Coach Centeno comes from West Point, where she was the Assistant coach from 2021-2023. As an assistant, the Knights made two consecutive Patriot League tournament appearances and, in 2023, helped the team reach the semifinals for the first time since the 2017-2018 season. She signed and coached Reese Erickson, who was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year and was named to the All-tournament team. Before her time at Army, Centeno spent four seasons at Appalachian State (2017-2021) as an Assistant coach. She led the Mountaineers to four consecutive Sun Belt tournament appearances, including two semi-finals.
She began her coaching career at Le Moyne in 2013, helping the Dolphins make four NE-10 tournament appearances. Centeno coached a Rookie of the Year, an All-Conference Third-Team selection, and an All-Rookie player. Centeno played at Siena College from 2008-2012, where she was named team captain her senior year and made the Third-Team All-MAAC and All-Academic team two years in a row. She also played overseas for the Puerto Rican Junior National Team, National Team, and the Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino Pro League. She was the fourth pick in the draft and named the Rookie of the Year in 2012.
Centeno worked with the guards in her first season and helped Mia Mancini earn America East Rookie of the Year, rookie team, and third-team honors. She also helped Mancini and Martina Boba become prominent starters as a freshmen. Kemari Reynolds enjoyed a career year, averaging 32.6 mpg and shooting 31% from deep. Reynolds also averaged a career-high 5.7 RPG and was seventh in the conference in AE games at 6.8.
In her second season with the team, Centeno was named the Associate head coach.and helped the Bulldogs earn a 17-15 record and a 10-8 conference record. They made it to the AE semifinals for the first time in program history and qualified for the WNITÂ for the first time in program history where the team hosted Army.
Centeno worked with guards again and helped Mia Mancini make the America East All-Second Team and Oliva Fernandez make the All-Rookie team. Also worked with transfer Mimi Rubino who ended the season recording six straight 10+ point games and became an everyday started in the final month of the season.
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