Jessica Nichols-LaRosa joined the Brandeis women's basketball staff. as an assistant coach for the 2024-25 season.
Nichols-LaRosa is a graduate of Manhattanville College, having earned her B.A. in 2019 and M.A. in 2021 in English. She was a three-time MAC Academic Honor Roll member as a guard for the Valiants.
Nichols-LaRosa is a native of Randolph, Massachusetts, and served as a coach at her alma mater for two years. She was the team’s assistant coach in 2021-22 and served as head coach in 2022-23. Nichols-LaRosa spent the 2023-24 season as an assistant coach at Dean College, helping the Bulldogs earn the GNAC Institutional Sportsmanship Award for Women’s Basketball. She has also worked with MCW Starz AAU basketball club since 2021, coaching fourth- through eighth-graders.
