STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Stony Brook women's basketball head coach Joy McCorvey announced the addition of Evan Turkish to the coaching staff. Turkish comes to Long Island after coaching stints at Nicholls State, James Madison and most recently, Appalachian State.

"We couldn't be more excited to welcome Evan and his family to Stony Brook," McCorvey said. "His experience in recruiting, player development and game planning will impact our coaching staff and student-athletes immediately."

An assistant on the 2023-24 Appalachian State women's basketball coaching staff, Turkish helped the Mountaineers to 17 wins and a victory in the Second Round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

"I am very thankful for the opportunity to coach at Stony Brook University," Turkish said. "This program has a strong history of success, and I am excited to be a part of Coach McCorvey's staff."

Before joining App State, the Harrisonburg, Virginia native served as the director of recruiting and player development for the 2022-23 season at James Madison. Turkish helped the Dukes to 26 wins, their first Sun Belt Conference title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016. He mentored Kiki Jefferson, helping her earn Sun Belt Player of the Year honors.

Turkish broke into the collegiate coaching ranks in 2021-22, serving as an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator at Nicholls State. With the Colonels, Turkish worked with Chelsea Cain and Chyna Allen, who both ranked within the top-five in the Southland Conference in points per game. In his role as recruiting coordinator, he played an integral role in bringing in the top-rated transfer in school history.

Prior to his time in Louisiana, Turkish worked as an analyst at Entergy, a Fortune 500 integrated energy company in New Orleans. Before entering the corporate world, he was the founder and owner of Sports Trainer Index, a platform to analyze collegiate athletic programs' recruiting needs and matched high school student-athletes with college coaches.

Turkish played professional basketball for the Freedom Professional League in Phoenix, Arizona. Turkish earned a bachelor of arts in management in 2013 while playing baseball at Loyola of New Orleans. He earned a master of science in analytics at American University in 2018 as well. He was also a member of the College of Charleston men's basketball program for one season.