Tanesha Sutton ('18) joined the Maine coaching staff as an assistant coach in July of 2024.
Sutton returned to UMaine where she played guard for the Black Bears for three seasons after sitting out the 2015-16 following transferring to Orono from Duquesne.
While at UMaine, Sutton, a two-time America East all-conference honoree, averaged 11.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 98 games for the Black Bears. During her senior season, Sutton became the 21st Black Bear in history to record 1,000 career points. Sutton, a multi-year captain of the Black Bears, currently ranks 21st on Maine's all-time scoring list (1,124) and 20th in all-time assists (268). Sutton guided Maine to America East titles and NCAA appearances in back-to-back seasons (2017-18, 2018-19).
Following her playing time at UMaine, Sutton played three seasons professionally overseas. Sutton began her professional career with the Norrkoping Dolphins (2019-20) of the Swedish Basketball League. In 2022-23, Sutton was named to the All-Romanian Second Team as she led Napoca Cluj in scoring. Sutton closed out her professional career by playing one season (2023-24) with Barcelos (Portugal).
Sutton started her coaching career as an assistant coach at the Community College of Philadelphia in 2020 and served four seasons as a coach with Hunting Park AAU. In 2019, Sutton co-founded the Different Mindset Annual Youth Basketball Camp and also spent parts of the 2022 and 2023 seasons as a youth coach at the Elite Sports Factory.
