Dalila Eshe serves as Joel E. Smilow Class of 1954 Head Coach of Women's Basketball for Yale University's Women's Basketball program in New Haven, Connecticut.
Dalila Eshe (duh-LEE-luh ES-shay) was announced as Yale's 11th Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Women's Basketball in program history on April 25, 2022. In 2025-26 Eshe helped the Bulldogs lead the Ivy League in blocks per game (4.8) while making dramatic year-to-year improvements in their shooting from the field (a 29 percentage point improvement to .390), from three-point territory (a 74 percentage point improvement to .303) and from the free throw line (a 72 percentage point improvement to .734).
