Damitria Buchanan enters her fourth season on the Auburn women’s basketball staff in 2023-24. She was promoted to associate head coach in May of 2022 and assumed the title of offensive coordinator prior to the 2023-24 season. She also coaches the Tigers' post players.
Buchanan's third season on the Plains in 2023-24 saw the Tigers return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019. She helped lead Auburn to a 20-win season and a .500 SEC record, both of those also coming for the first time since 2019.
Year two saw the Tigers make their first postseason appearance in four years, advancing to the second round of the WNIT. The Tigers finished 16-15 overall, their first winning record since the 2018-19 season.
Named Auburn’s assistant coach on April 14, 2021, she helped Harris and the Tigers double their win total from the previous season and pick up three victories over top-25 opponents in 2021-22, including one of the nation's biggest upsets with a 71-61 victory over No. 4 Tennessee on Jan. 27.
For her first two seasons on the Plains, Buchanan served as the Tigers’ recruiting coordinator and helped land a consensus top-25 class in her first season.
“Coach D” spent the previous six seasons at Kansas, where she managed and oversaw the day-to-day recruiting operations as recruiting coordinator for head coach Brandon Schneider and his staff. She played for Harris at Texas A&M and came to Auburn with 10 years of Division I coaching experience.
Buchanan helped piece together the 2019 signing class at Kansas ranked No. 31 in the nation by Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Report, which was the third-highest ranking among Big 12 Conference programs.
During the 2017-18 signing period, Buchanan helped Schneider and the Jayhawks ink their second five-star recruit in four seasons with the signing of Brooklyn Mitchell.
Buchanan joined the Jayhawks after spending the 2013-15 seasons at Texas Tech. While in Lubbock, Buchanan mentored the frontcourt and assisted with scouting, recruiting and academics. With the Lady Raiders, Buchanan played an integral part in helping land one of their most promising recruiting classes in 2014 after just one year on the South Plains.
Prior to her two-year stint with the Lady Raiders, Buchanan was a part of the coaching staff at Stephen F. Austin under Schneider. She mentored Porsha Roberts to multiple all-conference accolades, including Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and all-conference second team as a sophomore.
Buchanan helped guide the Ladyjacks to the Southland Conference Tournament Championship and a 23-win season in 2011-12. The increase in 11 wins from the 2010-11 season (12) to 2011-12 (23) was tied for the sixth-biggest turnaround in the nation.
After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M, Buchanan remained in the College Station area to pursue a master’s degree while serving as a teacher and coach at A&M Consolidated Middle School.
During her playing days while Harris was coaching at TAMU, Buchanan helped guide the Aggies to three Big 12 Conference titles and four top-25 finishes, including top-10 finishes in each of her final three seasons. Buchanan was named team captain during her senior season, and was a two-time All-Big 12 First Team selection.