Tufts University Women's Basketball

Sam Mancinelli joined the Tufts University women's basketball staff as an assistant coach in July of 2022.  In Mancinelli's first season on staff with the Jumbos, Tufts women's basketball finished the year 24-7 after winning the NESCAC Championship and making an appearance in the Elite 8. The Elite 8 appearance marks the eighth time overall in program history the Jumbos have made it to that point, along with 4 appearances in the Final Four and 14 NCAA tournament berths overall.    Mancinelli was the point guard and three-year captain of the Roger Williams University women's basketball team which finished the 2021-22 season 25-3 overall and won the programs first ever Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championship. She averaged 8.1 points and 4.4 assists per game and was ranked third in the nation for assist/turnover ratio. Her 124 total assists were second in the league and 28th nationally. Mancinelli was an All-Conference selection and was named the CCC Scholar Athlete of the Year.   Mancinelli is a 2021 graduate from Roger Williams University. From nearby Peabody, Massachusetts, Mancinelli attended Bishop Fenwick High School where she helped the team win a state championship in 2016.