Danielle Durjan joins the Mount on the women's basketball staff ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Durjan comes to Northern Maryland after making her name at three schools in the Baltimore area. This past season, she served as Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Coppin State, guiding the Eagles to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2016. Three members of the team received All-MEAC selections, including Defensive Player of the Year Laila Lawrence and Sixth Player of the Year Faith Blackstone. Along the way Coppin State defeated Power 5 foe Pitt, and hosted LSU in a sold-out Physical Education Complex.
Before time on the West end of Baltimore, she worked one season at Morgan State and three years for the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex on the eastern side of the city. The Bears finished with 17 wins in 2022-23, took second in the MEAC, and earned a berth in the WNIT. Four players garnered All-MEAC selections with All-Rookies as well. Essex was a powerhouse in the junior college ranks, going 65-3 in that span and gathering a #3 ranking in the country in 2022. That same year, on top of their second conference title, the team made a trip to the NJCAA Final Four. Three players at Essex received Junior College All-American status, including Patricia Anumgba.
As a player, Durjan competed for Towson, starting at guard, and serving as a senior captain. In two seasons and 62 games she amassed 434 points for the Tigers, along with 191 rebounds and 71 assists. While there Towson won a CAA title and made their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
Durjan joins Joe Haigh and Kelsey Funderburgh as coaches on the Mount’s staff. White returns as head coach for the fourth season, after a sixth place Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference finish and a quarterfinal appearance in the conference tournament.
