Jessica Simmonds is an assistant coach for the Fordham women's basketball program in Bronx, New York, a position she assumed in May 2026.
Before joining Fordham, Simmonds spent 2023 to 2026 as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for the women's basketball team at FDU. During that period, FDU won Northeast Conference championships and reached the NCAA Tournament in both 2025 and 2026. The Knights posted 29 wins in 2024-25 and 30 the following season, went undefeated in NEC play across those two years, and produced multiple all-conference honorees, including consecutive NEC Defensive Players of the Year in 2024 and 2025. She directed the program's recruiting efforts, handled compliance and database oversight, managed recruiting and operational budgets, and coordinated non-conference scheduling.
