Billi Chambers - Women's Basketball Coach - Xavier University Athletics

Billi Chambers

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
maas@xavier.edu
Phone:
513.745.3413

Billi Chambers was named the ninth women's basketball head coach in Xavier history on April 5, 2023.

Chambers coached Meri Kanerva to 2025 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team honors. Xavier ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage defense (.412) during the 2024-25 season. The Musketeers also ranked third in the BIG EAST and 106th in the NCAA in turnovers forced per game (20.1).

Xavier made 187 three pointers in 2024-25, ranking tied for 10th in single-season school history. The last time Xavier made 187 or more three pointers in a season was in 2013-14 (204 made three pointers). Additional 2024-25 highlights can be found HERE.

Chambers coached Aizhanique Mayo to 2024 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team honors and saw Nila Blackford eclipse the 1,000-career rebound mark. The Musketeers also finished the 2023-24 season with 595 three-pointers attempted, ranking seventh in school history. Xavier finished the year ranked sixth in the BIG EAST in three-pointers made per game (6.1).

Chambers joined the Musketeers after spending 10 seasons at Iona University (2013-23). She led the Gaels to the NCAA Tournament twice (2015-16, 2022-23), captured two Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Regular-Season Championships (2013-14, 2022-23) and won two MAAC Tournament Championships (2015-16, 2022-23). The conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances were program firsts.

The two-time MAAC Coach of the Year led the Gaels to a 26-7 (18-2 MAAC) record in 2022-23 and earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Three players earned All-MAAC honors this season, highlighted by Juana Camilion who was named the MAAC Player of the Year and MAAC Defensive Player of the Year.

The Gaels finished the 2022-23 season ranked second in the NCAA in three-point field-goal percentage (.397), seventh in field-goal percentage (.474) and 16th in scoring defense (55.5 ppg). Iona also ranked 27th in field-goal percentage defense (.366). In 10 seasons at Iona, her scoring defense has ranked in the top-75 in the NCAA five times.

All told, Chambers has coached 21 All-MAAC honorees – including three MAAC Players of the Year, two MAAC Defensive Players of the Year, and two MAAC Rookies of the Years. Chambers was also named the Spalding Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year in 2013-14.

The 26 overall wins and 18 conference wins in 2013-14 and 2022-23 are program bests in Iona program history. All told, Chambers posted a 102-85 record in MAAC games during her tenure.

Prior to Iona, Chambers was an assistant coach at Virginia Tech (2011-13) and UMBC (2008-11). She also served as an assistant coach/associate athletic director for compliance/SWA at Molloy College (2006-08) and an associate commissioner/operations/SWA at the East Coast Conference (2004-06).

The Cheverly, Md., native holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Hofstra (2003) and a master’s degree in psychology from Adelphi University (2005). She played in 79 games at Hofstra from 1999-03.

PERSONAL

Hometown: Cheverly, Md.
Wife: Mel
Alma mater: Hofstra, '03

COACHING TIMELINE

Iona - Head Coach - 2013-23
Virginia Tech - Assistant Coach - 2011-13
UMBC - Assistant Coach - 2008-11