Staff Directory

Isoken Uzamere

Title:
Assistant Coach
Year As Assistant:
13th (15th In Coaching)
Year At Tennessee:
1st
Alma Mater (Year):
Hofstra (2011)

THE UZAMERE FILE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Isoken Uzamere
Birthday: July 22, 1989
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
High School: Brentwood H.S., 2007
Education: B.A. (Communications), Hofstra, 2011; M.A. (Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication), Albany, 2014

COACHING EXPERIENCE

OVERALL

Years as an assistant (2014-present): 13th
Years in college basketball (2012-present): 15th
Overall record: 307-11
Postseason appearances: 11 (9 NCAA/2 WBIT)
Conference Championships: 5
Conference Tournament Championships: 5

TENNESSEE

Assistant coach (2026-present)
First year: N/A
Helped land USA TODAY Sports No. 9 portal signing class in 2026

GEORGIA

Assistant coach (2022-26)
Four-year record: 69-59
Two postseason appearances (2 NCAA)
Two 20-win seasons

UCF

Assistant coach (2016-22)
Six-year record: 131-49
Five postseason appearances (3 NCAA, 2 WNIT)
Five 20-win seasons
UCF won 2021-22 American Conference regular-season and tournament titles

ALBANY

Assistant coach (2014-16)
Two-year record: 52-14
2 postseason appearances (2 NCAA)
Two 20-win seasons
UAlbany won two America East regular-season and tournament titles
The team recorded its first NCAA victory over No. 5 seed Florida in 2016.

ALBANY

Graduate Assistant (2012-14)
Two-year record: 55-9
2 postseason appearances (2 NCAA)
Two 20-win seasons
UAlbany won two America East regular-season and tournament titles

LONG ISLAND KNIGHTS

Head coach (2012)
One-year record: N/A
Led AAU program

Updated: June 2026

Isoken Uzamere (pronounced ees-UH-ken ooh-ZAH-mer-ay) officially joined the Lady Vol family as an assistant coach on April 7, 2026, when Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell officially announced her hiring.

Named in 2023 as one of the “50 Most Impactful High Major NCAA Division I Women’s Assistant Coaches” by Silver Waves Media, Uzamere spent the past four seasons as an assistant to Katie Abrahamson-Henderson at UGA and spent 14 years working alongside “Coach ABE” in successful stints at Georgia, UCF and Albany. She has contributed to teams making nine NCAA Tournaments, including the Lady Bulldogs in 2023 and 2026.

During the early days of her time on Rocky Top, Uzamere played a key role in helping Tennessee add a second member to the 2026 freshman class and a 13-player signing portal group ranked as high as No. 9 nationally.

While she was getting started in her role at Tennessee, Uzamere also simultaneously was serving as an assistant coach for the Nigerian National Team during a 2026 spring exhibition tour in the United States. The D'Tigress squad became the first African team to compete against WNBA franchises, including Los Angeles, Minnesota and Indiana.

From 2022-26, “Coach Eas” worked with post players and assisted with recruiting and scouting for Georgia. In her first season in Athens, Uzamere helped lead the team to its most wins in five years, with 22 victories and an NCAA Tournament appearance. She worked primarily with UGA's post players, helping Javyn Nicholson double her points per game and increase her rebounds by three per contest. She also played a crucial role in developing Brittney Smith into one of the top post players in the Southeastern Conference.

During the 2024-25 season, Coach Eas helped develop Mia Woolfolk into one of the most productive newcomers in the SEC. Woolfolk had a strong finish to her freshman year, eventually earning a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team.

The 2025-26 campaign saw UGA produce a 22-10 record and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Woolfolk continued to blossom, averaging 13.9 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 60.2 percent from the field as the Bulldogs’ leading rebounder and second-leading scorer.

Before making the move to Georgia, Uzamere was an assistant at UCF from 2016-22. She was part of a staff that led UCF to five postseason appearances, three NCAA bids and the 2022 American Athletic Conference regular season and conference titles. The Knights earned their first NCAA Tournament appearance, first NCAA win and highest-ever seeding.

In 2021-22, she helped Brittney Smith develop into one of the top forwards in the league, as she earned AAC Sixth Player of the Year honors and was a two-time all-conference selection. Forward Masseny Kaba also garnered All-AAC accolades under her watch.

Under Uzamere’s guidance, Nyala Shuler finished her career ranked fourth in school history with 837 rebounds and finished in UCF’s career top 10 in blocks.

Prior to her stint in Orlando, Uzamere was a graduate assistant at Albany from 2012-14 and served as an assistant coach at the school from 2014-16. During her time there, the team won four America East titles with four NCAA Tournament berths, which included the team’s first-ever NCAA Tournament win in 2016 against No. 5 seed Florida.

In addition to her on-court coaching duties, she had many roles during her time at Albany. She worked with the post players, oversaw managers and student assistants, was the strength and conditioning and nutrition liaison, and assisted with scouting.

In 2016, her post players accumulated numerous accolades. She helped guide forward Shereesha Richards to recognition as a two-time Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American. Richards picked up her third-straight America East Player of the Year award in 2016 and was also named to the America East All-Conference First Team and All-Defensive Team. Forward/Center Tiana-Jo Carter was the conference’s selection for Sixth Player of the Year.

As a collegiate player, Uzamere played forward for Hofstra from 2007-11 and was a two-time Colonial Athletic Association All-Academic player in her junior and senior seasons. She began her coaching journey by serving as the head coach of the Long Island Knights AAU Program in 2012 and was a counselor and coach at Game 7 Sports.

Uzamere earned a B.A. in communications from Hofstra in 2011 and completed an M.A. in interpersonal and intercultural communication at University of Albany in 2014.