Courtnay Pilypaitis
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 Pilypaitis in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Cornell Big Red | |||||||||||||||
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| Title | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Ivy League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | February 11, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | St. Peter (Orleans, Ontario) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Vermont (2006–2010) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2010: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2010–2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
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Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | VIČI-Aistės | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Vermont (asst.) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | UMBC (asst.) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Fresno State (asst.) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Cornell (asst.) | ||||||||||||||
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Courtnay Pilypaitis (born February 11, 1988) is a Canadian women's basketball coach and former professional basketball player. She played for Canada women's national basketball team. She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] She is 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) tall.
Pilypaitis attended the University of Vermont, where she graduated in 2010. She returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach during the 2012–13 season. Pilypaitis retired as a player in April 2015.[2]
She was invited to join the national team, to play in the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, held in Xalapa, Mexico from 21 to 28 September 2013. She averaged 3.2 points per game, and helped the Canadian National team to a second place, silver medal finish. Canada faced Cuba in a preliminary round and won 53–40, but in the championship game, Cuba prevailed 79–71.[3][4]
Coaching career
In July 2016, she was named as an assistant coach with the UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team.[5] Pilypaitis became an assistant coach for the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Mountain West Conference during 2021–22 season.[6] Since the 2025–26 season, she has been an assistant coach for the Cornell Big Red women's basketball team.[7]
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