UC San Diego Women's Basketball Camps
Coaching Staff
Alexis Mezzetta
Assistant Coach
Former UCSD standout Alexis Mezzetta returns for her third season on the Triton coaching staff in 2010-11.
Mezzetta was promoted to her current position of top assistant in July after serving as the third assistant under Elliott the last two seasons. She is actively involved in all aspects of coaching, including recruiting, scheduling and player development. She also oversees the program's scouting and video operations.
Alongside Elliott and former assistant coach Hanna Howard, Mezzetta helped lead the Tritons to a 27-5 overall record in 2008-09, which tied the program's all-time mark for victories in a season. UCSD finished 19-1 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play that year, marking the Tritons' best finish since joining the conference in 2000-01.
Mezzetta had a very successful playing career from 2004-08, helping guide UCSD to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and a trip to the Final Four in 2006-07. She posted career averages of 3.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists in a total of 102 games as a Triton and averaged 5.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and a team-high 4.5 assists as a senior.
Mezzetta finished her career ranked in the top 10 in several categories at UCSD. In terms of Division II records, she currently ranks second all-time in career assists with 247, ninth in career three-pointers made with 54 and 10th in career games played with 102. During her four years with the program, the Tritons recorded an overall record of 92-30.
A native of Sonoma, Calif., Mezzetta graduated from UCSD in 2008 with a degree in Biology.
Chris Elliott
Assistant Coach
Chris Elliott enters his second season as an assistant coach at UC San Diego in 2010-11.
Elliott joined the Triton coaching staff prior to last season after spending two years with Synergy Sports Technologies, a company that provides game video editing and analysis for the NBA, the NBA Developmental League, NCAA Division I games and several major European leagues.
Elliott helped guide UCSD to an overall record of 25-5 and a fourth straight California Collegiate Athletic Association regular season title in his first season in La Jolla.
Chris Elliott coached alongside his wife, Charity, at Portland State from 2004-07, helping rebuild the Viking's program and leading the team to consecutive Big Sky Tournament appearances.
Prior to his stint at Portland State, Elliott spent the 2003-04 season as the strength and conditioning coach for the women's basketball program at Arkansas. He also served as an assistant alongside Charity Elliott at Cal Baptist from 2001-03.
Elliott earned a Bachelor of Science from Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) in 1991. He also attended the University of Miami (FL) and was a defensive back on the Hurricanes' 1983 National Championship team.
Michelle Osier
Assistant Coach
The only new face on the Triton coaching staff this season is a familiar one, as former All-American Michelle Osier returns to UC San Diego as an assistant coach in 2010-11.
A four-time All-CCAA honoree, Osier joined the Triton coaching staff in July after spending the past season playing professionally in Austria.
A four-year starter, Osier posted career averages of 13.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.5 steals in a total of 127 games from 2005-09. She was named the CCAA Most Valuable Player, West Region Player of the Year and a State Farm Coaches All-American as a senior in 2008-09 after averaging team-highs of 15.4 points and 9.0 rebounds, while leading the Tritons to a 27-5 overall record and a 19-1 mark in CCAA play.
Osier graduated as UCSD's career leader in rebounds (1,188) and steals (319), setting both marks in her final season as a Triton. She also ranks second in both career scoring (1,758) and blocked shots (77) and can be found in the top 10 in 18 categories in the UCSD Division II record book.
A native of Placerville, Calif., Osier graduated from UCSD in the spring of 2009 with a degree in Physiology and Neuroscience.
