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Posted: Jul 14, 2016

Carolyn Crampton Joins Wellesley Basketball as Assistant Coach

Carolyn Crampton Joins Wellesley Basketball as Assistant Coach

WELLESLEY, Mass. – Wellesley College basketball head coach Jennifer Kroll has named Carolyn Crampton as assistant coach for the Blue Basketball program for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Crampton will also serve as Athletic Communications Assistant in the Sports Information Office.  

Crampton joins Wellesley after two years as the assistant women's basketball coach at Vassar College. At Vassar, she was responsible for recruiting, scouting, on-court instruction, film breakdown and all film exchange. During her two years, she helped to produce a 2015 Liberty League co-Rookie of the Year and a unanimous First-team All-Liberty League selection as well as First and Second Team selections in 2016.

"I am so grateful for the opportunity to join the community of such a prestigious institution," said Crampton. "Wellesley embodies the idea that athletics is an integral part of the educational experience of collegiate student-athletes, and that is something I believe in wholeheartedly.  I plan on working hard to help our team be competitive in the NEWMAC this year and consistently get better throughout the season."

Crampton graduated from Vassar College in 2011, where she played four years and started 88 of her 99 games played in and captained the 2011 squad to the program's first-ever Liberty League Championship and NCAA tournament appearance.

Prior to Vassar, Crampton coached at Reading Memorial High School in Reading, Massachusetts, serving as the head coach of the junior varsity squad, while serving as a top assistant to the varsity team. Crampton was also an assistant for the Reading varsity team that won the 2013 Massachusetts Division 1 North title and the coach for the 16U Evolution Basketball squad from 2012-2014.

"I am excited to get to know our student-athletes, both returners and first-years. My goals is to help them become better players and most importantly, better people who are prepared for successful and purposeful futures after their time here at Wellesley."