Ceara McNamara joined Carol Simon’s basketball staff as an assistant coach after graduating from Brandeis in 2016. She played in 60 career games and averaged a career-high 16 minutes per game as a senior before a broken foot ended her season prematurely. McNamara was a four-time Dean’s List student who earned Academic All-UAA honors as a senior. She graduated from Brandeis with a degree in Health: Science, Society and Policy and a Hispanic Studies minor.