Shanasa Sanders joined the Georgia State women's basketball staff as an assistant coach in May 2022.
Known as "Coach Noc," Sanders came to GSU after five seasons as an assistant coach at Stetson, where she trained and developed 10 all-conference players. In 2021-22, she helped lead the Hatters to a 20-win campaign and a berth in the Atlantic Sun Conference semifinals, where they fell to No. 20-ranked FGCU.
Before joining the staff at Stetson, her alma mater, Sanders spent one season as a varsity assistant coach at Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville, Fla., which won the 2017 FHSAA 6A state title. While there, Sanders helped coach McDonald’s All-American Rennia Davis, now playing in the WNBA.
“Coach Noc is young coach with an old school mentality!” head coach Gene Hill said upon Sanders' hiring. “She is a tireless recruiter and will open some new doors for us here at GSU. She is a great addition to the staff and will be a great role model for our players.”
A standout collegiate player, Sanders began her career with two seasons at Cincinnati, highlighted by Big East All-Freshman honors. After transferring to Stetson, she earned all-conference honors as a senior while leading the Hatters to the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
She went on to play professionally overseas for three seasons in Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Spain and Dubai from 2013-16.
Sanders is a native of Jacksonville, Fla. She earned bachelor’s degree from Stetson in sport management and business in 2013 and then completed her MBA at Stetson in 2021.
