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Melanie Balcomb
Biographical details
Born (1962-09-24) September 24, 1962 (age 62)
Trenton, New Jersey
Playing career
1985-1989Trenton State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990Ohio (Asst.)
1990–1993Providence (Asst.)
1993–1995Ashland
1995–2002Xavier
2002–2016Vanderbilt
2017Texas Tech (Asst.)
2019–presentPurdue (Assoc.)
Head coaching record
Overall472–245 (.658)

Melanie Balcomb (born September 24, 1962) is an American basketball coach. Her last head coaching position was with the Vanderbilt women's basketball team in 2016.[1]

Balcomb attended Hightstown High School, in Hightstown, New Jersey, where she starred as a point guard for the girls' varsity basketball team from 1976 to 1980. She attended Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey), where she set school records for career assists and steals, and she scored over 1,000 points in her collegiate basketball career.[2]

Before arriving at Vanderbilt, Balcomb was head coach at Xavier for seven years, leading the Lady Musketeers to a school-record 31 wins and an Elite Eight appearance in 2001.

Balcomb resigned from Vanderbilt at the end of 2016 season and was subsequently hired by the South Carolina women's basketball team to direct offensive analytics.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ashland (Great Lakes Valley) (1993–1995)
1993-94 Ashland 18-9
1994-95 Ashland 10-17
Ashland: 28-26 (.519)
Xavier (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1995–2002)
1995-96 Xavier 15-13 7-9 8th
1996-97 Xavier 10-17 5-11 8th
1997-98 Xavier 17-12 11-5 T-2nd WNIT 1st Round
1998-99 Xavier 24-9 11-5 T-4th NCAA 2nd Round
1999-00 Xavier 26-5 13-3 3rd NCAA 1st Round
2000-01 Xavier 31-3 15-1 1st NCAA Elite Eight
2001-02 Xavier 12-19 5-11 10th
Xavier: 135-78 (.634) 67-45 (.598)
Vanderbilt (SEC) (2002–2016)
2002-03 Vanderbilt 22–10 9–5 T-5th NCAA 2nd Round
2003-04 Vanderbilt 26–8 8–6 4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2004-05 Vanderbilt 24–8 10–4 3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2005-06 Vanderbilt 21–11 8–6 T-5th NCAA 2nd Round
2006-07 Vanderbilt 28–6 10–4 T-3rd NCAA 2nd Round
2007-08 Vanderbilt 25–9 11–3 3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2008-09 Vanderbilt 26–9 10–4 T-2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2009-10 Vanderbilt 23–11 9–7 T-3rd NCAA 2nd Round
2010-11 Vanderbilt 20–12 10–6 T-3rd NCAA 1st Round
2011-12 Vanderbilt 23–10 9–7 7th NCAA 2nd Round
2012-13 Vanderbilt 21–12 9–7 7th NCAA 2nd Round
2013-14 Vanderbilt 18–13 7–9 T-6th NCAA 1st Round
2014-15 Vanderbilt 15–16 5–11 T-11th
2015-16 Vanderbilt 18–14 5–11 11th
Vanderbilt: 309–142 (.685) 119–82 (.592)
Total: 472–245 (.658)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References