Veronica Mullen was hired as the Director of Basketball Operations in May 2017.
"Veronica brings an incredible amount of experience in women's college basketball that will make an immediate impact at Miami," said Duffy. "She has been a part of multiple nationally-ranked teams at St. John's and understands championship teams, winning the Big East tournament in 2016. Her leadership, guidance, and passion will be invaluable to our staff and student-athletes. I am extremely fortunate to have Veronica join us in Oxford."
Mullen comes to Miami after spending the past nine seasons as the director of basketball operations for the St. John's women's basketball team. Her duties included overseeing the budget, managing team travel, coordinating player housing, overseeing the team's community service initiatives, acting as a liaison with academic services, organizing camps and clinics, and directing game day setup. In addition, she also coordinated all team-building activities and worked closely to develop and implement new marketing ideas and promotions.
With St. John's, Mullen never missed a trip to the postseason, which included six appearances in the NCAA Tournament and the program's first-ever Sweet 16 appearance in 2012. In 2016, the Red Storm won the Big East Championship, its first since 1988. That same year, Mullen took part in the Women Leaders in College Sports Institute of Administrative Advancement, a leadership development program for women in intercollegiate athletics administration.
Mullen's other accomplishments while at St. Johns include being the speaker at the 2017 "A Step Up" Symposium on mental health. In 2014, she created Athletic Community Wednesday, a service project for all 17 sports at the institution. Mullen's efforts during her time with the program netted two community service awards for the team. In 2014-15, she was the recipient of the Big East SWA Professional Development Grant, which is a program to benefit women and ethnic minority coaches and administrators at member institutions for professional growth and development. In 2013, Mullen was tabbed a Big East Woman of Distinction.
Mullen went to St. John's after spending the prior two seasons as an assistant coach at Caldwell College, where her responsibilities included recruiting, game planning, scouting and working with the guards. She made an immediate impact in a short time at Caldwell, helping improve the team's record from 10-17 in her first season to a 17-10 finish in her second season.
Prior to her stint at Caldwell, Mullen spent one season as the junior varsity/assistant varsity coach for Northern Valley Demarest High.
A former player under Kim Barnes Arico at Adelphi University, Mullen was a two-year starter at guard for the Panthers from 2000-02. She was named the team's most valuable player as a junior after averaging 13.8 points per game. Mullen then helped the Panthers win their first New York Collegiate Athletic Conference title and advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament during her senior year. She also was a member of the volleyball team at Adelphi. Before transferring to Adelphi in 2000, Mullen was a two-year starter at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
In 2014, Mullen's Adelphi 2001-02 squad was honored with the Team Legacy Award at the school's Hall of Fame Induction. In 2015, Mullen once again found herself recognized by an alma mater, getting inducted in the the Ridgefield Park Jr./Sr. High School Hall of Fame.
A native of Ridgefield Park, N.J., Mullen earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Adelphi, where she is now a Panther Club executive board member, in 2003 and a master's degree in health sciences from New Jersey City University in 2007. In May of 2013 Mullen completed a second master's degree in administration and supervision at St. John's University. Mullen has also completed her certification as a sports psychology coach, doing so in June of 2016.
Mullen is a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, as well as the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.
