Yannick Denson joined the UTRGV women’s basketball program as an assistant coach in the fall of 2017.
Denson came the program after two seasons as the head coach at Legacy Christian Academy in Beaumont, where he led his team to the 2017 State Championship and a runner-up finish in 2016. Denson earned 2016 Super Gold Girls Basketball Coach of the Year honors after leading his team to a 23-9 record. Denson’s squad finished 34-2 in 2016-17.
Denson served as the assistant coach at Westbury Christian in Houston in 2014-15, helping the team to a runner-up finish in the state tournament.
Denson has worked with UTRGV head coach Larry Tidwell before, functioning as a student assistant during Tidwell’s final four years at Lamar from 2009-13.
Denson has additional coaching experience as the coach and coordinator for Golden Triangle Elite AAU Basketball in Beaumont, a position he has held since 2010.
He was also the head coach of the Lamar club basketball team from 2009-12, leading his team to the national tournament in 2010 and 2011.
Denson graduated from Lamar with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology in 2014.
