College of Coastal Georgia

Denise Hannah enters her third year as the College of Coastal Georgia Women's Head Basketball Coach. She was hired prior to the start of the 2021-22 season.

Hannah brings coaching experience from the professional, collegiate, and high school levels. She started as a high school coach for nine years while she was teaching at Miami-Date County Public Schools. In addition, she served as an Athletic Director and Academic Success Coordinator at the high school level. 

Hannah continued to prioritize academics when she was an Academic Success Coach and Athletics Advisor at Albany State University. Hannah started as a college coach with Sun Conference rival St. Thomas University. She coached for the Bobcats for two seasons (2017-2019). 

Following her experience at STU, Hannah moved to another Sun Conference Institution: Thomas University. At TU she was the Women's Assistant Coach for one season. At the same time, she gained professional experience as the Head Coach of the Georgia Pursuit Women's Basketball D-League. 

Hannah was a four-year standout player at Oklahoma City University. She helped lead the 1988 team to become the NAIA National Champions. Following the standout season, she earned a spot on the NAIA National Championship All-Tournament Second Team. An NAIA All-America Third Team selection for two seasons, she also earned First Team All-SAC honors all four years. She was tabbed the Sooner Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year. She finished up her career as the fifth all-time leading scorer and holds the school record in scoring (1,755) and rebounding (1,255).

Hannah spent time playing overseas for The Republic of China. During her time on the team, she was the team captain and earned Defensive Player of the Year. She was the team rebounding leader (15 RPG) and ranked second on the team in scoring (17 PPG).
 
Hannah earned her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Law from Oklahoma City University.