Sytia Messer

Sytia Messer is an American women's college basketball coach.

Sytia Messer

Messer with UCF in 2024
Biographical details
Born	1976 or 1977 (age 48–49) Waldo, Arkansas, U.S.
Playing career
1995–1999	Arkansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001	Arkansas State (assistant)
2001–2004	Memphis (assistant)
2004–2009	Georgia Tech (assistant)
2009–2012	Tennessee Tech
2012–2013	Georgia Tech (associate HC)
2014–2021	Baylor (assistant)
2021–2022	LSU (associate HC)
2022–2026	UCF
Head coaching record
Overall	103–110 (.484)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
OVC regular season (2011)
Awards
SEC All-Freshman Team (1996)

Career

She was the head coach of the UCF Knights women's basketball program from 2022 to 2026. She was the head women's basketball coach at Tennessee Technological University from 2009 to 2012, compiling a record of 54–41. From 2012 to 2014, she was associate head coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Head coaching record

Record table

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (2009–2012)
2009–10	Tennessee Tech	14–16	8–10	T–4th
2010–11	Tennessee Tech	23–8	15–3	1st	WNIT First Round
2011–12	Tennessee Tech	17–17	11–5	4th	WBI First Round
Tennessee Tech:		54–41	34–18
UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference) (2022–2023)
2022–23	UCF	14–15	4–11	10th
UCF Knights (Big 12 Conference) (2023–2026)
2023–24	UCF	12–17	3–15	14th
2024–25	UCF	12–18	4–14	T–12th
2025–26	UCF	11–19	3–15	T–14th
UCF:		49–69 (.415)	14–55 (.203)
Total:		103–110 (.484)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

• UCF profile