Sears joined Utah Valley in the fall of 2015 as an assistant women's basketball coach. Sears joins Utah Valley after serving as an asst. women's basketball coach (2011-2013) and former player at Southern Utah University. As a coach, she contributed to film breakdown and worked with the defensive and post players. Sears graduated from SUU in 2011 with a degree in physical education with an emphasis in coaching. Sears played all four years as a guard/forward and left Southern Utah as their fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,216 total points. She also ranks third in games played (115) and ninth in steals (126). Sears was also named to the all-Summit League second team after averaging 15.3 points per game and shooting 44 percent from behind the arc during her senior season (2010-11). Â
The former forward was a four-year letter winner at Lone Peak High School and was named first-team all-state by the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News as well as a McDonald’s All-American nominee in 2007.Â
Sears is the daughter of Brad and Judi Sears of Cedar Hills, Utah. She also served an LDS mission to the Phillipines from 2013-15.Â
