Itoro Umoh-Coleman

Itoro Coleman (born Itoro Umoh on February 21, 1977) is an American basketball coach and former player. Currently she is the associate head coach at Virginia Tech, Coleman played collegiately for the Clemson Tigers and later served as head women's coach for her alma mater. In 2002, she was selected for the Atlantic Coast Conference 50-year all-star women's basketball team, as well as the 25th Anniversary Tournament team.

Early life Born in Washington, D.C., Umoh grew up in Hephzibah, Georgia. She attended Hephzibah High School and played for the Lady Rebels under coach Wendell Lofton. She graduated in 1995.

Playing career During her sports playing career at Clemson University from 1995 to 1999, Umoh led the Lady Clemson Tigers to two ACC championships. While at Clemson, she played both point guard and shooting guard. During her 1995-1996 freshman year at Clemson, in which the university won the ACC Championship, Umoh led the team in assists and steals.

She scored her 900th career point in 1998 during a Clemson-Wake Forest game in which coach Jim Davis won his 100th game.

During her 1999 senior ACC tournament, Umoh was awarded the MVP award in a rare unanimous vote. She played on the team with Joanne Aluka, a fellow Hephzibah High School alumna.

She was an assistant coach for Courtney Banghart at the University of North Carolina until April 12, 2024, when she was named the associate head coach at Virginia Tech.

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Personal life In December 1999, Umoh married Harold Coleman. Together, they have four children, three girls and a boy. They became the primary caregivers for her two younger siblings after the death of Itoro's mother in 2002. They also care for Harold Coleman's nephew.