Tonya Cardoza is an assistant coach for the University of Connecticut women's basketball program in Storrs, Connecticut, and enters her 17th season there in 2025-26. She is in her second stint on the UConn staff and works primarily with the guards. Since returning before the 2023-24 season, she has been part of a staff that won the 2025 NCAA championship and four BIG EAST Conference titles.
Cardoza previously served as a UConn assistant from 1994 to 2008, a period in which the Huskies won five national championships, reached eight Final Fours and nine Elite Eights, and captured 18 BIG EAST titles. Across her time at UConn, she has coached standout guards including Jennifer Rizzotti, Shea Ralph, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Renee Montgomery, and Paige Bueckers.
