University of South Alabama Women's Basketball

Yolisha Jackson was named the 10th women’s basketball Head Coach in program history, Athletic Director Dr. Joel Erdmann announced March 24, 2023.  Last season, the Jags finished with a 6-24 record, ending the year with conference wins against ULM and Southern Miss. After her first season with the Jags, Daniela Gonzalez (forward) played for Colombia at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup. In her first season, the Jaguars posted a 9-23 record, going 2-16 in conference play. Both of the Jaguars’ conference wins were on the road - winning at Texas State and Louisiana. The squad finished the season with three Jags averaging 10+ points - Kelsey Thompson (12.0), Rachel Leggett (10.4) and Jordan Rosier (10.3).  Jackson returned to South Alabama after spending the last three seasons at the University of South Florida as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Prior to USF, Jackson spent seven years at South Alabama as an assistant coach, including the 2019-20 campaign as associate head coach.   During her time as an assistant at South Florida, she was responsible for working with the program’s centers and power forwards. The Bulls were 70-20 during Jackson’s three years on staff, including winning the American Athletic Conference Tournament in 2020-21, in addition to trips to the NCAA Tournament all three years of her tenure.   Jackson was responsible for the development of South Florida’s Bethy Mununga, a Katrina McClain Award Candidate for the nation’s top power forward, during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. During her time at USF, Mununga totaled just shy of 1,000 rebounds, which put her third on the school’s all-time rebounding list.   During her time in Mobile, Jackson helped guide the Jaguars to two 20-win seasons and two national postseason appearances – the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in 2019 and the Women’s Basketball Invitational in 2018. Including helping the team find success, Jackson helped develop Antionette Lewis and Chyna Ellis, two of the conference’s top post players.   Ellis, who was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2015-16 and again in 2017-18, totaled 107 blocks during the 2017-8 campaign. Ellis also became the conference’s all-time blocks leader that same year.   Lewis led the Sun Belt in double-doubles in the 2019-20 year, averaging 13.2 points and 10.1 rebounds on the year, earning her All-Sun Belt second-team honors.   Prior to South Alabama, Jackson spent three years at the Air Force Academy after five years at Kennesaw State. In her three seasons at Air Force, Jackson served as the recruiting coordinator and was primarily responsible for the Falcons’ post players. In her first season at the Academy in 2010-11, Jackson helped the program to the second-most conference wins in its Division-I history after the program had not won a Mountain West Conference game the previous two seasons. Jackson served as the recruiting coordinator for Kennesaw State during her final three seasons, and helped KSU’s transition to Division I from Division II, and during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons, The Lady Owl program captured its most wins in its Division I history (15).   Her 2009 recruiting class ranked as the top recruiting class in the Atlantic Sun, and her following class consisted of future unanimous A-Sun Freshman of the Year Taylor Mills.  Jackson was also responsible for recruiting and coaching Atlantic Sun Player of the Year Britteny Henderson (2007-08) and A-Sun all-freshman selections Rosetta Hollis (2006-07), Brandi Jones (2009-10) and Sametria Gideon (2009-10).   During the 2005-06 season, Jackson coached all-Atlantic Sun selection Shavonder Clarke, a junior-college transfer who scored over 1,000 points in two years at KSU. In 2007-08, she coached Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year Greteya Kelley.   Jackson joined the coaching ranks after a successful collegiate career at Jacksonville University, where she was the second player in JU history to score over 1,000 points for her career, finishing with 1,070 points. She also left the Dolphins as the single-season record holder for points per game, free throws made and free throws attempted, as well as career free throws made (325). Jackson was an Atlantic Sun academic all-conference selection and two-time team MVP.   Jackson, a native of Clarksville, Tenn., received her bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville in physical education in 2005 and her master’s of science degree from South Alabama in 2019. She is the daughter of Austin Peay State Hall of Famer Howard Jackson.   Jackson is the proud mother of her daughter, Zoey, born in April of 2021.

Eryc Pittman enters his third season as an assistant coach working mainly with post players. Last season, Pittman played a key role in the development of Daniela Gonzalez, who led the Jags in made three-pointers (36), total rebounds (184), blocks (27) and assists (60).   Pittman came to Mobile after two seasons at Austin Peay, where he held the same position. During his time at Austin Peay, Pittman helped coach the Governors to a 37-25 record in two seasons, including a trip to the Women’s Basketball Invitational in 2022.   Before Austin Peay, Pittman spent six seasons at Jacksonville State under former Jaguar coach Rick Pietri, where he coordinated scouting reports and recruiting. During his stint with the Gamecocks, he worked with the perimeter players, who averaged 6.1 three-pointers a game. In the 2020-21 season, Pittman coached All-OVC selection Yamia Johnson, who led the OVC in three-point percentage (39.4%).   Before his stint at Jacksonville State, Pittman spent one year at Brewton-Parker College as the men’s basketball associate head coach, where he helped lead the program to a 14-14 record, which was the program’s most wins since 2006.   During the 2013-14 season, Pittman was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the women’s basketball program at Belmont Abbey College, where the team posted a 22-9 record and their first NCAA DII Tournament win in 15 years.   Pittman’s first coaching stop was with the men’s basketball program at Eastern Kentucky, where he worked as a GA from 2011 to 2013.   Pittman, a native of Akron, Ohio, co-founded “Ladies First”, a non-profit organization in Akron that focuses on girls’ youth basketball and helps them succeed in academics too.   Pittman graduated from Hampton University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and earned an M.S. in Sports Administration from EKU.

Colby Davis enters her third season as an assistant coach, working mainly with guards. The 2025-26 season with be her 9th with the program overall. Last season, Davis developed Rachel Leggett, who averaged 13.13 PPG and had a 54.05 FG%. Leggett also led the Jags in total points (394). Davis returned to Mobile after a two-year stint at Florida A&M University, where she served as an assistant coach for the Rattlers.   Prior to FAMU, Davis was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Pearl River Community College from July 2021 to October 2021. At Pearl River, Davis was primarily responsible for recruiting, film breakdowns and developing guard and post players, while assisting with graphics and social media.   Before her time at Pearl River, Davis served as a graduate assistant for the Jaguars, where she organized and instructed guard workouts, completed scouting reports of opponents, assisted with recruiting efforts, constructed post-game defensive reports and led player film reviews.   During her time as a GA, she helped lead the Jaguars to the Sun Belt Conference tournament semifinals during the 2019-2020 season and the quarterfinals in the 2020-2021 season. She also helped lead First Team All-Sun Belt selections Shaforia Kines and Antoinette Lewis, who ended their USA careers with 1,000 and 1,500 points. She also helped lead Savannah Jones to the 1,000-point club and a Third Team All-Sun Belt Selection.   Before her coaching career, Davis spent four seasons as a guard playing for the Jaguars. She started a total of 78 games from 2013-17, including all 31 games during her senior campaign when she averaged 10.2 points per game and led the team in field-goal percentage (37.7%) and free-throw percentage, and was second in scoring, assists, steals (38) and defensive rebounds (92) and third in rebounding (3.5 rebounds per game)   During her junior year, Davis scored the game-winning bucket with 1.6 seconds remaining in a Feb. 16 match-up against Troy, also tying a season-high with seven assists on the night.   Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and a master’s degree in Sport Management from South Alabama.

Maiya Rawlinson enters her third season as the Director of Operations for South Alabama Women’s Basketball.  Rawlinson has played a key role in the program, including planning and executing the 2025 Greece Tour, where she coordinated travel, meals, activities and more. Rawlinson comes to Mobile after serving as the Director of Operations for women’s basketball at Holy Cross.   Prior to her stint at Holy Cross, Rawlinson served as an assistant coach for the girls’ varsity team at Friends’ Central School in Wynnewood, Pa.   Rawlinson also worked as an intern for Basketball Operations and Community Events for the Delaware Blue Coats, where she assisted with the execution of all community engagement events, while also organizing camps and training sessions.   Rawlinson also has coaching experience, as she was a youth basketball coach for the Jr. 76ers in Wilmington, Del., where she was responsible for evaluating player knowledge, skills and strengths, as well as helping with team assignments and directing practice sessions.   Her other basketball stops include head basketball coach of the Girls South Jersey Buckets, assistant coach at West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia and the Director of Basketball Operations of DPS Success Society in Pitman, N.J.   Rawlinson played one year of collegiate basketball at Georgian Court University in Lakewood Township, N.J.   She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Health and Exercise Science, Health Promotion and Wellness Movement in August 2020 and has a Master’s of Public Health from Thomas Jefferson University.