Loyola University Chicago Women's Basketball

Jordan McCann begins his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Loyola Chicago women's basketball program in 2025-26. A Chicago native, McCann spent the previous four seasons on the coaching staff at Iona College. During his stint in New Rochelle, N.Y., McCann aided in both the recruitment and development of six All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) selections.  That group was headlined by 2021-22 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year Juana Camilion, who became the first Gael in program history to take home the league's top defensive honor. McCann has also made stops as an assistant coach at the University of Bridgeport, Colorado College, Hamilton College, and St. Thomas University. McCann, who resides in Chicago with his wife, Nia, graduated from the University of Illinois in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in recreation, sport, and tourism before earning a master's degree in sport administration from St. Thomas University in 2014.    

Adam Call joined Loyola Chicago in the summer of 2025 following a four-year stop at George Washington. Call helped the Revolutionaries to wins in the Atlantic 10 Championships in three separate seasons. Call was instrumental in Mayowa Taiwo’s record-breaking 2023-24 season, as she totaled 1,037 career rebounds—the third-highest mark by a single player in program history. Taiwo earned a spot on the A-10 Preseason All-Conference All-Defensive Team, while sophomore guard Nya Robertson was selected to the league’s All-Conference Third Team. In his first two seasons in D.C., the team reached the A-10 quarterfinals and set a school record for made three-pointers in a single season (2022–23). Standout freshman Nya Robertson, a former top-50 recruit, was named the league's Sixth Woman of the Year, while Taiwo earned All-Defensive Team honors and climbed into the program’s all-time Top 10 for career rebounds under Call’s leadership. Before joining GW, Call spent four seasons at Eastern Michigan, where he served his final two years as Associate Head Coach. In Ypsilanti, Call played a key role in player development, helping Danielle Minott and Courtnie Lewis earn All-MAC honors. Lewis had one of the best freshman seasons in program history, finishing top-10 nationally in scoring among freshmen. Prior to EMU, Call helped develop standout guards at Stony Brook for two seasons, including All-Rookie Team selection Davion Wingate and All-Conference honorees Kori Bayne-Walker and Jessica Ogunnorin, while contributing to two consecutive 17-win seasons and WBI appearances. Additionally, Ogechi Anyagaligbo was named the 2015-16 America East Conference Rookie of the Year under his guidance after averaging 10.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Call joined Stony Brook after serving as Director of Player Development at Washington in 2013–14, helping the Huskies to a 20-win season and a WNIT Quarterfinals appearance. He previously spent two seasons as Director of Basketball Operations at Northwestern, overseeing camps, staff, and video operations. A Norman, Okla., native, Call began his career as a student manager at the University of Oklahoma from 2004–07, during a run that included three NCAA Tournament appearances and multiple Big XII titles. He went on to serve as video coordinator at TCU for three seasons, contributing to two NCAA Tournament trips and a Mountain West regular season championship in 2009–10. Call holds a bachelor’s degree in international area studies from Oklahoma and a master’s degree in liberal arts from TCU.

Mai-Loni Henson, who most recently served as an assistant coach at Colorado College, joined the Ramblers' women's basketball staff in the same position in July 2024. Through her one-year stint in Colorado Springs, Henson helped the Tigers achieve their first 20-win season in 40 years and an appearance in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championship Game. Additionally, Henson helped mentor the league's Player and Defensive Player of the Year. It was the program's first time ever receiving the conference's Defensive Player of the Year award. Henson's duties extended beyond on-court coaching at Colorado College. Player development, recruiting, scouting, organizing team community service activities, leadership development, team travel, and managing the program's social media accounts all fell under her umbrella. Furthermore, she helped the women's basketball team form the school's first Black Student-Athlete Association.     With an emphasis on hard work in the classroom, Henson helped mentor Zoë Tomlinson who earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-American Second Team honors. Tomlinson was just the third player in program history to be named an academic all-American. A former professional basketball player, Henson played three seasons overseas in France for Le Havre Aplemont (NF1 division) and ASA Aulnoye (LF2 division). Henson was a standout student-athlete at Washington from 2016-2020 and served as team captain for her final two seasons. Through 123 games, the forward averaged 6.0 points, 1.6 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game. As a freshman, Henson helped the Huskies reach the Sweet 16 for the sixth time in program history before logging the team's second-highest points per game average the following season. She cut her teeth in coaching first as an assistant at her alma mater, La Jolla Country Day High School, and later as the head coach of the San Diego Bulldogs Youth Club Team. A native of San Diego, Calif., Henson earned a bachelor's degree in public health from Washington in 2020. She was an active member of the Husky Leadership Academy and landed on the Dean's List her senior year.

Jasmyne Fogle arrived in Rogers Park during the summer of 2025 after stops at Quinnipiac University, Putnam Science Academy, and Iona College.  Most recently, Fogle served as the director of basketball operations and program development at Quinnipiac for three seasons. Fogle oversaw daily operations of the women’s basketball program, managed team travel and logistics, coordinated film and video operations, and led marketing and social media efforts to enhance fan engagement. She also worked closely with athletic sponsors, supervised student managers, and supported student-athlete academics. Prior to her time in Hamden, Fogle worked at Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Conn., where she worked as an assistant coach, teacher, and resident assistant. In this role, she assisted with recruiting, practice planning, game strategy, scheduling, and academic monitoring. She also managed the program’s social media presence and communicated regularly with college programs on behalf of players. As a resident assistant, she supported student well-being and safety, conducted routine room and safety checks, and fostered a positive living environment. Before her time at Putnam Science Academy, Fogle spent two years as a graduate assistant at Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y. There, she supported the coaching staff with recruiting, scouting, practice planning, and player development. She collaborated with the director of operations on travel, meals, academic support, and scheduling, and served as an academic coach for high-risk student-athletes. Fogle also played a key role in video production and manager supervision while helping ensure smooth day-to-day operations for the program. Fogle earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Franklin Pierce University in 2017, where she played three seasons on the women’s basketball team. She completed her collegiate playing career at Post University, earning a Master of Business Administration in 2018. In her lone season at Post, Fogle averaged 16.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 31.9 minutes per game over 16 contests, earning Third Team All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference honors—the program’s first all-conference selection since 2014. She went on to earn a Master of Arts in sports communication and media from Iona College in 2020. Over her four-year collegiate career, Fogle totaled 565 points across her time at Franklin Pierce and Post.

Alyssa Fisher circled back to her alma mater in the summer of 2025 after starting her coaching career at Dartmouth. Fisher was instrumental in mentoring Victoria Page to earning honorable mention All-Ivy League honors. Under Fisher’s expertise, Page averaged 15.0 points per game, the fifth most in the conference. Meanwhile, the 1,000-point scorer’s .381 field goal clip ranked No. 17 in the league and her 1.5 made threes per game was seventh. As a student-athlete at Loyola Chicago in 2023-24, Fisher started and played in all 31 games for the Ramblers. She led the team in three-pointers made (49), free throws made (110) and steals (49), while finishing second in total points with 417. Fisher tied for the team lead in scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game. She posted a career-high six assists in Loyola’s win at Fordham on Jan. 24 and reached double figures in scoring 22 times, including six games with 20 or more points. On Dec. 18, she hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift Loyola past SIUE and scored the team’s first points in six games throughout the season. Fisher ranked No. 11 in the Atlantic 10 in both steals per game (1.5) and points per game (13.5) for the season. Fisher was selected for the esteemed Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) “So You Want To Be A Coach” initiative in 2024. Her coaching journey also includes serving as a strength and conditioning intern at St. Francis Brooklyn during the 2022–23 academic year. Originally from Baton Rouge, La., Fisher holds dual bachelor’s degrees from St. Francis Brooklyn—one in exercise science (2022) and another in healthcare management (2023). She earned her MBA in 2024 from LUC.

Buaku joined the Ramblers in the summer of 2024 after serving as the Director of Player Development and Basketball Analytics for Sixth Man San Diego since 2020, a nonprofit basketball organization. Buaku has also worked as an Associate Analyst with HD Intelligence, offering strategic insights through opponent scouting, postgame analysis, and transfer portal management. Joining HD Intelligence in 2022, he provided strategic insights through opponent scouting reports and postgame data analysis, identifying areas for improvement, and making data-driven decisions to enhance team performance. Buaku managed transfer portal analytics to assess recruits and support team recruitment strategies, contributing to 52% of teams achieving at least two more wins and 41-percent of teams reaching postseason play with 20 or more wins. He has worked with colleges such as Oregon, Texas A&M, UAB, LMU, California Baptist, Oklahoma State, Michigan, and others. With Sixth Man San Diego, Buaku managed all aspects of off-site basketball programming, including scheduling, staffing, budgeting, and materials distribution. He developed individual growth plans for student-athletes, addressing their needs and personal brand goals, while collaborating with sports performance and medicine staff to enhance conditioning programs. He also created a comprehensive sales plan to boost registration, revenue, and presence throughout the San Diego area. In addition to these two roles, Buaku served as an Assistant Boys Basketball Coach and Director of Player Development & Analytics at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego. Buaku was Team Captain at UC San Diego where he was a four-year basketball letterwinner. He served as President of the Triton Athletes' Council in his senior year and played in 116 games, starting 64, while averaging 3.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists. As a junior, he tied for the team lead with 26 steals and was second in assists and minutes played, highlighted by a career-high 17 points and four steals in an upset win against 13th-ranked California Baptist in the NCAA West Regional semifinal. Additionally, he was an active member of the Division I Student Leadership Group. A 2014 graduate of El Toro High School, he was named South Coast League MVP and first team All-CIF Division 1A as a senior. He played a key role in leading the Chargers to the CIF Division IA runner-up position in 2013 and a CIF quarterfinal appearance in 2014. A native of Lake Forest, Calif., Buaku holds a Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience degree from UC San Diego.