Florida Institute of Technology Women's Basketball

Reynolds' winning percenatge of .643 currently sits him at No. 36 and his 533 wins ranks him at No. 13. In 2015-16, Reynolds led a team that was picked to finish 6th in the league to a 20-10 overall record including a 12-4 mark in the SSC. The Panthers finished as the SSC regular season runner-up and the Tournament runner-up after falling to the Tampa in the SSC Championship Game. FIT earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 7 seed in the South Region and eventually lost to Benedict College in the First Round. Junior Shequana Harris was a Second Team All-SSC selection and was joined by senior Tiesha Flagler on the All-SSC Tournament Team. In 2014-15, Reynolds squad jumped out to school record 15-0 start en route to a 20-7 season. His 513 wins rank 13th among active Division II coaches and tied for 23rd all-time in Division II. He has put together 22 winning seasons and won 20-plus games 10 times. In 2013, Reynolds was named the RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA South Region Coach of the Year. In 2011-12, Reynolds led the Panthers to their second-straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearanceits eighth all-time. FIT bowed out in the first round to conference foe Florida Southern. In 2010-11, FIT defeated Tampa in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to then No. 1 Arkansas Tech to finish at 24-9 overall. Lynisha Nelson concluded her four-year career owning seven program records and tying one mark.  Under his guidance, the Panthers have won six regular season Sunshine State Conference Championships, four SSC Tournament Championships, one NCAA Division II South Region title and appeared in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2002. Reynolds has led FIT to 25 SSC Tournaments, including a streak of 20-straight appearances from 1988 to 2007. The Panthers only missed the SSC Tournament twice, in 1987its first season with Reynolds on the bench as an assistant coachand in 2008, in its 27-year existence. FIT has advanced to 10 SSC Tournament Championship games, winning four. Reynolds has been recognized for his work on the court by being selected SSC Coach of the Year five times (92, 93, 97, 02, 07) and South Region Coach of the Year three times. He has coached 52 All-SSC players, four SSC Freshman of the Year, four SSC Players of the Year, ten NCAA Division II All-South Region players, three NCAA Division II All-South Region Tournament players, four NCAA Division II All-Americans and three Florida Tech Hall of Famers. Four of Reynolds former players were named to the SSCs Silver Anniversary Team in 2007, including Felicia Bell, Christine Ferron Keenan, Paulette King-Morin and Sanja Radenkovic.  The quartet helped FIT place the most athletes of any other school on the team. King-Morin was chosen the top SSC player of the first 25 years. Ferron Keenan, King-Morin and Radenkovic are SSC Hall of Famers. One of his former players has joined him on his coaching staff. Returning for her eighth season is assistant coach Ursula Norris. Matt McHenry is also returning as an assistant coach for his second season. Reynolds graduated in 1976 from Brockport State with a bachelors degree in history. Reynolds is married to Gloria. The couple has two adult sons, Jason and Zachary, and Laurissa.  He has five grandchildren, Kaelani, Myles, Nadija, Kamryn and Ciara. John Reynolds' Career Record (28 Seasons) John Reynolds has witnessed the development of Florida Techs womens basketball program since it began 30 years ago. After serving as an assistant during the inaugural season of 1986-87, he was named the programs head coach and enters his 29th season at the helm of the program in 2016-17. Amongst active coaches, Reynolds' winning percenatge of .643 currently sits him at No. 36 and his 533 wins ranks him at No. 13. In 2015-16, Reynolds led a team that was picked to finish 6th in the league to a 20-10 overall record including a 12-4 mark in the SSC. The Panthers finished as the SSC regular season runner-up and the Tournament runner-up after falling to the Tampa in the SSC Championship Game. FIT earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 7 seed in the South Region and eventually lost to Benedict College in the First Round. Junior Shequana Harris was a Second Team All-SSC selection and was joined by senior Tiesha Flagler on the All-SSC Tournament Team. In 2014-15, Reynolds squad jumped out to school record 15-0 start en route to a 20-7 season. His 513 wins rank 13th among active Division II coaches and tied for 23rd all-time in Division II. He has put together 22 winning seasons and won 20-plus games 10 times. In 2013, Reynolds was named the RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA South Region Coach of the Year. In 2011-12, Reynolds led the Panthers to their second-straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearanceits eighth all-time. FIT bowed out in the first round to conference foe Florida Southern. In 2010-11, FIT defeated Tampa in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to then No. 1 Arkansas Tech to finish at 24-9 overall. Lynisha Nelson concluded her four-year career owning seven program records and tying one mark.  Under his guidance, the Panthers have won six regular season Sunshine State Conference Championships, four SSC Tournament Championships, one NCAA Division II South Region title and appeared in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2002. Reynolds has led FIT to 25 SSC Tournaments, including a streak of 20-straight appearances from 1988 to 2007. The Panthers only missed the SSC Tournament twice, in 1987its first season with Reynolds on the bench as an assistant coachand in 2008, in its 27-year existence. FIT has advanced to 10 SSC Tournament Championship games, winning four. Reynolds has been recognized for his work on the court by being selected SSC Coach of the Year five times (92, 93, 97, 02, 07) and South Region Coach of the Year three times. He has coached 52 All-SSC players, four SSC Freshman of the Year, four SSC Players of the Year, ten NCAA Division II All-South Region players, three NCAA Division II All-South Region Tournament players, four NCAA Division II All-Americans and three Florida Tech Hall of Famers. Four of Reynolds former players were named to the SSCs Silver Anniversary Team in 2007, including Felicia Bell, Christine Ferron Keenan, Paulette King-Morin and Sanja Radenkovic.  The quartet helped FIT place the most athletes of any other school on the team. King-Morin was chosen the top SSC player of the first 25 years. Ferron Keenan, King-Morin and Radenkovic are SSC Hall of Famers. One of his former players has joined him on his coaching staff. Returning for her eighth season is assistant coach Ursula Norris. Matt McHenry is also returning as an assistant coach for his second season. Reynolds graduated in 1976 from Brockport State with a bachelors degree in history. Reynolds is married to Gloria. The couple has two adult sons, Jason and Zachary, and Laurissa.  He has five grandchildren, Kaelani, Myles, Nadija, Kamryn and Ciara. John Reynolds' Career Record (28 Seasons)

Ashley Raley-Ross was named the head coach of the Panthers women's basketball team in April 2025.   Raley-Ross became the third head coach in program history and the first female head coach. Raley-Ross joined Florida Tech after serving as an assistant coach at Wofford College since April 2022, where she helped guide the Terriers to historic success. During her tenure, Wofford compiled a combined 39-23 record, reached the Southern Conference Tournament semifinals in back-to-back seasons, and earned consecutive bids to the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). In 2022-23, the Terriers captured their first-ever Southern Conference Regular Season Championship and recorded the program's first 20-win season at the Division I level. The 2023-24 campaign saw Wofford set a new program record for home wins (13-2), defeat ACC foe Virginia for its first-ever win over an ACC program, and produce the team's first triple-double in school history. Raley-Ross also played a pivotal role in player development, mentoring SoCon Player of the Year and Academic All-American Rachael Rose, SoCon Freshman of the Year Evangelia Paulk, and several other All-Conference and All-Freshman Team honorees. Prior to her time at Wofford, Raley-Ross coached internationally in Hong Kong with C2Sports. There, she served as the head coach of the U16 New Generation 2nd Division team and as an assistant coach for both the U25 Tsuen Wan 2nd Division team and the Division 2 Tsuen Wan men's professional team. In addition to her coaching duties, she contributed as a strength and conditioning coach and worked with Tsung Tsin Primary School, aiding young students in learning both basketball and English. Before leaving the United States, Raley-Ross served as the head women's basketball coach at Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte, N.C. from 2019-20. Her squad tied for first place in the EMAC conference and featured two USCAA All-Americans and two players who were named EMAC Co-Player of the Year. Raley-Ross began her coaching career with Providence Day School in Charlotte as the head girl's junior varsity coach in 2011. Since then, she helped coach multiple high school and AAU teams in the Charlotte area before leaving the United States for the first time in 2018 to become an assistant coach for the U15 and U17 teams with ŽKK Trešnjevka 2009 in Zagreb, Croatia. Ashley Raley-Ross earned her Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communications in 2010 from Queens University in Charlotte, where she was also a student-athlete on the women's basketball team. She is married to her husband Brandis, who played basketball at South Carolina collegiately and currently plays professionally overseas.

Tia McMillian was named assistant coach of the Panther women's basketball program in April 2025.   McMillian joined Florida Tech after a successful stint at DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Florida, where she most recently served as Coordinator of Athletic Operations while also leading the Regional High School Girls Team as Head Coach. In her roles at DME, she also served as an assistant coach for the Girls Post-grad, Girls High School National, and regional teams. Her impact extended beyond the court, managing travel coordination, game day operations, and program scheduling for the Academy's basketball programs.   During her time at DME, McMillian played a key role in the development of guards, implementing skill plans that enhanced ball handling, shooting, and overall basketball IQ. Her leadership helped guide the Girls' National Team to a National SIAA State Championship.   Her coaching resume includes international experience, having served as an assistant coach with Immaculate Sports Global's international team in Hong Kong in the summer of 2023, and as Director of Summer Camp Operations at DME Academy in 2024.   A former standout scholar-athlete at Queens University of Charlotte, McMillian was a two-year team captain and SAAC Leadership Representative. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2022.