Sarah Lawrence College Women's Basketball

Bradley Alexander was named the Head Coach for women's basketball in November 2015. Alexander Leading the program into its first varsity season in 2017-18, Alexander guided the Gryphons to their first-ever varsity victory. In 2018-19, Sarah Lawrence improved its win total, highlighted by the team's first-ever conference victory. Also in 2018-19 the team earned the distinction of ranking #12 on WBCA Top 25 Academic Team GPA Honors. In 2019-20, he coached Camryn Davis to the 2020 Skyline Conference Sportsmanship Team behind averages of 15 pts and 7 rebs per game.   The past 2 years he's been a camp counselor at Columbia University's Academic Exposure Camp.  Alexander came to Sarah Lawrence after six years of coaching high school basketball. Most recently, he served as Associate Head Coach of the girls' basketball program at St. James School in Maryland, leading his squad to a winning season. Previously, he was the Girls' Assistant Coach at South Hagerstown High School, where he helped the Rebels to their first undefeated regular season.    Alexander is a 2005 graduate of Florida State University. He received a master's degree in business administration from Frostburg State University in 2016.

Martin Rather was named the Head Coach for Women’s Basketball on September 26, 2025.  A graduate of Harvard Law School, Rather is one of the only NCAA Head Coaches to be a bar-certified attorney. Rather took the reins of the Women’s Basketball program after a successful stint as a Head Coach at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. There, in his only season as the full Head Coach of the Lynx, he was responsible for the largest turnaround in program history.  His 2024-2025 team won more games in one season than in the program’s prior six seasons combined. No stranger to big games or the spotlight, Rather arrived in Bronxville with successful postseason experience.  In 2025, Rather’s Lynx advanced to the North Atlantic Conference West Division Finals after defeating Vermont State Lyndon.  The win was the first time in program history that Lesley defeated Vermont State Lyndon (previously 0-8), as well as the team’s first-ever North Atlantic Conference playoff victory.  This win was featured in a CNN article about Rather’s team. Rather’s commitment to player development is significant.  He has developed All-Conference players, Jostens Award nominees, and Academic All-District recipients.   Rather is committed to student success both on- and off-the-court, with his former players excelling in competitive careers and attending top-ranked graduate schools. Outside of basketball, Rather worked as an Associate Attorney at a major international New York law firm, and prior to law school, at MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show.  Upon his hiring, Sarah Lawrence Athletic Director Kristin Maile said the following:  "We are thrilled to welcome Martin Rather as the new head coach of our women's basketball program at Sarah Lawrence College.  Martin brings a rare combination of academic rigor and recruiting experience that aligns seamlessly with our mission. As a lawyer and mentor, he is deeply committed to empowering high-achieving student-athletes to pursue ambitious academic and professional goals beyond graduation. His commitment to holistic development, both on and off the court, makes him an outstanding fit to lead our program forward." Rather graduated from Rice University in Houston, TX magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Sports Management and History with a concentration in Sports Leadership.  In 2018, upon graduation, he received Rice’s “Outstanding Senior” award.  He holds a master’s in journalism from Columbia and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Tom Diliberto joins the Gryphons for the fall 2023 semester after a stint as the assistant cross country and track and field coach at Manhattan College, a division one institution in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. During Diliberto’s time with the Jaspers, the men’s cross-country team earned a second-place finish in the MAAC championships alongside a fifth-place finish in the IC4A Championships. The women’s cross country team finished fourth in the MAAC and 11th at the ECAC Championships that same year. He also led the school’s track and field teams to top-four finishes in the MAAC Championships and top-three finishes in the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships.  Outside of coaching, Tom works as a doping control officer for the United States Anti-Doping Agency in addition to being the owner/operator of his own e-commerce clothing brand. Tom graduated from Manhattan College in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education and History, focusing on alternative methods of music-based social studies education for high school students as well as international relations and sports. 2023 In his first year at the helm, Diliberto led the women's team to a fifth-place finish in the Skyline championship and the men's team to an eighth-place standing. Diiberto helped senior Leo Kalotihos turn in a career season, finishing 15th overall in the aforementioned championship meet and leading the men's team in each race of the season. He also guided Maya Pfeiffer to a 15th-place finish in the championship and Al Sinclair to an 18th-place finish, wrapping up the season with two top-20 performances.