Jurnee President joined The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s basketball team as the graduate assistant coach ahead of the 2025-26 season. She is pursuing a Master of Science in kinesiology with a concentration in physical education at UTRGV.
President played five years of college basketball before spending two years playing professionally overseas in Serbia and Armenia. The North Crowley product was a high school McDonald’s All-American nominee as a senior in 2017.
Her collegiate career started at New Mexico Junior College, where President helped the team reach the NJCAA Div. I national championship game in 2019. She made 68 starts and averaged 8.53 points, 3.47 rebounds and 2.31 assists per game in her JUCO career.
President went on to play at St. Bonaventure from 2019-21. She averaged 5.60 points, 2.43 rebounds and 1.07 assists per game through 51 contests with the Bonnies and acquired a bachelor’s in criminology. President played her fifth year at Tarleton State as a graduate student and earned a Master of Science in kinesiology. She scored 6.7 points per game with 2.0 rebounds and 1.89 assists per game while starting all 29 games in the 2021-22 season.
President scored 1,070 points throughout her collegiate career and played an integral role on each team she was a part of. She made the transition to the sidelines and started her coaching career as an assistant at Ranger College (2023-24) and Westminster University (2024-25). Her vast experience across multiple levels of basketball equips her to aid the Vaqueros in individual development and makes her a valuable resource for the student-athletes.
President will assist the Vaqueros coaching staff with individual workouts, practice plans, video coordination, film breakdown through Synergy, and scouting.
President started playing basketball when she was 5 years old. The coaches who shaped her along the way inspired President to have an influence on other student-athletes and pursue a career as a coach. Her father, Andre, was a tight end for the New England Patriots and the Chicago Bears.
