Cullop Announces Coaching and Operations Staff Hires

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami head women’s basketball coach Tricia Cullop announced hires to her coaching and operations staff Friday. 

Fitzroy Anthony will serve as associate head coach, continuing into his 10th season with the Miami coaching staff. Director of basketball and recruiting operations, Lonnette Hall, and director of basketball operations and special projects, Margie Gill, will also join Cullop’s staff.

Former University of Toledo associate head coach Jessie Ivey and former Toledo assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Danielle Page will also join Cullop’s staff.

“I’m thrilled to have these positions filled with such high character, hard working, and talented people,” head coach Tricia Cullop said. “I’m also excited about the interest for the three remaining positions and hope to have them filled in the next few weeks.”

Jessie Ivey – Associate Head Coach

Ivey joins Miami as associate head coach after four seasons with Toledo where she worked as the Rockets’ defensive coordinator and as a key piece in recruiting, academic support and opponent scouting. 

The Jay, Fla., native returns to her home state after nearly a decade and a half in the coaching ranks. After scoring 1,616 points at Jay High School in the state’s panhandle, Ivey earned four letters on the court for the University of West Florida Argonauts. 

From there she joined her alma mater as a graduate assistant coach before taking over as assistant coach for the next four years. She then made the jump to Ohio, beginning an eight-year stretch in the state, first with Bowling Green State University as an assistant coach. 

Ivey would then take over as head coach at Division II Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio, jump-starting the program while leading Tiffin to a series of “firsts.” 

Ivey – at a Glance

• University of Toledo (2020-2024) – Associate Head Coach
• Tiffin University (2018-20) – Head Coach
• Bowling Green State University (2016-18) – Assistant Coach
• University of West Florida (2012-16) – Assistant Coach
• University of West Florida (2010-12) – Graduate Assistant Coach
• University of West Florida (2005-10) – Student-Athlete 
• Named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Thirty Under 30 honoree list
• Helped Toledo win three MAC Regular Season Titles and the 2022-23 MAC Tournament Title
• Participated in the 2015 Center for Coaching Excellence
• Named the WBCA Division II Assistant Coach of the Year in 2016
• One of the two Mid-American Conference assistants to be named to Silver Waves Media’s most impactful mid-major assistant coaches (2022, 2023)
• Tabbed to participate in the 2024 WBCA Next Generation Institute
• Coached Tiffin to its first-ever win against a nationally ranked team

Danielle Page – Assistant Coach

After an extensive playing career, Page joined Cullop’s staff at Toledo in 2018 and helped the Rockets to three MAC regular season championships as well as a conference tournament title. 

The Monument, Colo., native worked in all areas of the Toledo program, focusing heavily on coaching the post position. She also aided heavily in academic support and opponent scouting, earning a promotion as recruiting coordinator in April 2023. Page earned her coaching start at Colorado Premier Basketball Club, working with the U-13, U-14 and U-15 squads alongside former NBA player Keith Van Horn. 

An imposing post player, Page was a four-year member of the Nebraska women’s basketball team, helping the Cornhuskers to two NCAA Tournament appearances. She finished as one of three players in program history to eclipse 200-career blocks before being picked up by the Connecticut Sun in 2008. From there she began a decade-long professional playing career that took her throughout the international side of the game. After earning her Serbian citizenship in 2015, Page qualified for the 2016 Olympics, taking home bronze in Rio de Janeiro.

Page – at a Glance

• U-20 Co-Head Coach of the Serbian National Team (2022-present)
• University of Toledo (2018-24) – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
• Colorado Premier Basketball Club (2013-17) – Head Coach/Assistant Coach
• Professional playing career (2008-18)
• University of Nebraska (2004-08) – Student-Athlete

Continuing With the Canes

Anthony, Gill and Hall combine for 36 years of experience at the University of Miami in their respective capacities. 

Anthony joined the Miami staff in 2015, working his way up to associate head coach prior to the 2022-23 season. The Antigua native moved to Boca Raton, Fla., at the age of 12 and has put up sizable roots in the game of basketball here in South Florida. This past season he was named the No. 2 assistant in the nation per The Athletic, while also being tabbed to participate in the WBCA’s 2024 Next Gen Institute. 

Gill has served a crucial role for the Hurricanes over the last decade in Coral Gables, working behind the scenes in a myriad of capacities from basketball operations, special projects, team travel, scheduling and budget management. She also heads the supervision of all non-coaching personnel and served as the NCAA, ACC and WBCA liaison in 2018 and 2019.

Hall has worn multiple hats in her 17 years with the Hurricanes. Much like Gill, Hall oversees many elements of basketball operations, while also acting as the liaison with the academics, compliance and housing departments within the University of Miami. From 2007-10 she worked as assistant coach and has been pivotal in Miami’s recruiting efforts.