Bio

Chinonye Onwuchekwa, DBA, was appointed as Head Volleyball Coach in December 2025. She took over as interim head coach in September 2025 and guided the Lady Wildcats through their final seven matches while also serving as a professor of business management and director of financial literacy. 

AT WILEY UNIVERSITY

• 0-7 (.000) in one season (Took over as interim head coach on Sept. 30, 2025) (Entering 2026-27 season)
• 0-7 (.000) in HBCUAC matches
• 0-3 record at Alumni Gymnasium (.000)

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

• One All-HBCUAC Second-Team Selection
• One HBCUAC Player of the Week
• 10 NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athletes

MEMORABLE DATES

• October 2, 2025: Made coaching debut against Philander Smith University
• October 10, 2025: First home game against Southern University at New Orleans

SEASON CAPSULES

2025: Took over as interim head coach on September 30. Jae Jemmott led the team with 151 kills and 34 blocks. Shyla Starks followed with 132 kills. Marai Guinyard led the team with 158 digs.

PRIOR TO WILEY UNIVERSITY

Onwuchekwa played collegiately at Lake Sumter State College and Warner University. She was a tri-sport athlete in high school at John Ehret High School and East Ridge High School. At John Ehret High School, she ran on the 2002 National Runner Up 4 x 100-meter relay team. At East Ridge High School she helped the volleyball program win conference in the school's first year in 2002 and finish as State Runner Up in 2003. Onwuchekwa was the school's Track and Field Athlete of the Year and Girls Basketball Most Valuable Player.

She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology, a Master's in Business Administration and a Doctorate in Business Administration.

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD (Head Coach)