Paige Corkins joined Coach Killion’s staff at American in June of 2025, hot off two seasons as an assistant coach with the Holy Cross women's basketball team.
During her first season at AU, Corkins saw the progression and success of players across the floor. Corkins coached sophomores Molly Driscoll and Madisyn Moore-Nicholson who each saw immense growth during the 2025-26 season. Driscoll led the squad in minutes played and collectively along with Charlotte Tuhy (12.0 ppg), Driscoll (11.6 ppg) and Moore-Nicholson (10.6 ppg) were the only three Eagles to close out the season averaging in double-digit scoring position.
Driscoll was named to both the CSC Academic All-District Team and the Academic All-Patriot League team at the conclusion of the season. Corkins also saw Tuhy earn a place in the national spotlight for rebounding. Tuhy was named to the All-Patriot League Third Team and the All-Rookie team as well and finished the season averaging a double-double (12.0 ppg, 11.3 rpg).
While with Holy Cross, Corkins worked with the forwards and helped guide the Crusaders to the 2024 Patriot League Tournament Championship while claiming the 2024 Patriot League Regular Season Champions title.
Corkins has been honored by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Thirty Under 30 for three successive seasons (2024, 2025, 2026). The honor recognizes 30 up-and-coming women's basketball coaches aged 30 and under at all levels of the game. Each honoree exemplifies an involvement in community service, mentorship and impact on others, professional manner, and attitude and professional association involvement.
At Fordham, Corkins spent the first season as a video analyst and adding director of player development to her responsibilities her second season. With the Rams, Corkins developed and carried out individual workout plans, return to play injury plans, produced scouting reports, assisted in developing game strategy, designed effective and efficient training and practices for both the team and individual student athletes as well as coordinated all film and video responsibilities.
Before Fordham, Corkins was an assistant coach at her alma mater, Concordia, for three years working with the post players while assisting with academic support, coordinating team activities and scouting. During her tenure at Concordia, the program reached the NCAA Division II Regionals. A four year letter winner for the Clippers, the one-time team captain finished her career ranked 15th in program history in offensive rebounds and was top 20 in both rebounds and defensive rebounds.
Corkins graduated from Concordia with a Bachelor of Science in psychology in 2017 and earned her Masters of Science in public media from Fordham in 2023.
