The 2022-23 season was Dominique Bryant’s seventh season working with the Catamounts, and third in her role as Associate Head Coach. She first joined the Vermont staff as an Assistant Coach in May of 2017 and in the summer of 2021 was promoted to her role now, as the Associate Head Coach. Bryant works with the post players, as well as being an integral coach for the defensive side of the basketball.
"We are thrilled to promote Dominique to Associate Head Coach," said Mayer Women's Basketball Coach
Alisa Kresge. "Dominique is heavily involved and responsible for developing our players and team. She has helped shape our program in all areas. Dominique is well on her way to becoming a head coach very soon and we're very lucky to have her."
During the 2022-23 season Bryant coached the America East’s leading defense and one of the top defenses in the country. Throughout the season in the America East, the Catamounts ranked first in points allowed (54.1), scoring margin (+7.2) and opponent field goal percentage (37.2) while ranking third in three point percentage allowed (27.6). The scoring defense was ranked 10th in the nation while their opponent field goal percentage was ranked 48th in the nation and their three point percentage allowed was ranked 28th nationally.
The Catamounts defense, led by Bryant, was a key contributor to the Catamounts rattling off a 17-game win streak (which placed third in the country at one point) and winning the America East Championship. The winning streak was the longest streak since 2001-02 and the longest winning streak with Bryant as the Associate Head Coach.
The 2022-23 campaign saw the Catamounts return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Associate Head Coach Dominique Bryant helped lead Vermont to a first round birth where they lost on the road against No. 2 UConn.
Bryant spent the 2016-17 season in the same capacity at Manhattan College. Her arrival represents a reunion of sorts, as she previously was an assistant at Marist College for three seasons (2013-16) with current UVM head coach Alisa Kresge.
Under Bryant’s tutelage, Manhattan’s Kayla Grimme earned All-MAAC Third Team recognition this past season and finished the year atop the conference with an even two blocks per game. The Jaspers also were recognized by the NCAA with a Public Recognition Award, presented to teams that rank in the top 10 percent of their respective sport in Academic Progress Rate (APR).
During Bryant’s time at Marist, the Red Foxes clinched a pair of postseason berths, winning the MAAC Tournament to reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014 and followed that up with a trip to the WNIT in 2015. Bryant was responsible for post player development and played an integral role in recruiting, film breakdown and scouting reports. Over the course of her three years, she coached eight All-MAAC Team members, an All-Rookie Team honoree, a MAAC Player of the Year, MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, one MAAC Tournament MVP and 13 All-MAAC Academic Team picks. During her time as the assistant coach with the Red Foxes Bryant accumulated a record of 64-35.
At Vermont she has fostered the Catamounts into a force in the post and on the defensive side of the ball which has led to several conference honorees. She coached the 2020-21 America East Rookie of the Year Anna Olson, 2019-20 Defensive Player of the Year Hanna Crymble and multiple other All-Conference team selections. Anna Olson has earned the selection three times (2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023) and Hanna Crymble who earned three selections as well (2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020).
Off the court, she coordinated community service initiatives centering around the team.
A two-time co-captain during her playing career at Saint Joseph’s, she led the Hawks to a pair of WNIT appearances (2010-11). In addition, SJU captured a share of the Big 5 Co-Championship in 2009 and won the Hawk Classic in both 2009 and 2010. In 2011, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.