Andrea Hudy is the Director of Sports Performance of women’s basketball at UConn. Before coming to UConn in May 2021, Andrea oversaw the strength and conditioning program for both the men’s and women’s basketball programmes at the University of Texas. Prior to her time in Texas, Andrea served as the Assistant Athletics Director for Sport Performance at the University of Kansas and handled the strength and conditioning responsibilities for the Kansas men’s basketball team for 15 years. In 2017, the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) honoured Andrea with the Impact Award, given to an individual whose career has greatly contributed to the advancement of the national or international strength and conditioning or fitness industries. In the summer of 2014, her book, Power Positions, was published. In January 2013, she was named the National College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by the NSCA for her dedication to improving athletic performance with safe and effective science-based programs.
In 2009, Andrea started the Midwest Sports Performance Conference, an annual symposium which brings in many prominent figures in the strength and conditioning industry to the University of Kansas campus. The conference focuses not only on the importance of interaction between coach and athlete, but also on the complexities of programming and training throughout a season or seasons at all levels. Prior to her time at the University Kansas, Andrea spent over years at the University of Connecticut, where she worked with the Huskies’ NCAA Champion men’s and women’s basketball programs. In her 26 seasons of collegiate strength and conditioning coaching, Andrea has worked with 48 former student-athletes who have gone on to play in the NBA. Andrea earned a Master of Arts degree in sport biomechanics from the University of Connecticut in 1999 and completed her MBA from the University of Kansas in May 2019. She is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the NSCA and a USAW Level I Coach.
