Blanche Alverson

Blanche Alverson joined the Georgia Tech women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach in April, 2019. She was promoted to associate head coach in August 2022. Alverson arrived on The Flats after spending two seasons at USC. She begins her sixth year as a Yellow Jacket in the 2024-25 season.

In her second season on The Flats, Tech posted a 17-9 overall record and went 12-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Yellow Jackets made their 10th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 for just the second time in program history.

Prior to her time at USC, Alverson served one year at New Mexico State as an assistant coach when the Aggies won their third-straight Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship in 2017 and finished the season undefeated in league action and earning the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

She started her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Texas Tech from 2014-16. A four-year letterwinner at Auburn from 2009-13, Alverson played three years for Nell Fortner.

A native of Andalusia, Ala., and a graduate of Buford High School in Buford, Ga., Alverson earned a bachelor of science in biomedical sciences from Auburn in 2013 and a master’s of science in sports management from Texas Tech in 2016.

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Blanche Alverson joined the Georgia Tech women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach in April, 2019. She was promoted to associate head coach in August 2022. Alverson arrived on The Flats after spending two seasons in the same position at University of Southern California. Alverson begins her fifth season with Georgia Tech in 2023-24.

Alverson has helped lead Georgia Tech to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament, most recently earning an at-large bid in 2021-22. During the season, the Jackets spent 14 weeks in the national rankings, climbing as high as No. 11 in the Associated Press poll. A marquee win for GT during the season took place on Dec. 9, 2021 when the Jackets upended No. 3/2 UConn, 57-44, to snap a 240-game winning streak against unranked opponents.

Alverson helped guide the Yellow Jackets to a historic season in 2020-21 while facing a global pandemic with Covid-19. Tech finished with a 17-9 overall record, while going 12-6 in the ACC to finish third in the standings – marking the highest outright finish in program history. The Jackets also earned the No. 3 seed in the ACC Tournament (highest in GT history) and advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2012. On Selection Monday, Georgia Tech heard its name called in the NCAA Tournament field for the 10th time and began a run to the Sweet 16 with wins over Stephen F. Austin and West Virginia in the first two rounds. GT, seeded No. 5 in the Hemisfair Region, made its second program appearance in the Sweet 16. Working primarily with the guards, Alverson helped tutor Lotta-Maj Lahtinen to the ACC Most Improved Player (first in GT history). The Jacket was also named All-ACC and tabbed WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America honorable mention to conclude the season. As a team, Tech finished the year ranked No. 22 in the final USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll.

During her first season as a Yellow Jacket in 2019-20, Tech posted a 20-11 overall record and went 10-8 in the ACC. The Jackets defeated four top-25 opponents, including two on the road, and reached the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. Tech collected its highest ranked road win in program history on Feb. 16, 2020, defeating No. 4 NC State, 65-61. The Jackets also picked up top-25 wins over No. 23 Miami and No. 17/18 Florida State, while also defeating the No. 11 Seminoles on the road.

While with the Trojans, Alverson helped ink the No. 5 recruiting class in the country that included a McDonald’s All-American, two Gatorade State Players of the Year, four state champions and a honorable mention all-America. The 2018 and 2019 recruiting classes included five top 50 prospects.

As part of her role at USC, Alverson was the academic liaison, incoming student-athlete admissions director and camp coordinator. During her stay at USC, five student-athletes garnered Pac-12 academic accolades, including guard Minyon Moore who repeated as Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention two consecutive years. Additionally, six Trojans picked up All-Pac-12 honors during her two-year tenure.

Prior to her time at USC, Alverson served one year at New Mexico State as an assistant coach where she helped sign two top-150 prospects as part of her co-recruiting coordinator role. The Aggies won their third-straight Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship in 2017, finishing the season undefeated in league action and earning the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Alverson worked with both guards and posts at NM State in skill development and helped mentor Brooke Salas who became a two-time WAC Conference Player of the Year.

She started her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Texas Tech while also serving as interim assistant coach on occasion. Alverson spent two seasons with the Red Raiders from 2014-16 focusing on recruiting, individual skill instruction, scheduling and social media campaigns.

A four-year letterwinner at Auburn from 2009-13, Alverson played three years for Nell Fortner. She finished her career second all-time in three-point shots made and became just the fourth Tiger in program history to have 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 100 assists, 100 steals and 50 blocks. A two-time Southeastern Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2012 and 2013, Alverson was also named to the Allstate WBCA Good Works Community Service Team as a senior.

A native of Andalusia, Ala., and a graduate of Buford High School in Buford, Ga., Alverson earned a bachelor of science in biomedical sciences from Auburn in 2013 and a master’s of science in sports management from Texas Tech in 2016.