Occidental College Women's Basketball

Anahit Aladzhanyan, or Coach Heat, which she is widely referred as, has been the head womens basketball coach since taking over in 2012. Coach Heat was on the bench as an assistant coach for both of Oxys NCAA Division III playoff appearances in 2009 and 2011 and four consecutive SCIAC championships from 2008-2011. Along with her passion for the Xs and Os of the game, Coach Heat has recruited some of Oxys finest basketball players.  Stephanie Babij 11, former SCIAC Player of the Year, shared: Heat knows her stuff. Ive played for a number of coaches and there are surprisingly few who can truly see and understand how to make adjustments in a game like Heat can both at an individual and team level. She knows basketball and is fun to play for. Prior to taking over for the womens program in 2012, she spent the 2011-12 season as the head assistant to the Oxy mens basketball team, making her one of only a handful of women in the nation coaching mens collegiate basketball. Coach Newhall, Oxys longtime mens basketball coach, said he believes Coach Heat is a great leader. Heats combination of basketball knowledge, her recruiting work ethic, and her feel for the institution makes her an outstanding head basketball coach at Occidental, Newhall said. In addition to coaching, Aladzhanyan is the Senior Woman Administrator and budget manager for Oxys athletic department. She has also recruited for various sports during coaching changes, and has served on numerous committees such as the Alcohol and Other Drugs committee and most recently, Oxys Student Experience Strategic Planning Committee and Oxy's Commission on Athletics.  She has also served as the chair of the SCIAC women's basketball coaches while also representing the SCIAC on the regional advisory committee for the NCAA. As a product of the program herself, it is one she knows well. Aladzhanyan 07 played at Oxy and by Anahits senior season, she was a team captain and essentially a player-coach as an extension of Coach Hoffman (then head coach) on the floor. Coach Heat graduated from Occidental College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a minor in Kinesiology in 2007. She later earned a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University in 2010. 

Coach Foster has been an assistant coach at occidental for four seasons. She began coaching first a volunteer at her high school while also training individual athletes. Coach Foster bring immense energy into practice and loves to compete. She began playing basketball in elementary school, dreaming of one day being able to play professional basketball. Although though she wasn't able to continue playing basketball after college due to multiple knee injuries, she loves staying connected to the game through coaching and giving back to young players. 

Coach Lashell Swann has over 30 years of playing and coaching basketball on all levels including; Boys & Girls Club, Middle and High School, AAU, College, and Professional.  She was recently part of the D3 Hoops Coaching Staff of the Region as well as the SCIAC Coaching Staff of the Year that led the Tigers to the 2024 SCIAC tournament championship and the NCAA tournament. After graduating from college with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and an Associates Degree in Community policing, Lashell went on to coach various basketball teams in the Washington Metropolitan area. She had a very successful coaching career for District Heights Boys and Girls Club before heading out to California. Lashell has been coaching and training individuals at various high schools and colleges in the San Fernando valley of California for over 10 years. She has trained various individuals, as well as the girls basketball teams at North Hollywood High School, Granada Hills High School, John Marshall High School, Antelope Valley College, and Glendale Community College and Sports Academy Team Derek Fisher 17u AAU team. She is going into her 5th season as an Assistant Coach at Occidental College in Los Angeles.  She currently boasts a 279-74 coaching record at the girls basketball high school level. Lashell brings an elite level of talent, training, and knowledge to the game of basketball.

Isaiah Flowers enters his fourth year as an assistant coach to the Womens basketball program at Occidental College. Before arriving at Oxy, Isaiah spent the last five years with the University of Oklahoma Womens Basketball program where he worked for Sherri Coale, Coquese Washington, and Jackie Stiles.  He served as a graduate assistant for the two years after serving as the program's Head Student Manager for three seasons. As a graduate assistant he was in charge of operational tasks, assisting the defense coordinator, creating scouting reports, and helping with guard development.