Director of Athletics Curtis Campbell has announced the hiring of Tessa Hampton as Roanoke College’s Head Women’s Basketball Coach. Hampton makes the move to Roanoke after spending the past four years at Shenandoah University as an assistant.
“We are very excited to have Tessa take over our women’s basketball pro-gram,” said Campbell. “Tessa’s experience and success as both a player and coach in the ODAC stood out to us in the interview process and I think it will allow her to hit the ground running with a deep understanding of the conference, its pro-grams, and what it takes to be successful.”
Hampton was the assistant coach for the first three years of her time at SU before being promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2025.
During those four seasons, she helped guide the Hornets to four consecutive ODAC semifinal appearances and back-to-back ODAC Championship games in 2023 and 2024. Hampton also mentored two WBCA All-Americans, two First Team All-Region, and 11 All-ODAC selections.
Additionally, the Emory & Henry alum took part in the NCAA Basketball Coaches Academy and was SU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee leader over the course of her tenure.
“I am honored to be joining a rich history of impactful coaches through-out this league that paved the way for our sport,” said Hampton. “I am eager to begin connecting with our student-athletes and look forward to a bright future together.”
