nationally in scoring defense (36th in 2022, 18th in 2023, 24th in 2024) while taking care of the basketball (top 30 nationally in fewest turnovers in both 2023 and 2024). A total of 30 players were named to the NESCAC All-Academic Team during her time leading the program.
Garner’s commitment to player development led to four major conference award winners in the conference, including three different Defensive Players of the Year, as well as a two-time All-American.
An engaged member of the Trinity community, Garner served on the Task Force for Women, the Athletics DEI Committee, and the Task Force for Campus Climate, and served as an assistant professor of Physical Education, ultimately receiving recognition on the college's "50 for the Next 50" list, honoring women who would have a lasting impact on the future of Trinity College.
She previously served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Army West Point from 2012-16, helping the Black Knights to four postseason appearances, including a pair of NCAA appearances, and a 99-28 record. Army West Point also played in two WNIT's during her time on the sidelines and coached a pair of conference players of the year. In her final season under head coach Dave Magarity, the Black Knights went 29-3 and won regular season and tournament titles in the Patriot League.
Garner began her coaching career in 2010 as a graduate assistant at LIU-Brooklyn.
Playing Career
A three-year starter for the Leopards, she was elected team captain as a senior and earned Patriot League All-Tournament honors that season. She graduated ranked in the top 10 in school history in rebounds, free throws made and free throws attempted.
