Ashley Raley-Ross was named the head coach of the Panthers women's basketball team in April 2025, becoming the third head coach in program history and the first female head coach.
In her first season leading the Panthers, Ashley Raley-Ross guided Florida Tech to a 10-18 overall record and a 7-13 mark in Sunshine State Conference play. The Panthers earned the No. 8 seed in the SSC Tournament, marking the program’s first conference tournament appearance during a full 20-game league schedule since 2020. Raley-Ross emphasized rebounding and free-throw shooting throughout the season, helping Tech improve its rebound margin by 3.5 while also setting a program record for highest free-throw percentage in a single season at .745. Florida Tech secured key wins over NCAA Tournament teams Edward Waters and No. 17 Embry-Riddle, with the road victory over the Eagles standing as the program’s first win over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 25 Tampa on Nov. 18, 2015. The Panthers also showcased one of their most balanced offensive attacks in recent history, featuring three double-digit scorers and two players ranked among the SSC’s top-15 scorers for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
Raley-Ross joined Florida Tech after serving as an assistant coach at Wofford College since April 2022, where she helped guide the Terriers to historic success. During her tenure, Wofford compiled a combined 39-23 record, reached the Southern Conference Tournament semifinals in back-to-back seasons, and earned consecutive bids to the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). In 2022-23, the Terriers captured their first-ever Southern Conference Regular Season Championship and recorded the program's first 20-win season at the Division I level. The 2023-24 campaign saw Wofford set a new program record for home wins (13-2), defeat ACC foe Virginia for its first-ever win over an ACC program, and produce the team's first triple-double in school history.
Raley-Ross also played a pivotal role in player development, mentoring SoCon Player of the Year and Academic All-American Rachael Rose, SoCon Freshman of the Year Evangelia Paulk, and several other All-Conference and All-Freshman Team honorees.
Prior to her time at Wofford, Raley-Ross coached internationally in Hong Kong with C2Sports. There, she served as the head coach of the U16 New Generation 2nd Division team and as an assistant coach for both the U25 Tsuen Wan 2nd Division team and the Division 2 Tsuen Wan men's professional team. In addition to her coaching duties, she contributed as a strength and conditioning coach and worked with Tsung Tsin Primary School, aiding young students in learning both basketball and English.
Before leaving the United States, Raley-Ross served as the head women's basketball coach at Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte, N.C. from 2019-20. Her squad tied for first place in the EMAC conference and featured two USCAA All-Americans and two players who were named EMAC Co-Player of the Year.
Raley-Ross began her coaching career with Providence Day School in Charlotte as the head girl's junior varsity coach in 2011. Since then, she helped coach multiple high school and AAU teams in the Charlotte area before leaving the United States for the first time in 2018 to become an assistant coach for the U15 and U17 teams with ŽKK Trešnjevka 2009 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Ashley Raley-Ross earned her Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communications in 2010 from Queens University in Charlotte, where she was also a student-athlete on the women's basketball team. She is married to her husband Brandis, who played basketball at South Carolina collegiately and currently plays professionally overseas.
