INDIANAPOLIS - UIndy women's basketball head coach Jama Sharp announced the addition of former Greyhound Darion Hutchinson as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
 
Hutchinson competed as a member of the program during the 2015-16 campaign, appearing in 18 contests with nearly 11 minutes of action per game. The Scottsburg, Ind., native graduated from UIndy with a Bachelor of Science in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations in 2017.
 
"I am extremely thankful for the opportunity to not only return to my home state, but to be back at my alma mater as a Greyhound," said Hutchinson. "I'm excited to get started and look forward to helping build this program alongside Coach Sharp."
 
"I'm excited to bring Darion back to UIndy," said head coach Jama Sharp. "She brings great energy and much neded experience. She will be a tremendous asset to our program."
 
Hutchinson served as the Director of Basketball Operations and Video Coordinator at the University of Northern Iowa since 2019, where she planned all team travel, including hotel arrangements and meals. Hutchinson also submitted CARA logs, while acting as the program's compliance and marketing liaison.
 
Other assignments Hutchinson completed include reserving all practice times for home and away games, assisting with recruiting visits, producing creative content for social media, maintaining team guidelines and expectations, managing all equipment needs, and organizing summer camps.
 
The Panthers went an impressive 97-61 over the course of the five seasons Hutchinson was on staff, which included four straight WNIT berths from 2021-24.
 
Prior to her time at UNI, Hutchinson was the Director of Basketball Operations at Indiana State after serving as an interim assistant coach for the Syramores. While at ISU, Hutchinson served as the community service coordinator, provided guidance to select student-athletes, assisted with summer camps and recruiting visits, in addition to her work with team travel and CARA logs.
 
The Sycamores advanced to back-to-back MVC Tournaments during Hutchinson's time in Terre Haute
 
Hutchinson also has various marketing experience at Butler University and Indiana University, as well as game operations experience with the Indiana Pacers.
 
"I would love to thank Coach Sharp, the University and Athletics Department leadership, and my wonderful family for the continued support," concluded Hutchinson.