Hong Tran is in her first season as Director of Sports Performance for Auburn women's basketball. She joined the staff in May of 2025.

Tran joins the Auburn staff after two seasons in the same role at SMU, working with the Mustangs’ women’s basketball team.

Tran came to SMU after three seasons as the director of sports performance for women’s basketball at Cincinnati, where she initiated “Built By Hong,” an integration of a performance pro model. She led the way in physically preparing the UC women’s basketball team to compete in the Big 12 Conference. She also served as a mental health liaison and was a nominee for UC’s “One Team” award.

Tran was previously assistant director of strength and conditioning  at Western Kentucky from 2017-21, where she worked with women’s basketball and women’s soccer, helping lead both programs to Conference USA championships.
 
Prior to WKU, Tran worked at South Florida (2014-17), starting as an athletic performance intern before moving into a full-time role as strength and conditioning assistant. While at USF, she worked with softball, football, and men’s and women’s track and field and cross country while assisting with the rest of the Olympic sports.
 
Tran graduated from Saint Leo University with a bachelor’s in sociology and master’s in sport administration and recreation with a concentration in intercollegiate athletics.
 
Tran is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and USAW Level 1 Sports Performance Coach. She is a Certified Speed Specialist with the NASE and First Aid, CPR and AED certified. She has also completed the USTFCCCA Strength and Conditioning program.