Lizzie Oleary joined Sun Devil women’s basketball as the program’s assistant director of operations in June 2022.
Oleary transitioned from student-athlete to staff after playing the last five seasons for head coach Natasha Adair at Delaware.
A starter in 81 of 147 career games – the most games played of any player in school history – Oleary was a two-year captain for the Blue Hens. In her last two seasons, the Willow Grove, Pa., native played a major role in helping Delaware to a 48-13 record, CAA regular season (2021) and tournament (2022) championships, a WNIT regional championship (2021) and the program’s first NCAA appearance (2022) since 2013.
After earning a spot on the CAA All-Rookie Team in 2018, Oleary would go on to earn several other honors throughout her career: Team Sixth Woman of the Year Award (2018), Team Iron Woman Award (2021), NCSA All-American Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year (2022).
Off the court, Oleary served in several organizations including the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Council (was elected to the SAAC Executive Board) and was a member of Delaware’s committees for Student-Athlete Diversity and Inclusion, HENMinded (mental health awareness) and Student-Athletes Against Social Injustice.
A four-time CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree who completed the WBCA’s “So You Want to Be a Coach” Program in earlier this year, Oleary earned both her B.S. (Fashion Merchandising in 2021) and M.S. (International Business in 2022) degrees from Delaware.
Oleary transitioned from student-athlete to staff after playing the last five seasons for head coach Natasha Adair at Delaware.
A starter in 81 of 147 career games – the most games played of any player in school history – Oleary was a two-year captain for the Blue Hens. In her last two seasons, the Willow Grove, Pa., native played a major role in helping Delaware to a 48-13 record, CAA regular season (2021) and tournament (2022) championships, a WNIT regional championship (2021) and the program’s first NCAA appearance (2022) since 2013.
After earning a spot on the CAA All-Rookie Team in 2018, Oleary would go on to earn several other honors throughout her career: Team Sixth Woman of the Year Award (2018), Team Iron Woman Award (2021), NCSA All-American Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year (2022).
Off the court, Oleary served in several organizations including the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Council (was elected to the SAAC Executive Board) and was a member of Delaware’s committees for Student-Athlete Diversity and Inclusion, HENMinded (mental health awareness) and Student-Athletes Against Social Injustice.
A four-time CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree who completed the WBCA’s “So You Want to Be a Coach” Program in earlier this year, Oleary earned both her B.S. (Fashion Merchandising in 2021) and M.S. (International Business in 2022) degrees from Delaware.