Samantha Michel joined Furman's women's basketball program as an assistant coach and director of operations in June of 2024.
Michel joined the Paladin staff after serving as a graduate assistant coach at VCU for the 2023-24 season, where she helped the Rams to the winningest campaign in program history — a 26-6 mark and invitation to the inaugural Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT).
Prior to her stint at VCU she spent the 2022-23 year as creative director for marketing and recruiting for the University of Utah women's basketball program.
Michel's four-year collegiate playing career included her freshman and sophomore seasons at Northeastern and junior and senior years at Anderson (S.C.).
As a junior at Anderson she was named second team All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC) and conference defensive player of the year.Â
She interned in 2020 with the WNBA through its "PassThaBall" campaign, creating content for social media accounts and planning brand events such as the "Who's NXT" Jordan All-Star games.
Following her senior season she was selected to participate in the WBCA "So You Want To Be A Coach" program, a two-day workshop during the WBCA Convention and Final Four.
A native of Raleigh, N.C., Michel secured her bachelor of arts degree in communications and digital media studies from Anderson in 2021 and added a master's in organizational leadership, also from Anderson, in 2022.
