HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate women's basketball has added Jocelin Wright to the program as an assistant coach, announced by head coach Shannon Bush.

Wright previously worked at Tompkins Cortland Community College, where she played a key role in developing the women's basketball program. She began as an assistant coach in 2021 and, after two years, she was promoted to head coach prior to the 2023–24 season. 

"We are very excited to welcome Coach Wright to Hamilton and to our Colgate Women's Basketball Program," said Bush. "A central N.Y. native who grew up in Ithaca, she brings a familiarity with the surrounding basketball community that will help us keep the best high academic local prospects here at home. Her head coaching experience will be an incredible asset to us on the sidelines. Coach Wright is high energy, an elite connector, and has an infectious authenticity that will immediately positively impact our team, staff & program."

While at Tompkins Cortland, Wright helped develop well-rounded student-athletes. Over the course of her four years at the college, Wright mentored six NJCAA All-Academic athletes, three All-MSAC recipients, and was nominated for the Coach of the Year award in 2023–24.

"I am ecstatic to be a part of the program," said new assistant coach Wright. "There is a great foundation that has already been laid and I am excited to come in and further develop that with the girls that make up the program. This is a huge testament to what Colgate already has and the community that has been established."

Wright earned a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership and Bachelor of Business in Sport Management from Alliance University. She was a former Division II, two-sport athlete, competing on both the women's basketball and lacrosse teams. The Ithaca native was a four-year starter and two-year captain within both programs, earning CACC All-Academic honors three times in her career.