Northeastern women’s basketball head coach Kelly Cole announced on Friday that Ganiyat Adeduntan, Jill Glessner and Chris Passmore have joined the Huskies as assistant coaches.

"We are thrilled to welcome Ganiyat, Jill and Chris to the Northeastern family," Cole said. "They will all bring a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and energy to the program, and are also excellent recruiters. They each come from successful programs in the past, and recognize the importance of their roles as both role models and educators."

Adeduntan returns to Huntington Ave. after a two-year stint as the head basketball coach at Wheelock College, where she led the Wildcats to their first playoff appearance in 12 years last season while matching the school record for wins in a season as well as conference victories. Her 2013 recruiting class also produced the program’s first conference rookie of the year as well as a first team all-conference honoree for the first time since 2001.

Before her stint at Wheelock, Adeduntan was an administrative assistant for the NU women’s basketball program, where she assisted the director of operations in overall functioning of the office as well as coordinating incoming and outgoing film exchange with opponents.

Prior to her coaching career, Adeduntan enjoyed a stellar playing career both at the prep and collegiate level. She was one of the top players in the nation coming out of high school and was a McDonald’s All-American finalist as well as the Georgia Gatorade and Northeast Georgia Player of the Year. She burst onto the scene at Florida State, earning a spot on the All-ACC rookie team as an honorable mention and went on to garner ACC All-Conference honorable mention accolades following her junior campaign. She was also named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III first team.

A captain for the Seminoles in her final season, she finished her career as just one of 19 players in school history to score more than 1,000 career points. She was also a standout in the classroom, and was named to the ACC Academic Team all four years at FSU and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing before earning a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Northeastern in 2012.

Glessner arrives at Northeastern following four seasons at Loyola as an assistant coach. Glessner also served as the team’s recruiting coordinator in 2013-14, where she managed the recruitment of prospective student-athletes in accordance with NCAA regulations.

As an assistant coach, she was responsible for skill development of the guards and point guards through game film and on court instruction. Glessner also worked on opponent scouting, and generated detailed scouting reports for players and coaches, in addition to breaking down game film.

Glessner was a four-year student-athlete for the Greyhounds, finishing her career ranked eighth in program history with 265 career assists. As a senior, she averaged 14.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 33.6 minutes per game en route to First Team All-Metro Atlantic honors in 2007. She also helped Loyola to the 2006 MAAC title game and the conference semifinals in 2007. Glessner earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Loyola in 2007, and her Masters in sports administration from Canisius College in 2010. Following her collegiate career, she played three seasons of professional basketball in Europe.

Passmore comes to Northeastern after four seasons at the University of Rhode Island, including three as the director of operations before being promoted to assistant coach last season. In addition to organizing and implementing summer, preseason and postseason skill development for the Rams, Passmore was responsible for organizing the defensive system and monitoring defensive adjustments.

Passmore also played a significant role in recruiting for Rhode Island in 2013-14, and was part of a team that brought eight Top 100 players to campus and secured the No. 46 ranked shooting guard in the 2014 recruiting class en route to being named one of the Top Mid-Major Assistants by Kenny Kallina Scouting.

Prior to his promotion, Passmore spent three seasons as the director of women’s basketball operations for the Rams, and was a roundtable presenter at the WBCA National Convention in 2011 and 2013. He also hired, trained and supervised student managers, video coordinator and practice players, planned all team meals and travel, and organized team building and community service activities. Passmore was also the team liaison with Rhode Island’s academic services, compliance, marketing, equipment, facilities and business offices.

Passmore received his Bachelor’s degree from Providence College in political science in 2007 before earning a Master’s in education in 2009, also from Providence.

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