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Anastasiia Zakharova
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development & Recruiting
- Email:
- Phone:
- 540-568-6513
- Physical Address:
- Atlantic Union Bank Center 1054 (645 University Blvd.) / MSC 4702
Anastasiia Zahkarova enters her second season as an assistant coach/director of player development & recruiting for the women's basketball program in 2025-26, and fourth season overall as a member of the JMU coaching staff.
In 2024-25, 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.
Prior to her time as an assistant coach, Zahkarova served as a graduate assistant for the Dukes from 2022-24.
Zahkarova played in 79 games for the University of Charleston, starting 67 for the Golden Eagles (2019-22). She finished her collegiate career averaging 6.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, and 2.3 apg. During her senior and graduate seasons, the guard helped lead her team to back-to-back Mountain East Tournament titles.
Charleston advanced to the Elite Eight during her senior campaign and the Sweet Sixteen in the 2021-22 season.
Before Charleston, Zahkarova spent the 2017-2019 at Northwest Florida State College where she appeared in 51 games.
In 2024-25, 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.
Prior to her time as an assistant coach, Zahkarova served as a graduate assistant for the Dukes from 2022-24.
Zahkarova played in 79 games for the University of Charleston, starting 67 for the Golden Eagles (2019-22). She finished her collegiate career averaging 6.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, and 2.3 apg. During her senior and graduate seasons, the guard helped lead her team to back-to-back Mountain East Tournament titles.
Charleston advanced to the Elite Eight during her senior campaign and the Sweet Sixteen in the 2021-22 season.
Before Charleston, Zahkarova spent the 2017-2019 at Northwest Florida State College where she appeared in 51 games.
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