BIO
In her fourth season at Marian University, Suntana Anderson serves in her first season as head coach of the Marian women's basketball team.
On Friday, May 24, Director of Athletics Steve Downing appointed Suntana Anderson as the Head Coach of the Marian women's basketball program.Â
In her first season, Anderson led the Knights to a 27-8 overall record, reaching the NAIA Tournament Quarterfinals.
- Marian finished third in the Crossroads League with a 15-3 record, with Anderson leading the Knights to the Crossroads League Tournament Championship game.
- Marian gained eight All-Crossroads League honors under Anderson, with Abbey McNally being named both Crossroads League Player and Defensive Player of the Year
- Madisyn Bailey, Taylor Double, Olivia Faust, and Kenna Kirby were all earned Crossroads League honors on the season
- McNally was named as a WBCA NAIA All-America First Team honoree under Anderson
- Anderson's Knights scored the sixth most points in single-season history, and collected the fifth-most rebounds in program history
- Marian set a program record for steals in a single season with 403 under Anderson's leadership in 2024-25
Anderson joined the Knights coaching staff in the 2021-22 season, and served as an assistant coach under Steve Brooks for three seasons. Anderson began as the Knights' second assistant in year one, while in year's two and three serving as the team's top assistant coach. Anderson helped lead, organize and plan player development schedules, scouting reports, film breakdowns, and implementation of offensive and defensive strategies. She also coordinated and managed all team travel and meal accommodations, along with helping lead the team's summer camps.
During Anderson's first three years on staff, Marian women's basketball was honored by the WBCA with the NAIA Player of the Year three times, with Anderson helping develop both Imani Guy and Ella Collier as the award recipient.
Prior to beginning full-time coaching for Marian Unviersity, Anderson worked the ranks in the high school and AAU circuits, serving as the head coach of South Bend Riley High School from 2018-2020. In her time with the Wildcats, Anderson coached multiple All-NIC student-athletes while recording double-figure wins in her second season on the job. Among her previous coaching stops, Anderson coached at both South Bend Riley and South Bend Washington as varsity assistant coaches between 2007-2012, and before joining Marian coached the Lady Team Teague 16U in Indianapolis. While coaching at the high school level, Granderson worked for the Indiana Department of Child Services as a case manager and supervisor.
Before entering the coaching world, Anderson was a star player for the Xavier Muskateers in college, as the former two-time captain was a lethal scoring threat. Anderson was three-time All Atlantic-10 Conference honoree, and helped her team to an A-10 Championship in 2007. Anderson helped her team to the NCAA Tournament in 2007 after two trips to the WNIT in 2005 and 2006. Before her college days, Xavier's career-leader in three-point attempts was an Indiana All-Star at South Bend Riley High School, where she was a two-time NIC Player of the Year.
Suntana Anderson Year-by-Year Coaching Record
| Year |
Record |
CL Record |
Postseason |
| 2024-25 |
27-8 |
15-3 |
NAIA Tournament 1st and Second Round Champions
NAIA Tournament Quarterfinalist |
| TOTALS |
27-8 (.771) |
15-3 (.833) |
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