Kristen Sharkey
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Buffalo |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 3–27 (.100) |
| Annual salary | $257,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 17, 1992 |
| Playing career | |
| 2010–2015 | Buffalo |
| Position | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2022 | Buffalo (asst.) |
| 2022–2024 | Syracuse (asst.) |
| 2024–2025 | Syracuse (assoc. HC) |
| 2025–present | Buffalo |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–27 (.100) |
Kristen N. Sharkey (born January 17, 1992) is an American women's basketball coach who is currently the women's basketball head coach at the University at Buffalo.[2] She previously served as an assistant at Syracuse and Buffalo [3]
She is a 2010 graduate of Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin, New Jersey.[4][5] From 2010 to 2015 she attended Buffalo where she played basketball and was a two-time All-MAC selection. While at Buffalo she earned bachelor’s degree in psychology and an MBA in 2021.[6]
Coaching career
She began her coaching career at her alma-mater in 2015 under her former coach Felisha Legette-Jack. In her tenure at Buffalo the Bulls made the NCAA tournament four times including a sweet 16 appearance in 2018.[7] When Legette-Jack took the head coach at position Syracuse Sharkey followed her as an assistant there for three seasons.[8] For fer final year at Syracuse, she was named the program's associate head coach.[9]
Buffalo
On April 18, 2025 she returned to alma-mater as the school's 14th women's basketball head coach.[10][11]