Sonia Raman

Sonia Raman (born February 11, 1974)[1][2] is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). She served as the head coach of the MIT Engineers women's basketball team from 2008 to 2020, and had the most wins in the team's history.[3] In September 2020 she became the assistant coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.[4]

Sonia Raman
Memphis Grizzlies
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1974-02-11) February 11, 1974
United States
NationalityAmerican
Career information
CollegeTufts
Career history
As coach:
2002–2008Wellesley (assistant)
2008–2020MIT
2020–presentMemphis Grizzlies (assistant)

Raman played college basketball for the Tufts Jumbos for four years. She served as team co-captain during her senior season. Raman graduated from Tufts University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and went on to receive a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 2001.[5]

After graduating from law school she worked for Fidelity Investments and the United States Department of Labor.[6][7][8]

Coaching career

Raman returned to Tufts to begin her intercollegiate coaching career with a two-year stint as an assistant coach.[9]

On July 9, 2008, Raman was named head coach of the MIT Engineers women's basketball team after serving as an assistant coach at Wellesley College for the previous six years.[10] Raman was named New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Basketball Coach of the Year in 2016 and 2017.[9][11]

On September 11, 2020, the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Raman was hired as an assistant coach.[9] She became the first Indian-American woman and the 14th woman to be named as an NBA coach.[9]

References
  1. Former Framingham HS Player Hired As Memphis Grizzlies Coach
  2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (Massachusetts, 1992-2007)
  3. "The NBA Is Inching Ever Closer to Its First Female Head Coach". InsideHook. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  4. Cacciola, Scott (2021-01-18). "She Thought the Grizzlies Wanted Hiring Advice. They Wanted Her". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. Freudberg, Jake (November 23, 2020). "An unlikely path to the NBA for former Jumbo Sonia Raman". The Tufts Daily. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. From corporate lawyer to MIT to the NBA
  7. An unlikely path to the NBA for former Jumbo Sonia Raman
  8. An unlikely path to the NBA for former Jumbo Sonia Raman – Tufts Daily
  9. "Memphis Grizzlies add Sonia Raman as assistant coach". Memphis Grizzlies. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  10. "Sonia Raman Named Head Coach of Women's Basketball". CBS College Sports. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  11. "NEWMAC Women's Basketball Coach of the Year". New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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