Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls

Johnson C. Smith University announces the selection of Monterika Warren as head women's basketball coach, effective August 1, 2023.

Warren is in her second year as head coach for the women’s basketball team. She finished the 2023-24 season with a 14-13 overall record falling in the quarterfinals of the CIAA Tournament.
Prior to being named head coach, Warren has served as assistant women's basketball coach and assistant athletics director of Student Affairs since joining JCSU's Department of Athletics in January 2023.
  
Prior to coming to JCSU, Warren gained experience in coaching and athletics administration at Austin Peay University where she served as Director of Basketball Operations. Her college coaching experience includes serving as assistant coach at Daytona State College. On the secondary level, Warren served as head girls basketball coach at Halifax Academy (Daytona Beach, Fla.), David C. Hinson Sr. Middle School (Daytona Beach) and Matanzas High School (Palm Coast, Fla).
 
Warren played collegiate basketball at Daytona State College in Daytona Beach and led her team to a Mid-Florida Conference championship with a 23-8 record in the 2014-2015 season. She was named to the All Mid-Florida Conference First Team twice and served as team captain for two consecutive years. While at Daytona State, she received the team's Offensive Player of the Year award during her first year and received the Coaches' Award her second year.
 
After her time at Daytona State, Warren received a basketball scholarship to University of Louisiana-Monroe but decided to transfer to Bethune-Cookman University where she was part of two regular season MEAC championships, which resulted in back-to-back Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) post-season appearances. During Warren's two seasons at Bethune-Cookman, she helped the team to a 45-8 record. She was selected to participate in the prestigious Women's Basketball Coaches Association So You Want To Be A Coach (WBCA SO) program immediately after graduating from BCU. The program develops high-performing female college basketball student-athletes who plan to pursue careers in coaching women's basketball specifically.

A native of Savannah, Ga., Warren earned her associate degree in sport management from Daytona State College and her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Bethune-Cookman College. She has two sons, Peyton and Payce.