The women’s basketball program continues to be ranked one of the best in the nation and has claimed 32 CCS, 16 NorCal, and six CIF state championships, plus a national championship. The program has produced professional athletes, including three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri (Walsh ’96) Jennings and three-time WNBA All-Star point guard Danielle Robinson ’07. The program offers varsity, junior varsity, and freshman teams.
Coach Sue Phillips ’86 is consistently recognized as one of the best women’s basketball coaches in the nation. Over 30 years of coaching Monarchs, she has been named the national coach of the year by the WBCA, Naismith, and Gatorade. Coach Phillips has led the Monarchs to more than 800 wins, including 26 league, 25 CCS, 16 NorCal, and six CIF state championships. She was the head coach for the 2021 USA Basketball’s U16 gold-medal team and the head coach for USA Basketball’s U17 National Team at the 2022 FIBA World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary. Coach Phillips has led USA Basketball U16 and U17 teams to four gold medals. Coach Phillips was named the Naismith National Coach of the Year for the 2023-24 season, the first women’s basketball coach to receive the award twice. She is a member of the 2024 class for the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.