Nichols College Athletics

Alice Mullen begins her fifth season as head women’s basketball coach at Nichols College in 2016-17.

Nichols returned to the playoffs following a one-year absence in 2015-16. Four student-athletes – Brittany Donovan, Alex Morrow, Monico Pucko, and Brooke Packard – were named to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Academic All-Conference Team.

The Bison earned their second-straight playoff berth under Mullen in 2014-15, led by Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Second Team pick Amber Litwinko. The 2013-14 campaign saw the Bison post a four-win improvement from the previous season and return to the conference playoffs. Two of Mullen’s student-athletes – Litwinko and Devon Spirka – were named to both the CCC All-Conference Third Team and Academic All-Conference Team.

In her first season on the bench, the Bison improved their win total from the previous year. Hayley Zophin led the conference and finished No. 8 in the nation in rebounding at 12.6 rpg en route to earning All-CCC Honorable Mention accolades and a spot on the Jewish Sports Review All-America squad. Captain Kristina Lindgren, meanwhile, was tabbed to the CCC Academic All-Conference Team for the third-straight year.

When Mullen joined the Bison in 2011 as an assistant coach, Nichols returned to the CCC postseason after a two-year hiatus, narrowly falling to top seed and regionally-ranked University of New England in the quarterfinal round in Biddeford, Maine. The Bison impressed in the details, ranking in the top half of the conference standings in blocks and steals, as well as in assists and turnover margin.

A 2010 graduate of Rhode Island College, Mullen stayed on at her alma mater to serve as an assistant on the Anchorwomen’s staff the following year. She helped guide RIC to a program record-tying 20-7 record and the second round of the Little East Conference (LEC) Tournament for the first time in six years. Mullen had a hand in recruiting the Anchorwomen’s standout freshman class that helped them to the Little East regular season and championship titles in 2011-12.

In her four-year career at Rhode Island College, Mullen played in 105 games (No. 3 all-time), starting 52 at guard. She totaled 673 points, 338 rebounds, 161 assists, 82 steals and 30 blocks.

In addition to her dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in political science and women’s studies, Mullen holds a certificate in non-profit studies from Rhode Island College and received her MBA from Nichols in May, 2014. She is a Faculty Associate teaching in the Sport Management Department at Nichols.

Mullen is a 2011 graduate of the Nike/WBCA So You Want to Be a Coach program and has coached at several regional camps, including the Blue Star Exposure Clinic, Hoop Mountain Exposure Camp, and the Batastini School of Basketball Camp.

Mullen resides in Rhode Island.

Career Record at Nichols