Second-year Fordham women's basketball head coach Bridgette Mitchell has announced the hiring of Janet Butler as an assistant coach for the 2024-25 season. 

Butler arrives on Rose Hill after spending the last four seasons on the Women's Basketball program at Tulane, most recently as an assistant coach for the Green Wave in 2023-24.

Prior to her promotion last season, Butler spent her first three years with the Green Wave (2020-23) as Assistant Director for Student-Athlete Development and Video. In her four years, Butler helped Tulane earn three postseason berths (2021, 2022, 2023 WNIT).

Butler, a 2017-18 Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) Thirty Under 30 honoree, brings extensive knowledge to Fordham from her stints at Nebraska Omaha (2018-20), Monmouth (2017-18), Nevada (2012-17), and Louisiana Monroe (2011-12). 

The Eros, La. native played collegiately at Louisiana College (2007-11), where she was a two-time co-captain (2010-11) of teams that earned American Southwest Conference regular season championships, Division III National Tournament appearances, and spots in the DIII Top 25 polls.