Tamia Braggs began as an assistant coach with Academy of Art women's basketball in July 2023.
In 2023-24, Braggs helped the Urban Knights lay an important foundation that featured a series sweep of a Pacific West Conference opponent in Chaminade, big wins over playoff-bound teams like Dominican and Biola late in the year, and a well-balanced team with seven different players totaling 20 or more assists. The squad featured
PacWest Newcomer of the Year Alba Rovira Ayuso who ranked inside the Pacific West Conference's top three in both points per game (13.9) and 3-pointers made per game (1.8). Other highlights included Christy Ojide breaking the program's career blocks leader versus Point Loma on
Feb. 3 and seven Urban Knights making the
Academic All-PacWest Team as well.
Braggs was most recently a graduate assistant and social media designer for the women’s basketball team at Southern Utah University. In addition to assisting with practices, she was responsible for content creation on the Thunderbirds’ social media platforms. Following 18 victories and a postseason appearance in 2021-22, Southern Utah excelled during its 2022-23 campaign, going 23-10 overall and 16-2 in conference play, capturing the Western Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships along the way.
Outside of basketball, Braggs has served as a recruiting manager for Express Employment Professionals, a shelter generalist at Tacoma Rescue Mission, and a sports coach/front desk specialist for the Boys & Girls Club of South Puget Sound. In all roles, she was tasked with developing and motivating individuals to achieve personal growth and reach their full potential.
An accomplished student-athlete herself, Braggs was a member of the Santa Clara women’s basketball team from 2016-20 as well as a representative on both the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Igwebuike - Black Student Union. She started nine games as a senior, leading the team in field goal percentage before a season-ending injury. Braggs was a three-time Most Valuable Player, four-time team captain, two time Narrows League MVP, and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Athlete of the Year as a two-sport student-athlete (basketball, volleyball) while at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Wash.
Braggs earned her master’s degree in Media & Marketing from Southern Utah after her bachelor's degree in Communications from Santa Clara.
