Women's Basketball
DeFalco, Lauren
Lauren DeFalco
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- lauren.defalco@shu.edu
- Phone:
- (973) 761-9298
- Alma Mater:
- Iona '08
Phone: (973) 761-9298
Email: lauren.defalco@shu.edu
A member of the Seton Hall women's basketball coaching staff for nine seasons, Lauren DeFalco was promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to her ninth in the summer of 2021.
“I’m so incredibly happy to be able to afford Lauren this opportunity,” Head Coach Anthony Bozzella said. “She has been an integral part of our program’s success over the years and has earned every bit of this promotion.”
DeFalco joined the staff at Seton Hall prior to the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach. She works primarily with Seton Hall's guards and took over as the lead assistant for the Pirates prior to the 2015-16 campaign. In 2017, DeFalco was named to the WBCA "30 under 30" list recognizing the top 30 coaches in women's basketball under the age of 30.
In the first nine years under DeFalco the Seton Hall guards have garnered 21 All-Conference or All-Met nods while Daisha and Ka-Deidre Simmons also added Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2015. She mentored graduate transfer point guard Shakena Richardson, who become the first WNBA Draft pick in Seton Hall program history in 2016. Under her tutelage, Lauren Park-Lane was named BIG EAST Most Improved Player in 2021.
Prior to joining Bozzella's staff at Seton Hall, DeFalco spent three seasons in the same capacity working with Bozzella at Iona College, and she served two seasons as a graduate assistant coach with the women's basketball program at Sacred Heart University.
As an assistant coach at Iona DeFalco's specialization was with the Gaels' guards while she also aided in recruiting and scouting duties. During her third year Iona would post a 20-win season, going 20-13 overall. The Gaels advanced to the MAAC Championship game and earned a berth into the WNIT, the fourth postseason appearance in program history.
Collegiately, DeFalco starred for four seasons as a player for Bozzella at Iona, helping guide the Gaels to several of the most successful campaigns in program history. She graduated as Iona's all-time leader in three-point field goals and games played. During DeFalco's junior and senior seasons Iona made back-to-back appearances in the MAAC Championship game and earned consecutive berths to the WNIT in 2007 and 2008.
A native of East Brunswick, N.J., DeFalco was a prep basketball star at Immaculata High School before attending Iona.
Email: lauren.defalco@shu.edu
A member of the Seton Hall women's basketball coaching staff for nine seasons, Lauren DeFalco was promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to her ninth in the summer of 2021.
“I’m so incredibly happy to be able to afford Lauren this opportunity,” Head Coach Anthony Bozzella said. “She has been an integral part of our program’s success over the years and has earned every bit of this promotion.”
DeFalco joined the staff at Seton Hall prior to the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach. She works primarily with Seton Hall's guards and took over as the lead assistant for the Pirates prior to the 2015-16 campaign. In 2017, DeFalco was named to the WBCA "30 under 30" list recognizing the top 30 coaches in women's basketball under the age of 30.
In the first nine years under DeFalco the Seton Hall guards have garnered 21 All-Conference or All-Met nods while Daisha and Ka-Deidre Simmons also added Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2015. She mentored graduate transfer point guard Shakena Richardson, who become the first WNBA Draft pick in Seton Hall program history in 2016. Under her tutelage, Lauren Park-Lane was named BIG EAST Most Improved Player in 2021.
Prior to joining Bozzella's staff at Seton Hall, DeFalco spent three seasons in the same capacity working with Bozzella at Iona College, and she served two seasons as a graduate assistant coach with the women's basketball program at Sacred Heart University.
As an assistant coach at Iona DeFalco's specialization was with the Gaels' guards while she also aided in recruiting and scouting duties. During her third year Iona would post a 20-win season, going 20-13 overall. The Gaels advanced to the MAAC Championship game and earned a berth into the WNIT, the fourth postseason appearance in program history.
Collegiately, DeFalco starred for four seasons as a player for Bozzella at Iona, helping guide the Gaels to several of the most successful campaigns in program history. She graduated as Iona's all-time leader in three-point field goals and games played. During DeFalco's junior and senior seasons Iona made back-to-back appearances in the MAAC Championship game and earned consecutive berths to the WNIT in 2007 and 2008.
A native of East Brunswick, N.J., DeFalco was a prep basketball star at Immaculata High School before attending Iona.
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