Carol Simon returns this year for her 24th season at the helm of the Brandeis University Judges women's basketball team. Her success in the women's basketball program has garnered her the designation as one of the most respected Division III coaches in New England and earned her University Athletic Association Coaching Staff of the Year honors in 1991-92 and 2004-05.

From her inaugural head coaching season back in 1987, Simon has led Brandeis to three New England Women's Eight tournament titles, three New Eight regular season crowns and three berths in the ECAC Division III New England tournament, including back-to-back titles in 2004 and 2005, and four straight appearances in the NCAA Division III tournament (2006-2009). 

In the 2008-2009 season, Simon led the Judges to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.  Hosting the first round of the tournament was the first time in program history,  Brandeis capped the season ranked #11 in the USA Today/ESPN Division III Coaches rankings and #13 in D3Hoops.com.

In her 23 year tenure, Simon has recorded 337 wins, including a 140-44 record over the past seven seasons for a 76% winning rate. She notched her 300th career victory in 2008 against league rival NYU in a 63-60 triumph to end the regular season. As the winningest coach in Brandeis history, she has coached nine 1,000-point scorers, including three-time All-American Caitlin Malcolm '07, who became the first Brandeis women's basketball graduate to sign a professional contract when she joined Killester in the Irish League in September 2007; two-time All-American Jaime Capra '08, the 2008 UAA Co-Player of the Year and Jessica Chapin '10, who in 2010 became the program's first WBCA first-team All-American.

Simon has repeatedly proven her successes as a talented recruiter, program-builder, game strategist and inspirational leader. She was named the New Eight coach of the year in both the 1991-92 and 1992-93 seasons, as well as part of the UAA coaching staff of the year in 1991-92 and 2004-05. Simon, also, has been inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame.  Her dedication to the program is seen through her intense personal, competitive drive to make the Brandeis Women's Basketball team one of the most dominant in the country.

A native of Middlebury, Connecticut, Simon is a 1985 graduate of Colby College where she majored in Administrative Science. She was a member of Colby's ECAC Division III women's basketball championship teams in 1984 and 1985. A three-sport athlete, she captained the team her senior year, while also serving as captain of the soccer and softball teams. Perhaps a highlight to her personal athletic career, Simon represented the United States in the 1981 World Maccabiah Games. In 2003, Simon earned her Master's degree in Management from Brandeis's Heller School.

In addition to partaking in numerous activities throughout the Brandeis athletic department, Simon serves as the co-director of the All Stars Basketball Position Camp.