OREM, Utah — Utah Valley University women's basketball coach Dan Nielson has announced the hiring of Jasmine Porter to his coaching staff. Porter, a native of Layton, Utah, was most recently on staff at Park University in Gilbert, Arizona.
 
"I am so excited to be able to bring Jasmine back to Utah to help us build our program. She was a phenomenal high school and college player in this state," Nielson said. "She brings years of coaching experience where she has had to help run all aspects of a basketball program. That experience will make her an immediate asset to our staff. I love Jasmine's enthusiasm for our program and helping our players to reach their goals."
 
"I am incredibly grateful to Coach Nielson for the opportunity to join the Utah Valley University women's basketball program," said Porter. "UVU holds a special place in my heart, especially since winning a championship in their gym in 2009. I'm eager to start and look forward to contributing to the team's success. Here's to an exciting journey ahead with the UVU Wolverines!"
 
Porter spent 2022-24 at Park University and was also an assistant at Montana Tech for the 2018-19 season. In between her stints at the collegiate level, Porter was back in Utah coaching at the prep level. She was an assistant for Layton Christian Academy's boys' team from 2016-18 and again from 2021-22, winning Utah State Championships three times during her tenure there. Porter was also an assistant at East High School (2019-20) and was the head girls coach at Bonneville High School in 2020-21.
 
Porter is the sister of former UVU assistant coach BJ Porter, who worked under head coach Cathy Nixon in 2018-19. BJ was recently on the men's staff at Denver University and is the current athletic director at Calvert Chapel High School in Santa Ana, California. Her father, Bobby, was the long-time boys coach at Layton Christian where he won six state titles.
 
Jasmine's collegiate playing career began at San Diego State University, where she played two seasons before transferring and finishing at Utah State. She prepped at Layton Christian Academy where she was a multi-time All-State selection and also led the school to its first-ever volleyball state championship, where she was named Tournament MVP.