American International College Women's Basketball

Hutchison, one of the finest student-athletes ever to compete for the Yellow Jackets, is entering her 10th season as the head womens basketball coach at her alma mater. Hutchison has led the Yellow Jackets to a record of 157-108 (.588) through her first nine seasons at the helm of the AIC women's basketball program after being named the fifth head coach in program history on June 14, 2007.  Hutchison led the Yellow Jackets to one of it's best seasons ever with a record of 26-6, the Yellow Jackets returned to the Northeast-10 Championship game for the second consecutive year and earned a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament as the East Region's No. 2 seed. The postseason honors piled up for Hutchison and her Yellow Jackets as she was tabbed the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year and the Women's Basketball Coaches' Assocation (WBCA) East Region Coach of the Year. Senior guard Brianna Bishop earned WBCA All-America honorable mention recognition and was Hutchison's first NE-10 All-Conference first teamer since 2009. In the 2014-15 season, Coach Hutchison led the Yellow Jackets to the Northeast-10 Championship game against No. 11 nationally ranked Adelphi after defeating fellow ranked opponents Stonehill and New Haven on the road in stunning fashion. The Yellow Jackets finished 18-14 overall and 10-10 in the NE-10 Southwest Division. Hutchison has led AIC to the NE-10 Postseason in all nine of her seasons as AIC has made 25 straight appearances dating back to the 1991-92 season. Hutchison guided the Yellow Jackets to a record of 21-13 in 2008-09, marking the program's 10th 20-win season, and a berth in the NCAA Championship Tournament. She won her first-ever NCAA playoff game as AIC defeated Bentley, 71-59, which also marked the program's first-ever NCAA tournament win over the Falcons. Hutchison led the Yellow Jackets to a 17-13 record in her first season as head coach, including an appearance in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 championship tournament. She picked up her first victory as a head coach in AICs 2007-08 season opener, a 66-50 win at New Haven on November 17, and recorded her first post-season win with a 62-52 victory over Saint Rose in the first round of the NE-10 tournament on March 2, 2008.  A 2002 graduate of American International with a degree in Business Management who later went on to earn her MBA at the College, Hutchison spent the previous four seasons as AIC's top assistant. Over that span, the Yellow Jackets posted a combined 94-31 (.752) record with four NCAA Tournament appearances and a berth in the NCAA Division II national championship game in 2006 after capturing the Northeast Region championship. The Yellow Jackets posted a 21-8 mark and finished in a second-place tie in the Northeast-10 in 2007.  As a player, Hutchison was a three-year captain for the Yellow Jackets, led AIC to the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore, junior and senior, culminating with a school-record 28-4 mark and the program's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2002. A two-time Northeast-10 All-Conference selection who earned First Team honors as a senior, Hutchison holds school records for career assists (557) and made free throws (511) while being ranked fourth in career scoring (1,539 points). Over her four-year career she led the Yellow Jackets to an 88-34 (.721) mark and topped the team in steals and assists in each of her four seasons while averaging 17.3 points as a senior.  Arguably the greatest female student-athlete to ever attend American International, Hutchison also excelled on the soccer pitch and the softball diamond. In soccer, she remains the leading scorer in program history with 49 goals and 31 assists for 129 points and led the Yellow Jackets to a NCAA Tournament berth in 1998. She was also named the 1998 Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year and 2000 NE-10 Player of the Year. In softball, Hutchison played during the 2002 and 2003 seasons and was a member of AIC's last NCAA Tournament team in 2003.  Last Updated: 06/22/15

Kristen (Patterson) Hutchison, one of the finest student-athletes ever to compete for the Yellow Jackets, was hired entering the 2007-08 season as the head women’s basketball coach at her alma mater.   CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Years: 2007-present (head coach), Assistant Coach (2003-2007) Career Record: 272-234, 176-176 NE10 AIC Record (conference play): Same NE10 Conference Titles: 3 (2007, 2009, 2016) All-Americans: 7 (Brianna Bishop, Alexis Castro, Briana Lee, Taylor Tomlinson, Dana Watts (x3)) Northeast-10 First-Team All-Conference selections: 6 Northeast-10 Second-Team All-Conference selections: 6 Northeast-10 Third-Team All-Conference selections: 4 Northeast-10 All-Rookie selections: 8 Northeast-10 All-Defensive Team selections: 3 Academic All-Conference selections: 9 NE10 Coach of the Year: 1 (2015-16)NE10 Defensive Player of the Year: 1 (Rhaymi Porter, 2024-25)NE10 Rookie of the Year: 1 (Keyvanna Bennett, 2024-25) Hutchison was named the fifth head coach in program history on June 14, 2007, and currently stands second in wins by a head coach. The team's win on March 5, 2021 over Franklin Pierce University marked her 400th career victory as a member of the women's basketball team between being a player, assistant coach, and head coach.   Under Hutchison, the team has reached the NE10 Championship Tournament in 16 of her 17 seasons in which it was held, including back-to-back trips to the NE10 Championship Game in 2014-15 and 2015-16. She has never had consecutive sub-.500 seasons. Among the accolades earned by student-athletes during her tenure were three consecutive All-American honors by Dana Watts from 2016-17 through 2018-19. Watts ultimately graduated as the leading scorer in AIC history and second all-time in points in NE10 history with 2,202.   A 2002 graduate of American International with a degree in Business Management who later went on to earn her MBA at the College, Hutchison spent the previous four seasons as AIC's top assistant. Over that span, the Yellow Jackets posted a combined 94-31 (.752) record with four NCAA Tournament appearances and a berth in the NCAA Division II national championship game in 2006 after capturing the Northeast Region championship. The Yellow Jackets posted a 21-8 mark and finished in a second-place tie in the Northeast-10 in 2007.   As a player, Hutchison was a three-year captain for the Yellow Jackets, led AIC to the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore, junior and senior, culminating with a school-record 28-4 mark and the program's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2002. A two-time Northeast-10 All-Conference selection who earned First Team honors as a senior, Hutchison holds school records for career assists (557) and made free throws (511) while being ranked fourth in career scoring (1,539 points). Over her four-year career, she led the Yellow Jackets to an 88-34 (.721) mark and topped the team in steals and assists in each of her four seasons while averaging 17.3 points as a senior.   Arguably the greatest female student-athlete to ever attend American International, Hutchison also excelled on the soccer pitch and the softball diamond. In soccer, she remains the leading scorer in program history with 49 goals and 31 assists for 129 points and led the Yellow Jackets to an NCAA Tournament berth in 1998. She was also named the 1998 Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year and 2000 NE10 Player of the Year. In softball, Hutchison played during the 2002 and 2003 seasons and was a member of AIC's NCAA Tournament team in 2003.    Overall RecordConference RecordPostseason PerformanceYearWLPct.WLPct.Conference FinishConference TournamentNCAA TournamentNat'l Rank (WBCA)2007-081712.5861210.545T5th of 15NE10 Quarterfinal--NR2008-092113.618148.6364th of 15NE10 SemifinalEast Region SemifinalRV2009-101217.414913.40910th of 15NE10 Quarterfinal--NR2010-111910.655148.6366th of 16NE10 Quarterfinal--NR2011-121315.4641111.5008th of 16NE10 Quarterfinal--NR2012-131413.5191111.500T8th of 16NE10 First Round--NR2013-141710.630119.5507th of 16NE10 Quarterfinal--NR2014-151814.5631010.5004th of 7!NE10 Final--NR2015-16266.813164.8001st of 7NE10 FinalEast Region SemifinalRV2016-171910.655146.7002nd of 7NE10 Quarterfinal--NR2017-181216.429614.3007th of 7----NR2018-191614.5331010.5004th of 7NE10 Quarterfinal--NR2019-20821.276514.2635th of 7NE10 First RoundNot Held* NR2020-2172.778------N/A^Not Held^East Region First Round--2021-221016.385712.3685th of 7NE10 First Round--NR2022-231514.517119.5507th of 13!NE10 First Round--NR2023-241515.500913.4098th of 12NE10 Quarterfinal--NR2024-251316.448614.30010th of 11NE10 First Round--NRTOTAL272234.538176176.500--------!The NE10 switched to two divisions for basketball beginning in 2014-15; it returned to a single-division format in 2022-23 *NCAA Tournament cancelled (COVID-19 Pandemic) ^The Northeast-10 did not formally hold competition in 2020-21, but allowed individual teams to compete as independents

The American International College women’s basketball team brought home one of its own, naming Destine Perry ’21, ’23 MBA as the team’s assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 season.Perry was a five-year member of the women’s basketball team at AIC. Across 107 games, she scored 946 points and totaled 185 assists and 127 steals for the Yellow Jackets. Statistically, her best season was in 2020-21; she averaged a career-best 17.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, and led the team in scoring, rebounding, and steals. Her play helped AIC secure a berth in the 2021 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament, the first for the program since 2016. Perry then served as team captain in 2021-22, her final on-court season as a Yellow Jacket. Perry continued to aid the basketball program in 2022-23 after exhausting her playing eligibility, as she spent a year serving as an Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant. Among her duties, she was the primary statistician for the basketball teams.Perry earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College in 2021, and followed with a master’s degree in general psychology in 2023 from AIC.