Orianna Shillow joined the FAU women's basketball program as Director of Basketball Operations in June 2022. In her role at FAU, Shillow will be responsible for travel and practices, along with liaison duties between the basketball office and departments around athletics.
“I'm really excited to announce Orianna Shillow as our Director of Basketball Operations,” Sullivan said. “As a former player, she is knowledgeable of the game, has a great work ethic and the ability to build relationships with our players and staff. She has made an immediate impact in our office, and I love her desire to make our program better.”
Shillow arrives in Boca Raton after spending the last year as a basketball operations assistant for the Big East Conference. During her tenure there, she assisted with the conference schedule, including tracking television broadcast information and statistics. She was also in charge of coordinating in-game entertainment, marketing and promotions for the men’s and women’s conference tournaments.
Prior to her time at the Big East, Shillow served as a team ambassador for the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament. She was a liaison between the NCAA and fourteen programs to help with daily logistics as well as operational tasks.
Shillow was a four-year member of the North Texas women’s basketball team from 2015-19. She graduated from North Texas with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analytics and received her Master of Science in Sport Commerce from the University of Memphis in 2021.