Julious Coleman enters his second year as an assistant coach of the Cornell University women’s basketball team. Coleman, who came to the Big Red with nearly 15 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, made the jump from second to first assistant during the summer of 2010.
Coleman’s responsibilities with the Big Red will include all facets of coaching, including on-court instruction, working with the team's guards, scouting opponents, recruiting and assisting with both practice and game planning.
Prior to his time on East Hill, Coleman was at Northern Arizona University, where he served one season as the assistant men’s basketball coach. During his time with the Lumberjacks, he was instrumental in developing Josh Wilson in to an All-Big Sky performer as the guard set the school record with 636 career assists.
Prior to his time at NAU, Coleman spent six seasons as an assistant coach with the men’s basketball program at Boise State. In addition to his coaching duties, Coleman was the program’s academic coordinator, helping to place 13 Bronco players on the Western Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. Likewise, under Coleman’s direction Matt Nelson became Boise State’s first academic All-American in men’s basketball when he was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America third team.
During his time at Boise State, the Broncos finished as WAC champions once and made appearances in both the NCAA tournament (2007-08) and the NIT (2003-04). He helped to develop four first-team All-WAC selections, including Coby Karl, who went from a walk-on to an All-WAC player to the NBA as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Coleman also coached four Bronco guards who are in Broncos’ the 1,000-point club and helped develop the 2006-07 WAC Freshman of the Year Anthony Thomas.
Coleman headed to Boise State after spending five years as an assistant basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Northwest Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho. His career at NNU was highlighted by one Cascade Conference championship and two NCAA tournament appearances, including a berth to the NAIA Final Four in 1998.
Before coaching at Northwest Nazarene, Coleman spent three seasons as a graduate assistant at Kansas State, where he helped the Wildcats to an NCAA tournament appearance in 1996.
Coleman played at Point Loma Nazarene for three seasons, starting two, after spending one year at Pasadena City College. While at Point Loma Nazarene, Coleman served as team captain during his senior season and was named his team’s most inspirational player in 1992.
Coleman graduated from Point Loma Nazarene with a bachelor of arts in sociology in 1994. He also received a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Kansas State in 1997. Coleman went on to earn a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, with a concentration in sports psychology, education, athletic administration, and physical education, from Boise State in 2004.
He is a member of the NABC Coaches Association as well as the Black Coach’s Association and has had several articles published in various coaching magazines.
