Women's college basketball has taken hold of the sports world like we have never witnessed. From record breaking television numbers to immense interest in the WNBA draft because of their newest star Caitlin Clark, women's college hoops is in its pinnacle. That excitement extended to the Island this week when Stony Brook University Director of Athletics Shawn Heilbron and President Maurie McInnis named Joy McCorvey the 11th women's basketball head coach in program history.
McCorvey was named the 11th women's basketball head coach in program history and joins Stony Brook for her first career head coaching job after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee. McCorvey, who began her career as a 4 year captain at St. John's also brings with her an extensive resume as an assistant coach. She was on staff at Michigan when the Wolverines won the 2017 WNIT Championship, at Tennessee, McCorvey helped the Lady Vols to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and before that she was on staff when Florida State made two tournament trips. McCorvey also was recognized as one of the Most Impactful High Major Assistant Coaches in Division I Women's Basketball by Silver Waves Media.
Athletic Director Shawn Heilbron made note of the extensive search that they went through before deciding on McCorvey and said "I am beyond excited to welcome Joy to the Stony Brook family as our new women's basketball coach. She rose to the top of an incredibly strong group of candidates and is uniquely poised to lead our program forward."
McCorvey's past successes were at the forefront of Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis as she said "With her winning record of 12 postseason appearances (eight NCAA Tournaments and four WNITs) while at the University of Tennessee, Florida State and the University of Michigan, we are ready for Coach McCorvey to lead our talented team of women to future championships."
McCorvey ended her press conference by acknowledging the high level of success the Sea Wolves have had. She explained "the championship standard is set at a very high level, and we will continue that,” and closed with letting the Stony Brook family know she is in it for the long haul by saying "This is a 40 year commitment for me. So, buckle up and let's get to work."