High Point University women's basketball head coach DeUnna Hendrix has announced the hiring of Sophie Albano-Alisberg as the program's director of operations.
Albano-Alisberg officially joined the staff in late June after serving as the operations coordinator for the women's basketball program at Brown University during the 2017-18 season.
"We are incredibly grateful to be able to bring Sophie back to High Point," Hendrix said. All of the work that she executed behind the scenes as a student manager for four years played a vital role in our program's success. There aren't many people who represent the University better or work harder than Sophie."
During her time at Brown, Albano-Alisberg coordinated team travel, recruiting trips and official visits while also scheduling practices and overseeing student managers. Prior to her season in Providence, R.I., she was a four-year student manager at High Point where she graduated with a degree in Human Relations and a minor in Sports Management in 2017.
While serving as the team manager for the women's basketball team, Albano-Alisberg also worked as a facilities and operations assistant assisting with many of the department's other 15 program's gameday operations.
Outside of her time at HPU and Brown, she spent summer months in 2016 and 2017 working with U.S.A. Basketball as a member of the support staff during the National Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Albano-Alisberg is a West Hartford, Conn. native and now resides in High Point, N.C.
