Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Manager of Basketball Operations
- Email:
- mg066@bucknell.edu
Molly Gillis joined the Bucknell women's basketball team as manager of basketball operations in July 2022.
Gillis brings more than five years of collegiate athletics experience to Bucknell, having spent time as a student-athlete, an athletics operations staff member, a student manager and coach.
"We are thrilled to have Molly join our Bison women's basketball family. I believe the foundation for any success is surrounding yourself with great people, and Molly fits that description. I am excited to introduce her to Bucknell and the entire Lewisburg community so she can see firsthand what makes this such a special place," said Woodruff.
Most recently, Gillis served as a special events supervisor with the College Station Parks & Recreation department in College Station, Texas. In the position, Gillis coordinated parks & recreation initiatives at Wolf Pen Creek Park, managing finances, assisting with project management and coordinating local events and programs.
On the athletics front, Gillis worked as an event/facility manager for Power2Play Sports Events Center in Windsor, Colo. from 2019 to 2021, coordinating operations for major summer basketball tournaments and overseeing summer league competition.
While earning her master's degree in sport management at Texas A&M, Gillis served as a student manager for the women's basketball team and was with the Aggies during their 2021 SEC regular-season title run and their trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. She assisted with the organization of team practices, monitored player involvement in the community and maintained the program's master event schedule among other duties.
During her undergraduate career at Colorado College, Gillis supported the athletic department with management of game day operations and assisted with game admissions. Throughout her junior and senior years, she coached the Rocky Mountain Fever Basketball Club and served as an intramural supervisor.
Elsewhere, Gillis has worked as a marketing intern at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl in 2019, served as a manager at the United States Olympic Training Center and worked as an event assistant at the Coach Blair Celebrity Golf Tournament.
A native of Fort Collins, Colo., Gillis earned her bachelor's degree in economics from Colorado College in 2019 and was a member of the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Gillis played two seasons of women's basketball for the Tigers, appearing in 33 games.
