GORDON COLLEGE
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CAMPS
BASKETBALL CAMP STAFF
HEAD COACH
Carter Shaw was hired in the summer of 2016 as the head coach of the Gordon Women's Basketball team. He is the sixth head coach since the program began competing in the NCAA during the 1988-89 season.
By the Numbers
Seasons at Gordon: 9 (2016-present) |
Notable Achievements
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In his first year with the program, Shaw led the Fighting Scots to their first Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament appearance in 13 seasons.
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The Scots' 2019 - 2020 season was a program best in over 15 years.
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In February 2022, the Scots secured their first CCC Tournament victory on the road against Suffolk University.
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GCWB hosted their first playoff game in the Carter Shaw era in 2023.
Before Gordon
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Shaw came to Gordon after spending the previous two years as head coach at NCAA Division II California State University, Los Angeles. His Golden Eagles posted double-digit win marks in both seasons and a CCAA tournament appearance during his short time in Los Angeles.
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Before taking over at Cal State LA in 2014, Shaw spent 16 years as a Division I assistant coach which included stops at UC Riverside, Colgate University, Ball State University, UC Santa Barbara, and Colorado State University. He got his start in collegiate coaching as an assistant at his alma mater, the University of Utah.
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In 16 years as an NCAA Division I assistant coach, Shaw has been part of nine regular-season championships, seven conference tournament titles, twelve post-season tournaments, including nine trips to the NCAA Tournament. His most recent NCAA Tournament experience was as Defensive Coordinator for Ball State University’s upset of Tennessee, the defending national champion, in a first-round game. That team was inducted into the Ball State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020.
Education: University of Utah
Family: Carter and his wife Rebecca are parents to Micah, Grace, Peter, and Wyatt.
ASSISTANT COACH
Kristin Mello (Gordon '18) enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Fighting Scots in 2024-25.
Mello has extensive experience working in outdoor and experiential education with the La Vida Center for Outdoor Education and Leadership at Gordon College. She also served as a weight loss coach/consultant for Awaken 180° Weightloss. Her goals are to use holistic coaching and experiential education to promote physical and mental excellence.
Mello played three (2006-2009) years for Clube União Sportiva on the island of São Miguel in the Azores, Portugal and played five years (2009-2014) on private school teams in Massachusetts.
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