Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Athletic Trainer (Women's Basketball)
- Email:
- agrisby@ia.ua.edu
- Phone:
- 205-348-3600
The University of Alabama women's basketball program has hired Alisha Grisby as its athletic trainer, it was announced by head coach Kristy Curry Wednesday, June 1.
Grisby joins the Alabama women's basketball program after three seasons as an assistant athletic trainer at Western Carolina.
In Cullowhee, she worked with the women's basketball team, cheer, and was also one of the insurance coordinators. Prior to joining the Catamounts, Grisby was under an Athletic Trainer Assistantship at the University of Kansas for the women's rowing team. She also worked as an assistant athletic trainer at Rockwall Heath High School overseeing 24 athletic teams.
A native of Oklahoma City, Okla., Grisby's educational endeavors started at the University of Central Oklahoma where she obtained her Bachelor's of Science in Exercise Fitness Management in 2014. She also received her Master's of Science in Athletic Training in 2016. While at UCO, she worked as a Graduate Athletic Training Student for football, volleyball and men's basketball.
Grisby holds memberships with the National Athletic Trainers' Association and College Athletic Trainers' Society. She is certified in IAR Sports Manual Therapy and obtained her Corrective Exercise Specialist certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
