Sue Cahill will be entering her 27th year on Kerry Phayre's staff in the 2025-26 season.
Cahill, whose duties include coordinating and implementing all aspects of recruiting student-athletes, pre- and post-season workouts, scouting of opponents and practice preparation, also earned the prestigious Thomas Jefferson Award for outstanding contributions to the staff and students at Chandler Elementary School recently.
During her career at Assumption, the Hounds have posted over 300 wins. The team has qualified for 20 conference playoffs with three straight trips to the Northeast-10 final four (2001-04). The Hounds have also notched six 20-win seasons, four NCAA regional appearances, and eight NCAA tournament appearances. Cahill additionally helped Head Coach Kerry Phayre lead the Hounds to their record-breaking season in 2022-23, where they posted 27 wins and won their first-ever NCAA East Regional Championship and NE10 regular season title.
Cahill has helped recruit and coach two Northeast-10 Freshmen of the Year (Charde Floyd 2005, Gabrielle Gibson 2010), one Defensive Player of the Year (Floyd 2008), and 30 All-Conference players, including 12 1,000-point scorers. She also has coached two Northeast-10 Scholar Athletes of the Year (Stacy Mattioli 2001 and Leslie Lupien 2010).
COACHING CAREER
- Assistant Coach at Hartford (1996-1999)
- Cahill recruited seven freshmen in 1998, including Janeka Lopp, who went on to be eighth all-time in scoring in Hartford Hawk history, and Kenitra Johnson, who went on to be the 12th leading scorer and fifth all-time in rebounding in the history of the Hartford program.
- Cahill also assisted in the guidance of one of her players to an overseas career in professional basketball (Heather Weindorfer)
- Assistant Coach at Columbia University (1990-1996)
PLAYING CAREER
- Cahill was a standout at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt. where she starred on the women’s basketball team from 1986-1990 for Coach Sue Duprat.
- She was a team captain during her senior year, led the team to an ECAC tournament berth, and was a Northeast-10 All-Conference Honorable Mention recipient.
- Historically she remains one of the best players to ever play for Saint Michael’s, where she ranks in the top 10 in three different all-time career categories in the school’s history.
- Cahill is ninth all-time in three-point shots made (101), third in three-point field goal percentage (37.3%), and eighth all-time in free-throw percentage (77.1%).
PERSONAL LIFE
- She currently resides in Worcester, Mass.
- Cahill graduated from St. Michael’s College and earned her business administration bachelor’s degree in 1990.
- Cahill was also a skilled tennis player before her collegiate basketball career.
- She was named Player of the Year on the Cape during her senior year of high school at Dennis Yarmouth Regional in South Yarmouth, Mass.
