Tiffany Swoffard begins her fourth year as an assistant coach for the women's basketball program.
In Swoffard's first three seasons, four RedHawks have earned All-MAC accolades, while 15 RedHawks have been placed on the Academic All-MAC squad.
Swoffard joined Miami’s staff after four years as an assistant coach at Toledo, where she worked with all aspects of the program, including, perimeter-player development, recruiting, academic support and opponent scouting. She also served as the program’s recruiting coordinator and worked with both the guards and the post players.
“Tiffany is a winner,” said Hendrix. “Having been in the same league, I was able to witness the vital part she played early in establishing the extremely credible Mercer program of today. I have respected her work for years now. Having coached in the MAC the last four years, it just made sense to bring her on board. I had hoped the opportunity would come when we would work together and finally the stars have aligned! We will be better because of Tiffany’s knowledge and mentorship.”
During her time with the Rockets, Swoffard helped lead Toledo to an 81-49 overall record and a 43-29 record in MAC play. This includes two 20-win seasons in 2016-17 and 2018-19. Swoffard was in her second season as an assistant coach for Toledo when the Rockets won the MAC Tournament following the 2016-17 season. During her tenure, Toledo garnered 12 All-MAC selections, made an NCAA appearance and two WNIT appearances.
Prior to Toledo, Swoffard spent five seasons at Mercer University, where she handled recruiting, on-court development, academic support, in-office administration and worked with the guards and forwards. She mentored five all-conference athletes and 17 academic all-conference recipients. Swoffard helped lead Mercer to its first 20-win season in two decades in 2012-13 and its first appearance in a postseason tournament since 1985.
Before her stint at Mercer, Swoffard spent four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith. She was responsible for arranging team travel, updating game statistics, scouting opponents, organizing film exchange, ordering equipment, scheduling community service projects and assisting with scheduling. Swoffard also coordinated on and off campus recruiting visits, identified possible recruits, facilitated camps and served as the recruiting coordinator. She worked with the guards and posts.
Swoffard also spent three seasons at the helm of the Georgia Metros AAU Basketball Team before joining the staff at Rowan University (NJ) as a graduate assistant.
Swoffard played four seasons at Austin Peay State University from 1998-2002, including two consecutive years in which the Lady Governors captured Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championships and represented the league in the NCAA Tournament (2000-02).
An active member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), Swoffard earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing from Austin Peay in 2002. She also earned a master’s degree in business administration from Rowan University in 2007.
