Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Director of Recruiting
- Email:
- aanderson@athletics.pitt.edu
- Phone:
- 412-648-8360
Abby Anderson begins her first season as assistant coach/director of player development and fourth season overall for the Pitt women’s basketball program in 2025-26.
Anderson previously spent the past two seasons as director of basketball operations and prior to that, served as the Panthers’ assistant director of recruiting operations during the 2022-23 season.
She joined the Panthers’ staff after a successful collegiate playing career at the University of Scranton and Saint Francis College. She capped her career in 2021-22 at the University of Scranton where she led the team in scoring (17.6 ppg), rebounding (9.2 rpg) and assists (2.9 apg). As a graduate student, Anderson earned WBCA All-American and D3hoops.com fifth Team All-American accolades. She also garnered D3hoops All-Region and All-Landmark Conference First Team honors while leading the Landmark Conference in rebounding, ranking second in scoring and fourth in three-point shooting. She also earned WBCA Division III Senior All-Star Team and WBCA Ring of Honor recognition after her strong 2021-22 campaign.
Anderson played her first three years of college basketball at St. Francis College from 2017-2020. For her career, she averaged 4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in 90 games (11 starts). She was a two-time member of the NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll while also being the recipient of the 2019-20 Women’s Basketball Team Coaches Award.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minor in information technology from St. Francis College in 2021, before earning her master’s degree in finance from the University of Scranton in 2023.
