Former Vermont women’s basketball standout Courtnay Pilypaitis ’10 will be joining the Catamount coaching staff as an assistant coach for the 2012-13 season.

Pilypaitis will join the program following her participation in women’s basketball with Team Canada at the 2012 Olympic games in London.

Following graduation she pursued a professional basketball career, playing two seasons for VICI Kaunas in Lithuania. VICI won back-to-back Lithuanian Cup and BWBL Championships and Pilypaitis was named Eurobasket.com All-Lithuanian and LMKL Import Player of the Year both years. She was also a two-time all-league selection.

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