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| position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
| career_position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
| league = [[ASUN Conference]]
| team = Kennesaw State Owls
| position = [[Head coach]]
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| league = [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|4|18}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|4|18}}
| birth_place = [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
| birth_place = [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
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| career_end = 2004
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| career_number = 20, 31
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| team2 = [[Houston Comets]]
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| cyears1 = 2008–2009
| cteam1 = [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball|Georgia Tech]] (assistant)
| cteam1 = [[St. John's Red Storm women's basketball|St. John's]] (assistant)
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| cteam2 = [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball|Georgia Tech]] (assistant)
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| cteam3 = [[Miami Hurricanes women's basketball|Miami (FL)]] (assistant)
| cyears4 = 2020–2021
| cteam4 = Miami (FL) (associate HC)
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| cteam5 = [[Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball|Kennesaw State]]
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'''Octavia Blue''' (born April 18, 1976) is an American former [[women's basketball]] player with the [[Los Angeles Sparks]] and [[Houston Comets]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA). She played during the 1998, 2003 and 2004 seasons. She is currently an assistant coach for the [[University of Miami Hurricanes]] [[women's basketball]] team.


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'''Octavia Blue''' (born April 18, 1976) is an American former [[women's basketball]] player with the [[Los Angeles Sparks]] and [[Houston Comets]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA). She played during the 1998, 2003 and 2004 seasons. She is currently the head coach for the [[Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball]] team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Kennesaw State Announces Octavia Blue as Women’s Basketball Coach|url=https://ksuowls.com/news/2021/4/29/womens-basketball-kennesaw-state-announces-octavia-blue-as-womens-basketball-coach.aspx|access-date=2021-04-29|website=Kennesaw State University Athletics|language=en}}</ref>
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== Coaching Career ==

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== Coaching career ==
Blues first foray into coaching was as an assistant coach at [[St. John's Red Storm women's basketball|St. John's]] in 2008. she was responsible, among other things for development of post players, and St. John's Dashena Stevens earned the award as the Big East rookie of the year in 2008–09. She remained there for one season before taking a position as an assistant at [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball|Georgia Tech]]. After three years at Georgia Tech [[Katie Meier]], called and offered her a position as an assistant coach at [[Miami Hurricanes women's basketball|Miami.]]<ref name="Octavia Blue">{{Cite web|date=2020-04-06|title=Octavia Blue|url=https://miamihurricanes.com/coach/octavia-blue/|access-date=2021-04-29|website=University of Miami Athletics|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-23|title=Octavia Blue: Basketball and Beyond|url=https://miamihurricanes.com/news/2020/07/23/octavia-blue-basketball-and-beyond/|access-date=2021-04-29|website=University of Miami Athletics|language=en-US}}</ref>

Working primarily with the post players, Blue has coached eight players to 10 total All-ACC recognition in her eight seasons at Miami, including six first-team accolades and two All-ACC Defensive Team honors. Over the last two seasons, the Miami alum worked closely with 2020 graduate Beatrice Mompremier, who earned AP and WBCA All-America recognition in back-to-back seasons. Mompremier was a finalist for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award in both 2019 and 2020 and was tabbed ACC Preseason Player of the Year ahead of the 2019-20 campaign.
Working primarily with the post players, Blue has coached eight players to 10 total All-ACC recognition in her eight seasons at Miami, including six first-team accolades and two All-ACC Defensive Team honors. Over the last two seasons, the Miami alum worked closely with 2020 graduate Beatrice Mompremier, who earned AP and WBCA All-America recognition in back-to-back seasons. Mompremier was a finalist for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award in both 2019 and 2020 and was tabbed ACC Preseason Player of the Year ahead of the 2019-20 campaign.


During Blue's eight-year stint at Miami, five players have signed WNBA contracts, including Mompremier, who was selected 20<sup>th</sup> overall in the 2020 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. In total, 14 Hurricanes who have benefited from Blue’s tutelage have gone on to play professionally.
During Blue's nine -year stint at Miami, five players have signed WNBA contracts, including Mompremier, who was selected 20th overall in the 2020 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. In total, 14 Hurricanes who have benefited from Blue's tutelage have gone on to play professionally. She received a promotion to associate head coach in the fall of 2020.<ref name="Octavia Blue"/>

In April 2021, she was named the head coach of [[Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball|Kennesaw State.]]<ref name=":0" />


== Playing Career ==
== Playing career ==
During her collegiate career, she played for Miami amassing 1,724 points on the court during 1994-98. Afterward, she went on to play professional basketball and was selected 15th by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 1998 WNBA Draft, becoming Miami's 1st WNBA draft pick.
During her collegiate career, she played for Miami amassing 1,724 points on the court during 1994–98. Afterward, she went on to play professional basketball and was selected 15th by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 1998 WNBA Draft, becoming Miami's 1st WNBA draft pick.


==External links==
==References==
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* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/octavia_blue/index.html Player File] wnba.com


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{{1998 WNBA Draft}}
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Latest revision as of 03:55, 20 November 2023

Octavia Blue
Kennesaw State Owls
PositionHead coach
LeagueASUN Conference
Personal information
Born (1976-04-18) April 18, 1976 (age 48)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight163 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High schoolNova (Davie, Florida)
CollegeMiami (Florida) (1994–1998)
WNBA draft1998: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career1998–2004
PositionForward
Number20, 31
Career history
As player:
1998Los Angeles Sparks
2003–2004Houston Comets
As coach:
2008–2009St. John's (assistant)
2009–2012Georgia Tech (assistant)
2012–2020Miami (FL) (assistant)
2020–2021Miami (FL) (associate HC)
2021–presentKennesaw State
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Octavia Blue (born April 18, 1976) is an American former women's basketball player with the Los Angeles Sparks and Houston Comets of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played during the 1998, 2003 and 2004 seasons. She is currently the head coach for the Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team.[1]

Coaching career[edit]

Blues first foray into coaching was as an assistant coach at St. John's in 2008. she was responsible, among other things for development of post players, and St. John's Dashena Stevens earned the award as the Big East rookie of the year in 2008–09. She remained there for one season before taking a position as an assistant at Georgia Tech. After three years at Georgia Tech Katie Meier, called and offered her a position as an assistant coach at Miami.[2][3]

Working primarily with the post players, Blue has coached eight players to 10 total All-ACC recognition in her eight seasons at Miami, including six first-team accolades and two All-ACC Defensive Team honors. Over the last two seasons, the Miami alum worked closely with 2020 graduate Beatrice Mompremier, who earned AP and WBCA All-America recognition in back-to-back seasons. Mompremier was a finalist for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award in both 2019 and 2020 and was tabbed ACC Preseason Player of the Year ahead of the 2019-20 campaign.

During Blue's nine -year stint at Miami, five players have signed WNBA contracts, including Mompremier, who was selected 20th overall in the 2020 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. In total, 14 Hurricanes who have benefited from Blue's tutelage have gone on to play professionally. She received a promotion to associate head coach in the fall of 2020.[2]

In April 2021, she was named the head coach of Kennesaw State.[1]

Playing career[edit]

During her collegiate career, she played for Miami amassing 1,724 points on the court during 1994–98. Afterward, she went on to play professional basketball and was selected 15th by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 1998 WNBA Draft, becoming Miami's 1st WNBA draft pick.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kennesaw State Announces Octavia Blue as Women's Basketball Coach". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  2. ^ a b "Octavia Blue". University of Miami Athletics. 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  3. ^ "Octavia Blue: Basketball and Beyond". University of Miami Athletics. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2021-04-29.


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