Rachel Travis Joins Tulsa Women’s Basketball as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
8/22/2024 11:36:00 AM | Women's Basketball
TULSA, Okla. — Rachel Travis has joined The University of Tulsa as an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator for the Golden Hurricane women's basketball team. Head Coach Angie Nelp's assistant coaching staff is now finalized and set to lead the 2024-25 roster.
"What a gift to have the opportunity to work for Coach Nelp, this staff, team and community," Travis said. "I'm grateful to everyone who's poured into this program over the years. It's a special place and with Coach Nelp's continued vision of #LoveTrustWork, The University of Tulsa women's basketball program will continue to succeed. I can't wait to get started with this amazing program and university!"
Travis brings 14 years of coaching experience to Tulsa. She spent last season in Eagle Point, Ore. as the program director and head varsity coach of the Eagle Point High School girl's basketball team and the six years before that as an assistant coach at the University of South Alabama (2017-23), where she was promoted to recruiting coordinator (2020-23) and associate head coach (2021-23).
"We're truly thrilled to welcome Rachel to our TU family. She brings a wealth of knowledge and successful coaching experience to our program. Having someone who shares our values and is dedicated to developing outstanding student-athletes on and off the court is a perfect fit in our culture. We're looking forward to the positive impact she'll have as a leader in our program."
While at EPHS last year, Travis coached four players to All-Midwestern League status and had multiple players break single-game steal and point records.
During Travis' tenure in Mobile, Ala., the South Alabama Jaguars participated in the 2018 Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament, the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship game and the 2019 Women's National Invitational Tournament.
The Jaguars went to the WBI Final Four in 2018, before winning a program-record 25 games in 2019 and advancing to their first Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship game since 1989. After falling in the SBC Tournament Championship game, USA earned its first WNIT appearance since 2004. There, it won its first game in the tournament since 1988 after breaking Lamar's 42-game home winning streak, which was the nation's second-longest streak at the time.
Travis began her collegiate coaching career at Longwood (2014-17) where she was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Lancers for three seasons.
Prior to her time in Farmville, Virginia, Travis was the head varsity girls' basketball coach at Florida Air Academy (2012-14). During her first season in Melbourne, Florida, Travis led the Falcons to a 3A District Championship title after going 21-5 and 10-0 in district play and finished as the runner-up in 2014 after going 19-8 and 9-1 in district play.
Travis was a three-year starter and captain at Northwest University where she finished her collegiate career with 1,092 points. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in secondary education in May 2009.
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