Anjalé Barrett joined the Columbia women's basketball staff as an assistant coach in June of 2019. Prior to Columbia, Barrett spent one year as an assistant at Long Island University with other coaching related stops at Maryland and the College of New Rochelle.
Barrett is responsible for assisting with Columbia’s player development, focusing on guards, as well as scouting, team strategy, recruiting operations and analytics.
After joining the collegiate coaching ranks at the College of New Rochelle in 2015, Barrett spent two seasons at her alma mater, the University of Maryland, where she served as Director of Player Personnel and Recruiting Operations. In her role, Barrett performed video and scouting related tasks, assisted with recruiting and oversaw Maryland’s scout team. The Terrapins won the 2017 Big Ten championship during Barrett’s tenure and qualified for the NCAA Tournament both seasons. Barrett’s stint at Maryland was followed by one season at LIU Brooklyn, where she coached 2018-19 NEC Rookie of the Year Brandy Thomas and two all-conference honorees.
Barrett enjoyed a very successful playing career at Maryland from 2008-12. The four-year point guard and senior captain helped lead the Terrapins to the NCAA Tournament all four years, including three appearances in the Elite Eight as well as the 2009 and 2012 ACC titles. To this day, she ranks inside Maryland’s all-time top 10 in career assists (486), 3-point field goal percentage and consecutive games played (130). Her 177 assists as a senior in 2011-12 also rank among the top 10.
A third-round pick, 26th overall, by the Washington Mystics in the 2012 WNBA Draft, Barrett went on to play professionally overseas in France with Club Basket d’Ifs. She led the team to its first playoff and two finals appearances.
Barrett earned her bachelor’s degree from Maryland in December of 2011, majoring in American studies while minoring in human development.
