| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Boston University |
| Conference | Patriot |
| Record | 61–35 (.635) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1986-05-10)May 10, 1986 (age 38) Brookhaven, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2008 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013–2015 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 2015–2018 | Yale (assistant) |
| 2018–2021 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| 2021–present | Boston University |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 61–35 (.635) |
| Tournaments |
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| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Melissa Graves (née D'Amico; born May 10, 1986) is an Americanbasketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach atBoston University, a role she has held since 2021.[1]
Graves played college basketball atNotre Dame before playing professionally overseas in Spain, China, Greece, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
Source[2]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Notre Dame | 26 | 49 | 43.8% | - | 43.8% | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 2005–06 | Notre Dame | 30 | 177 | 46.8% | - | 54.1% | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 5.9 |
| 2006–07 | Notre Dame | 33 | 256 | 52.8% | - | 78.7% | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 8.0 |
| 2007–08 | Notre Dame | 31 | 88 | 54.0% | - | 80.0% | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Career | 119 | 570 | 50.0% | - | 66.3% | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
Graves began her coaching career as an assistant coach atColgate in 2013.[3] She was named an assistant atYale in 2015, during which she was named to theWomen's Basketball Coaches Association's "Thirty Under 30" list.[4] and was later named an assistant atWake Forest in 2018.
Graves was named the head coach atBoston University on April 26, 2021.[1][5]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Terriers(Patriot League)(2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Boston University | 17–14 | 12–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2022–23 | Boston University | 24–9 | 17–1 | 1st | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2023–24 | Boston University | 20–12 | 10–8 | T-2nd | |||||
| Boston University: | 61–35 (.635) | 39–35 (.527) | |||||||
| Total: | 61–35 (.635) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||