Colgate University Athletics

Coaching Experience

---

• Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Colgate University (June 2025-pr.)
• Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Manhattan University (2023-2025)
• Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Yale University (2022-23)
• Assistant Coach, New Jersey Institute of Technology (2018-22)
• Assistant Coach, St. Thomas Aquinas College (2016-18)
• Assistant Coach, New York University (2014-16)

Playing Experience

---

• King University (2012-14)
• Globe Institute of Technology (2011-12)

Education

---

• M.S., Sport Business, New York University (2016)
• B.A., Sport Management, King University (2014)

Before Colgate

---

Sara Mitchell was named the Colgate women's basketball assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in June 2025. She brings more than 10 years of coaching experience after most recently serving as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Manhattan University for two seasons. 

Prior to her time at Manhattan University, Mitchell spent a year at Yale University where she developed the Ivy League Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Nancy Lieberman Award Top 10 Finalist in 2023.

Mitchell worked as an assistant coach at the New Jersey Institute of Technology from 2018-2022, helping NJIT to the second-most Division I wins in school history in 2021-22. The Brooklyn, N.Y. native contributed to NJIT's most historic season with 15 overall wins, nine America East wins and first-ever America East post-season win in 2021. Mitchell recruited and developed a 2019-20 ASUN All-Freshman Team honoree and 2020-21 America East All-Rookie Team honoree. 

Before her stint at NJIT, Mitchell served as the assistant coach at St. Thomas Aquinas College for two seasons. In her two years at STAC, the Spartans secured the program’s first East Coast Conference Tournament title and an NCAA Division II East Region Tournament appearance. Mitchell helped develop the ECC Player of the Year and ECC Defensive Player of the Year while also helping the STAC defense rank second and fourth best in Division II in her two seasons.

While earning a Master of Science in Sports Business: Professional and Collegiate Operations from NYU, Mitchell began her coaching career as an assistant coach with the Violets from 2014-2016. During her time at NYU, she helped the team to it's first NCAA Tournament win since 2009 and climbed up as high as seventh in the nation after starting 15-0. NYU won two NCAA Tournament games during her stint and held a record of 41-13. She graduated from King University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management and Minor in Coaching.

Prior to attending King University, Mitchell played one season at Globe Institute of Technology in New York. She led the National Junior College Athletic Association in scoring and was an Academic All-America nominee.

Mitchell was born in Germany and grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. She went to George Westinghouse High School where she was the valedictorian and the PSAL's leading scorer.