Coaching Staff

Dane Sparrow | Assistant Coach

Dane Sparrow enters his first season as an assistant on the William & Mary women’s basketball coaching staff.

Sparrow joins the Tribe after seven successful seasons at Wake Forest, where he served multiple roles – assistant coach (2016-22), director of basketball operations (2014-16) and video coordinator (2013).

Highlighting Sparrow’s tenure in Winston-Salem was a trip to the 2021 NCAA Tournament, as he helped lead the ninth-seeded Demon Deacons to the program’s first tournament bid in 31 years.Wake Forest returned to the postseason again last season with an NIT appearance.

In addition to the team’s success, Sparrow was instrumental in the development of numerous players, which included four All-ACC standouts.
Among those who benefited from Sparrow’s tutelage were Ivan Raca and Jewel Spear. Wake Forest’s all-time leading scorer (1,482) and an All-ACC standout, Raca was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2021 WNBA Draft. Spear led the ACC in scoring last season (18.3) en route to earning first-team all-conference honors. One of the country’s top long-range shooters, she ranked second in the ACC in 3-pointers made (90), which ranked second on Wake Forest’s single-season list.

Wake Forest student-athletes also excelled in the classroom during his tenure, as four standouts garnered Academic All-ACC Team distinction.
Prior to his time with the Demon Deacons, Sparrow began his professional career as the video coordinator at UNCG in 2011-12.

Sparrow played collegiate basketball at Lander University, in Greenwood, South Carolina. A four-year starter, Sparrow played in 111 games for the Bearcats and finished with the fourth-most three-pointers made in school history with 197. Sparrow was named the team’s MVP in 2009-10 after averaging 10.9 points per game, shooting better than 41 percent from beyond the arc.

After his career at Lander, Sparrow transferred to UNCG to finish his degree, graduating in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

Sugar Rodgers | Assistant Coach

WNBA All-Star Ta’Shauna “Sugar” Rodgers enters her first season as an assistant with the William & Mary women’s basketball coaching staff.

Following an outstanding eight-year professional playing career in the WNBA, Rodgers retired in 2020 and began her coaching career with the Las Vegas Aces as an assistant in 2021 before joining the staff at her alma mater, Georgetown University, last season.

A second-round selection by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2013 WNBA Draft, Rodgers helped the franchise win a WNBA title.

She also spent five years with the New York Liberty, as her best season came in 2016 when she averaged 14.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists while shooting 41.3 percent from beyond the arc.

In 2017 Rodgers continued her reign with an All-Star-worthy campaign, averaging 10.5 points, a career-high 3.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists, and was named the WNBA 6th Woman of the Year.

The most decorated player in Georgetown women's basketball history, Rodgers was a three-time Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American and a four-time First Team All-BIG EAST honoree.

Rodgers is the Hoyas’ all-time leading scorer (2,518) making her the first women's player to surpass the 2,000-point mark, as well as the first player in Georgetown history to go over 2,500 points. Rodgers also owns the program’s career records for steals (326) and 3-pointers (346). Additionally, she holds the program’s single season records for points (711).

Rodgers is also a celebrated author after publishing her memoir titled, They Better Call Me Sugar: My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood.

Kenia Cole | Assistant Coach

Kenia Cole enters her first season as the Tribe women's basketball assistant coach joining the program prior to the 2021-22 season. Cole comes to the Tribe after spending the last two years as an assistant at Hampton University. The Tribe's newest assistant is a three-time WBCA Thirty Under 30 honoree.

Cole has four years of experience on the bench, beginning with Oberlin College in the 2017-18 season when she helped the team take home their first ever North Coast Atlantic Conference Tournament Championship. 

From Oberlin, Cole moved to Presbyterian College for the 2018-19 season. In her time in Clinton, S.C. Cole worked with the guards and helped Presbyterian to a conference championship semifinal appearance.

Most recently the Silver Spring, Md. native coached at her alma mater, returning to Hampton University prior to the 2019-20 season. During her first season at Hampton, the Pirates finished third in the Big South with a 14-6 record. Cole helped bring a defensive intensity to Hampton as the Pirates finished among the nation's best in defensive points per game and turnovers forced in the 2020-21 season. 

As a player Cole was a staple in the Hampton backcourt all four years on campus before graduating in May 2015. On the floor she helped lead the Pirates to four MEAC regular season titles and three trips to the NCAA Tournament.

Milan Bolden-Morris | Director of Basketball Operations

Milan "Mimi" Bolden-Morris joined the William & Mary staff as the program’s director of basketball operations in June of 2023.

Bolden-Morris arrived in Williamsburg after spending the last year at the University of Michigan, working with the football program. Mostly recently, she served as a strength and conditioning intern, assisting in the physical and mental development of athletes, and helping to design training programs with an emphasis on enhancing athletic performance. Prior to that position, she worked as an offensive graduate assistant and assistant quarterback coach—becoming the first woman to join a Power 5 program's staff since Carol White in the 1980s. She was the first-ever female graduate assistant in the Big Ten.

While Bolden-Morris was at Michigan, the Wolverines' recorded one of their most successful gridiron seasons to date, capturing the Big Ten Championship and advancing to the College Football Playoff.

Before her stint in Ann Arbor, Bolden-Morris was a marketing intern for Rosenhaus Sports Representation in Miami. Teaming with fellow marketers, she worked to collect and analyze research data in order to build brand awareness and identify potential business partnerships. During her undergrad years at Boston College, she also worked as a game-day operations and digital experience intern. In that role, Bolden-Morris took on a handful of jobs, including assisting on-air commentators and helping with pre-game broadcast setup.

At Boston College, Bolden-Morris also showcased her talents on the hardwood as part of the women's basketball team. She earned All-ACC Freshman Team honors following the 2017-18 season, setting the program freshman record for 3-pointers with 80. An All-ACC Honor Roll honoree, she also captured the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement.
 
Following her graduation in 2020, Bolden-Morris took her talents to Georgetown, joining a Hoyas program that then boasted Sugar Rodgers on its sidelines. Serving as a team captain from 2021-22, Bolden-Morris was also the team's leading scorer and the top 3-point threat in the Big East.

Bolden-Morris earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Boston College and a master's degree in sports management – business & marketing from Georgetown in 2022.