Tulsa Head Women’s Basketball Coach Matilda Mossman announced the appointment of Tari Cummings as an assistant coach for the Golden Hurricane. Cummings comes to Tulsa after coaching the last six seasons at Arkansas.
“We’re extremely excited to have Tari Cummings join our coaching staff,” Mossman said. “Her experience in coaching, recruiting and developing relationships will help take our program to another level. Having come in contact with her on the recruiting trail over the years, I have always been impressed with her knowledge, her demeanor, and her passion for coaching and recruiting student-athletes and for doing it the right way. There aren’t many AAU, high school or junior college coaches out there who haven’t come into contact with Tari in some way. This is a great day for Tulsa women’s basketball.”
A native of Pocola, Okla., Cummings was an assistant coach at Arkansas from 2011-17, helping the Razorbacks post a 116-82 (.586) mark and advance to the postseason three of the six seasons, including NCAA Second Round appearances in 2012 and 2015 and a WNIT Second Round performance in 2013. She served as the team’s recruiting coordinator, coached the post players and was the team’s liaison with the academic center.
Prior to Arkansas, Cummings spent two seasons at Houston (2009-11), coaching the guards and serving as the recruiting coordinator. During the 2010-11 season, the Cougars posted a 26-6 overall record, including a perfect 16-0 mark in Conference USA, won the C-USA Regular Season Championship and played in the NCAA Tournament First Round.
Cummings also had a two-year stint at Cincinnati (2007-09) and was an assistant coach at Arkansas-Fort Smith (2003-07) for four seasons. She helped the UAFS Lions make three NJCAA National Tournament appearances, including two Final Four performances and a consolation championship, and coached three NJCAA All-Americans during her tenure.
Cummings played two seasons at Arkansas-Fort Smith (formerly Westark College), picking up All-America honors in 1999 and helping the team record a seventh-place NJCAA National Tournament finish in 1998. AT UAFS, she tallied 1,262 points for third-place in program history and was inducted into the UA-Fort Smith (Westark College) Hall of Fame in 2013. Cummings then finished her eligibility at Oklahoma State, where she earned All-Big 12 honors in 2002, averaging 13.1 points and a team-best 6.9 rebounds per game.
Cummings earned an associate of arts degree from Westark College in 1999 and her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Oklahoma State in 2003.
Cummings has a daughter, Tiya.
Cummings fills the position vacated by Megan Robbins (Byford), who returned to her alma mater, Oklahoma State, to serve as the Director of Women’s Basketball Operations.
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