Emily Garner

Emily Garner
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCornell
ConferenceIvy League
Record16–38 (.296)
Biographical details
EducationLafayette College (B.A., 2009)
Long Island University (M.A., 2012)
Playing career
2005–2009Lafayette
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2012LIU Brooklyn (ga)
2012–2016Army (assistant)
2016–2024Trinity (CT)
2024–presentCornell
Head coaching record
Overall140–93 (.601)

Emily Garner is an American basketball player and coach and is the current head coach of the Cornell Big Red women's basketball team.

Coaching career

Garner started her coaching career as a graduate assistant for the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, before graduating with a Master of Arts from Long Island University in 2012.

In 2016, Garner was named head coach at Trinity College, in Hartford, Connecticut where she would lead the Bantams to a 124–55 record over the course of eight seasons. While at Trinity, she led the team to two NCAA Division III women's basketball tournaments, in 2023 and 2024, including its first win since 1995.

On April 11, 2024, Garner was named the eighth head coach in Cornell women's basketball history.

Head coaching record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Trinity Bantams (NESCAC) (2016–2024)
2016–17 Trinity 13–103–7
2017–18 Trinity 15–103–7
2018–19 Trinity 19–66–4
2019–20 Trinity 16–95–5
2020–21 Trinity 0–00–0Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 Trinity 17–68–2
2022–23 Trinity 25–67–3NCAA DIII Sectional Finals
2023–24 Trinity 19–88–2NCAA DIII First Round
Trinity: 124–55 (.693)40–30 (.571)
Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (2024–present)
2024–25 Cornell 7–203–11T–6th
2025–26 Cornell 9–184–106th
Cornell: 16–38 (.296)7–21 (.250)
Total:140–93 (.601)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Sources:

References

  1. 1 2 "Emily Garner - The Rebecca Quinn Morgan '60 Head Coach of Women's Basketball - Women's Basketball Coaches". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Hatfield, Jenn (April 27, 2024). "Emily Garner aims to elevate Cornell in the Ivy League". The Next. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Emily Garner Named Eighth Women's Basketball Coach at Cornell University". Cornell University Athletics. February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Emily Garner Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2025.