Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus Kent State on November 3, 2025 at 6 p.m.
WBB
6 p.m.
James Madison
vs Kent State
James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Women's Basketball
Neil Harrow
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Phone:
- 540-568-6513
Assistant Coach Neil Harrow will enter his third season at JMU in 2024-25 after serving as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks under two-time WNBA Coach of the Year Curt Miller.
JMU produced a program-record 30 wins with a 30-6 overall record and a perfect 18-0 mark in Sun Belt Conference Play, including a 20-game winning streak (Dec. 29 – March 9). Head Coach Sean O’Regan was voted 2025 Sun Belt Coach of the Year, while Peyton McDaniel was named Sun Belt Player of the Year and Ro Scott was selected as Sixth Women of the Year. Additionally, McDaniel (First Team) Kseniia Kozlova (First Team) and Ashanti Barnes (Third Team) earned All-Sun Belt honors. The Dukes received national recognition by receiving votes in the AP Top 25 Poll for five consecutive weeks (Feb. 17 – March 17). JMU made its third consecutive postseason tournament appearance after being selected as a No. 1 seed in the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament.
During his season in LA, Rickea Jackson was named to the league's All-Rookie Team alongside Kamilla Cardoso (Chicago Sky), Caitlin Clark (Indiana Fever), Leonie Fiebich (New York Liberty), and Angel Reese (Chicago Sky). Additionally, four Sparks participated in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games: Dearica Hamby (USA), Kia Nurse (Canada), Stephanie Talbot (Australia) and Li Yueru (China).
The 2023-24 campaign saw the Dukes record a 23-12 overall record with a 13-5 mark in league play, highlighted by the program’s second consecutive trip to the Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Championship title game. Peyton McDaniel and Kseniia Kozlova earned both Second Team All-Sun Belt and All-Tournament Team honors for their efforts. The squad finished first in Division I in defensive rebounds per game (32.3), second in rebounds per game (47.49), fifth in rebound margin (+11.3), ninth in bench points per game (27.8) and 12th in field goal percentage defense (.361). The Dukes made its second-straight postseason tournament appearance after being selected as an at-large bid for the newly-formed Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament.
In 2022-23, the Dukes went 26-8 (13-5 Sun Belt), capturing the Sun Belt Championship Tournament title and earning an NCAA Tournament berth. The squad led the league in scoring margin (+8.8), opponent field goal percentage (.361), opponent three-point percentage (.286), and rebounding margin (+8.1).
Harrow arrived in Harrisonburg after serving as an assistant coach at Sun Belt-foe Troy University from 2015-2022. Harrow helped guide the Trojans to five Sun Belt Conference Championship titles, three NCAA tournament appearances and two WNIT appearances. While at Troy, Harrow was tabbed a 2017 WBCA 30 Under 30 honoree.
In 2020-21, Harrow helped guide Troy to its best offensive season since the 1992-93 season when they averaged 86.0 ppg, the third-best average in the NCAA. Troy also saw itself rank near the top in assists and steals. The Trojans ranked 13th in assists per game (16.8) and 12th in total assists (471) while ranking fifth in total steals (291) and 26th in steals per game (10.4).
Harrow currently serves as an advanced scout for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. During the 2021 regular season, the Sun went undefeated against these two teams, which contributed to Connecticut finishing the regular season as champions and secure the number one seed heading into the WNBA playoffs.
Prior to his time at Troy, Harrow spent two seasons at Valdosta State University as a graduate assistant (2013-15) and three seasons coaching the men's basketball program at B.Q. Martinenc in Barcelona, Spain (2010-13). In his first season in Barcelona, Harrow was the head coach for the U16 boys team that he guided to a league championship before being promoted to head coach of the U18 team, where he turned a team that finished the prior season 1-27 into a league champion with a record of 24-2. In his final season with B.Q. Martinenc, Harrow served as the assistant coach for the U21 men's team that finished the season as both League (1st Division Preferente) and National Champions (Catalunya).
A native of East Kilbride, Scotland, Harrow earned a bachelor's degree in sport coaching from the University of West Scotland in 2010 prior to earning a master's degree in education from Valdosta State in 2015.
JMU produced a program-record 30 wins with a 30-6 overall record and a perfect 18-0 mark in Sun Belt Conference Play, including a 20-game winning streak (Dec. 29 – March 9). Head Coach Sean O’Regan was voted 2025 Sun Belt Coach of the Year, while Peyton McDaniel was named Sun Belt Player of the Year and Ro Scott was selected as Sixth Women of the Year. Additionally, McDaniel (First Team) Kseniia Kozlova (First Team) and Ashanti Barnes (Third Team) earned All-Sun Belt honors. The Dukes received national recognition by receiving votes in the AP Top 25 Poll for five consecutive weeks (Feb. 17 – March 17). JMU made its third consecutive postseason tournament appearance after being selected as a No. 1 seed in the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament.
During his season in LA, Rickea Jackson was named to the league's All-Rookie Team alongside Kamilla Cardoso (Chicago Sky), Caitlin Clark (Indiana Fever), Leonie Fiebich (New York Liberty), and Angel Reese (Chicago Sky). Additionally, four Sparks participated in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games: Dearica Hamby (USA), Kia Nurse (Canada), Stephanie Talbot (Australia) and Li Yueru (China).
The 2023-24 campaign saw the Dukes record a 23-12 overall record with a 13-5 mark in league play, highlighted by the program’s second consecutive trip to the Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Championship title game. Peyton McDaniel and Kseniia Kozlova earned both Second Team All-Sun Belt and All-Tournament Team honors for their efforts. The squad finished first in Division I in defensive rebounds per game (32.3), second in rebounds per game (47.49), fifth in rebound margin (+11.3), ninth in bench points per game (27.8) and 12th in field goal percentage defense (.361). The Dukes made its second-straight postseason tournament appearance after being selected as an at-large bid for the newly-formed Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament.
In 2022-23, the Dukes went 26-8 (13-5 Sun Belt), capturing the Sun Belt Championship Tournament title and earning an NCAA Tournament berth. The squad led the league in scoring margin (+8.8), opponent field goal percentage (.361), opponent three-point percentage (.286), and rebounding margin (+8.1).
Harrow arrived in Harrisonburg after serving as an assistant coach at Sun Belt-foe Troy University from 2015-2022. Harrow helped guide the Trojans to five Sun Belt Conference Championship titles, three NCAA tournament appearances and two WNIT appearances. While at Troy, Harrow was tabbed a 2017 WBCA 30 Under 30 honoree.
In 2020-21, Harrow helped guide Troy to its best offensive season since the 1992-93 season when they averaged 86.0 ppg, the third-best average in the NCAA. Troy also saw itself rank near the top in assists and steals. The Trojans ranked 13th in assists per game (16.8) and 12th in total assists (471) while ranking fifth in total steals (291) and 26th in steals per game (10.4).
Harrow currently serves as an advanced scout for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. During the 2021 regular season, the Sun went undefeated against these two teams, which contributed to Connecticut finishing the regular season as champions and secure the number one seed heading into the WNBA playoffs.
Prior to his time at Troy, Harrow spent two seasons at Valdosta State University as a graduate assistant (2013-15) and three seasons coaching the men's basketball program at B.Q. Martinenc in Barcelona, Spain (2010-13). In his first season in Barcelona, Harrow was the head coach for the U16 boys team that he guided to a league championship before being promoted to head coach of the U18 team, where he turned a team that finished the prior season 1-27 into a league champion with a record of 24-2. In his final season with B.Q. Martinenc, Harrow served as the assistant coach for the U21 men's team that finished the season as both League (1st Division Preferente) and National Champions (Catalunya).
A native of East Kilbride, Scotland, Harrow earned a bachelor's degree in sport coaching from the University of West Scotland in 2010 prior to earning a master's degree in education from Valdosta State in 2015.
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