Pham, a Longwood alum whose basketball career began in Farmville, came back to Longwood in the summer of 2022 after stops at Wake Forest, Liberty and Canisius and is entering her second year as an assistant coach for the Lancers. Her resume sports trips to both the NCAA Tournament and Women's National Invitational Tournament.
In her first season with the Lancers, Pham helped lead Longwood to an 8-10 mark in conference play and win three of their last four games to clinch a first-round bye in the Big South Tournament.
In Pham’s first year, both Anne-Hamilton LeRoy and Adriana Shipp-Davis were named to the 2023 Big South Second-Team All-Conference following a season that saw them both average career-highs in nearly every major statistical category.
The Lancers’ offense ranked fourth in the conference during Big South play during the 2022-23 season, averaging 64.8 points per game. In addition, Longwood was number one in free throw percentage in the conference with a .745% mark in Big South play.
The Lancers enjoyed many season-highlights, including LeRoy surpassing 1,000 career points with Longwood, a 21-point comeback victory against Presbyterian on Alumni Weekend, and a gutsy road win over UNC Asheville in the final regular season game of the season to ensure a first-round bye.
Her most recent stop at Wake Forest saw her serve as the director of recruiting and video coordinator this past season after starting with the Demon Deacons as the assistant director of basketball operations and video coordinator.
In her first season on staff, the team advanced to the NCAA National Tournament for the second time in school history. This year, the team advanced to the second round of the WNIT, marking back-to-back appearances in the postseason.
Pham's career started at Longwood when she was the director of basketball operations from 2015-17, and she moved to Canisius for one season to serve in the same role.
Following her time at Canisius, Pham went to Liberty, where she earned a master's, to serve as a graduate assistant. Both seasons, the Flames advanced to the Atlantic Sun Championship game.
Pham holds her bachelor's degree in exercise science from Longwood while her master's degree is in sports management from Liberty. In addition, she earned a second master's degree in sports administration from Canisius, and she is pursuing a third master's degree from Liberty in industrial/organizational psychology.
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