Vicki Hall is in her sixth season as associate head coach for the Rocket women’s basketball team. Hall works with all aspects of the program, including scheduling, post- and guard-player development, international recruiting, academic support and opponent scouting.
“Vicki is an incredible asset to our staff,” three-time MAC Coach of the Year Tricia Cullop said. “She knows the game inside and out and does a terrific job developing players and teaching the game. She served as our recruiting coordinator the past five years and helped us secure some of the most talented classes in the history of our program. Vicki is a tireless worker, knowledgeable coach and a great person. She’s also a great advocate for our players who wish to play professionally, as she enjoyed a long career in the WNBA, ABL and overseas. Vicki has done a great job mentoring our other assistants and will be passing the recruiting coordinator duties off to Tiffany (Swoffard) this coming year. Vicki will be taking over scheduling in addition to helping with our scouting, recruiting and individual workouts.”
During her time at Toledo, Hall has helped the Midnight Blue & Gold amass an impressive 106-56 overall record and a 58-30 mark in the Mid-American Conference.
Hall has also played a key role in expanding the Rockets’ recruiting scope to England (Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott), Italy (Mariella Santucci), Canada (Sarah St-Fort), Minnesota (Michaela Rasmussen), Illinois (Mikaela Boyd), Mississippi (Olivia Cunningham) and North Carolina (Zaria Wright).
2016-17
Toledo finished with a 25-9 overall record and a 12-6 ledger in the conference.
UT, which tied for third in the MAC West Division standings, earned the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championships after winning the MAC Tournament for the first time since 2001 and eighth time in school history.
The Rockets tallied at least 20 wins for the first time in four years and their 25 victories tied for fifth most in school history. The Midnight Blue & Gold wrapped up the year ranked unofficially No. 26 in the country among mid-major programs, according to the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll.
Sophomore Mikaela Boyd was named the MAC Tournament MVP and joined on the all-tourney team by freshman Mariella Santucci.
Individually, senior Janice Monakana secured second-team All-MAC honors, while junior Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott and Boyd garnered third-team accolades and Santucci was selected on the All-Freshman Team.
Monakana and Bravo-Harriott collected all-conference recognition for the second-straight season.
In addition, sophomore Kaayla McIntyre led the MAC in overall field-goal percentage (.602, 147-of-244) for a second-straight season, as well as ranking sixth in rejections.
McIntyre concluded the year sixth in UT history in overall field-goal percentage and and seventh in blocked shots (41) in the single-season record book.
The second-year Rocket currently sits 10th in school history in career rejections (57).
2015-16
Toledo finished with a 17-13 overall mark and a 12-6 record in MAC play. UT placed third in the MAC West Division standings and earned a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Individually, junior Janice Monakana and sophomore Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott garnered honorable mention all-league accolades, while newcomer Kaayla McIntyre was selected on the All-Freshman Team.
In addition, McIntyre was named the MAC co-Sixth Player of the Year, becoming the first player in school history to earn this accolade. The Toledo native was unstoppable on the interior, shooting a single-season league-record 64.3 percent (81-of-126) from the floor.
In conference games, McIntyre tallied 8.6 points, a team-high 5.7 caroms and a squad-best 0.8 rejections in 20.5 minutes. She once again led the league in overall field-goal percentage (.645, 71-of-110), as well as ranking tied for eighth in blocked shots, 15th in defensive caroms (4.2 rpg) and 20th in overall rebounding.
2014-15
Toledo posted a 19-14 overall record and a 10-8 conference ledger.
The Rockets also made their fifth appearance in the Postseason WNIT in seven years and won their first round game tourney for fifth-straight time.
Individually, Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott was named the MAC Freshman of the Year, becoming the fifth Rocket to earn this honor and the first since Kim Knuth captured the award in 1996.
Hall also played a key role in the development of sophomore Sophie Reecher. The Byron, IL native tallied 9.0 points and a team-high 8.7 boards over the final 10 contests, shooting a squad-best 50.0 percent (34-of-68) from the field in 25.7 minutes.
2013-14
Toledo finished with a 16-16 overall ledger and a 9-9 league mark. Despite graduating the most successful class in school history the previous year, UT tied for second place in the MAC West Division standings.
Hall helped mentor Brianna Jones to a strong senior campaign. Jones produced double-digit points in 20 of 30 games, the third-highest total on the team, averaging 10.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.4 steals in 26.5 minutes. The Toledo native ranked ninth in the MAC in offensive caroms (2.8 rpg), 13th in overall field goal percentage (44.1%, 119-of-270), 15th in overall rebounding and 29th in scoring.
2012-13
Toledo captured its second MAC regular-season championship in three years, as well as securing a berth in the Postseason WNIT for a fourth consecutive season.
The Rockets compiled a 29-4 record, the best single-season mark in UT annals, including a 15-1 MAC ledger, the third time in school history it posted such a mark (2000-01, 1991-92). Their 29 wins tied for the most in school history and second most in the MAC record books.
UT also cracked the Top 25 for the first time in over a decade. The Rockets sat at No. 25 in the Associated Press media poll with 64 total points for the week of March 4-10. The last time UT was in the Top 25 occurred during the week of Nov. 19-25, 2001 when it stood at No. 24 in the AP poll after upsetting No. 4 Duke.
Individually, senior Yolanda Richardson garnered second-team all-league recognition. Richardson led the MAC in overall field-goal percentage (58.6%, 146-of-249), as well as ranking fourth in rejections and sixth in overall rebounding. Richardson’s 58.6 overall field goal percentage ranked tied for fifth in school history in a single season.
Richardson wrapped up her collegiate career first in UT annals in career blocks (213, second most in MAC history), third in overall field goal percentage (56.6%, 490-of-866) and 21st in scoring (1,062).
Hall’s Coaching Origin
Hall came to Toledo following one season at New Mexico, where she was responsible for post-player development, practice and game management, skills training, staff development and program supervision, scheduling and fundraising. While with the Lobos, she helped mentor All-Mountain West Conference performers Porche Torrance and Caroline Durbin. Torrance was named the MWC Defensive Player of the Year, as well as selected to the All-Defensive Team and third-team all-league, while Durbin earned a spot on the first-team. UNM advanced to the championship game of the 2012 MWC Tournament.
Hall arrived in Albuquerque from MAC member Miami, where she served two years as an assistant coach. She assisted with scheduling, practice and game administration, post-player and guard development, pre-season conditioning, high school and junior college recruiting, academic support and fundraising during her time in Oxford. Hall worked with All-MAC selections Courtney Osborn and Kirsten Olowinski with the RedHawks. Osborn was a two-time third-team all-conference selection and the 2010 MAC Freshman of the Year, while Olowinski garnered a spot on the MAC All-Freshman Team and was named honorable mention All-MAC.
Hall received her start in coaching as the Head Coach for Bank Leumi in the Women’s ‘B’ League in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2002-03. She assumed leadership of a struggling program halfway through the season and improved the team’s sixth-place ranking to finish second. Hall developed and coordinated the team’s offensive and defensive play with the aid of no assistant coaches by integrating the previous coach’s philosophy with her new ideas to create an improved team strategy.
Hall Had Extensive Playing Career
Hall entered coaching following an extensive 16-year professional career. Hall spent time overseas with teams in Switzerland and Greece before returning stateside for stints with the Colorado Xplosion (1998-99) and Nashville Noise (1999-2000) of the ABL and the Cleveland Rockers (2000-01) and Los Angeles Sparks (2002) of the WNBA. She also spent seven years playing for teams in Italy, France and Israel, helping lead Pool Comense to the ‘Final Four’ in Italy in 2006.
Hall also spent several years as a member of the United States National Team. She was part of the squad that won the 1990 World Championship in Malaysia. She also won gold with Team USA at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle.
A sought-after prospect out of Brebeuf High School, Hall was named the 1988 Indiana ‘Miss Basketball’ and received the Gatorade and Naismith National Player of the Year as a senior. A 2015 inductee into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, she scored 1,755 points in high school and graduated as the state’s seventh all-time leading girls’ scorer.
Hall went on to letter four years at Texas (1988-93) and was named to the Southwest Conference All-Decade Team for the 1990s. She was part of four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament and wrapped up her collegiate career ranked in the Top 11 in school history in eight categories — three-point field-goal percentage (.404, 3rd), total points (1,831, 6th), three-point field goals (115, 6th), points per game (15.6, tied for 6th), field goals (718, 7th), overall rebounds (887, 7.6, 8th), free throws (280, 11th) and free throws attempted (417, 11th).
An experienced teacher, Hall has spent her off-seasons training basketball players of all ages. She conducted her own high-skill basketball camp in 1996 and was on the staff of the Nike All-American Camp in 1999.
A native of Indianapolis, Hall earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Texas in 1993.
