Arica Nassar - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - Staff Directory

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Arica Nassar

Title:
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Nassar most recently served with Ulmer and Dillard on the Oregon coaching staff. In her two seasons with the Ducks, Oregon went 53-14 and advanced to the Elite Eight in 2023 and the Sweet 16 in 2024.

This past season, Nassar coached a trio of AVCA All-Americans in Mimi Colyer (2^nd Team), Onye Ofoegbu (3^rd Team) and Michelle Ohwobete (Honorable Mention). Colyer and Ofoegbu were both also All-Big Ten 1^st Team selections, while Ohwobete earned 2^nd Team honors.

In her first season in Eugene, Nassar coached six Ducks, who earned All-America accolades, including Hannah Pukis, who earned 1^st Team honors. That team went 29-6 overall and 16-4 in the Pac-12, advancing to the Elite Eight.

Prior to her time at Oregon, Nassar spent five seasons on the Oregon State staff, including the final three (2020-22) as an assistant coach. Over those three seasons, Nassar coached a trio of All-Pac-12 performers in Grace Massey, Kinley Swan and Izzi Szulczewski.

Nassar played collegiately at Oregon State, before playing professionally in Finland and Sweden. She then began her coaching career at UCLA as a volunteer assistant, before moving on to Oregon State.