Olivia Grayson enters her season season as an assistant coach on Brooke Stoehr's coaching staff at Louisiana Tech.

The Lady Techsters concluded the 2024-25 season with an 18-16 record and advanced to the Great 8 of the WNIT. Grayson was responsible for helping develop the offensive game plan, along with the guards. During her first season, she helped develop CUSA Freshman of the Year and First Team All-CUSA selection Paris Bradley. Bradley finished the season with eight 20-point performances, the sixth most by a freshman in program history. She also assisted with the development of Robyn Lee, who became the 45th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points.

Grayson came to Ruston after serving the last four seasons as an assistant coach and two seasons as Director of Student-Athlete Development and Video at Tulane University.

In her first three seasons as an assistant coach with the Green Wave, Grayson has helped Tulane earn three consecutive postseason appearances, with berths in the WNIT in 2021, 2022, and 2023. In the 2022-23 season, Tulane ranked second in the league in both field goal percentage (41.8) and field goal percentage defense (36.5). The program also placed in the top three in the conference, ranking 2nd in made three-pointers per game (6.7), 3rd in three-point percentage (31.0), and 3rd in three-point defense (26.8).

Grayson is responsible for scouting opponents, admissions, academics, and EDI initiatives.

During her coaching career, Grayson has helped coach All-AAC players Krystal Freeman (Third Team – 2020-21, Third Team – 2021-22), Dynah Jones (Third Team – 2021-22, Third Team – 2022-23), JerKaila Jordan (All-Freshman Team – 2020-21, First Team – 2020-21), Moon Ursin (Newcomer of the Year – 2021-22, First Team – 2021-22), and Kyren Whittington (All-Tournament – 2022-23)
                                                   
Grayson, a native of Metairie, played for the Green Wave from 2009-13 and remains ninth all-time in Tulane history with 1,442 points. She is also fourth all-time in assists (499), fifth in steals (249), sixth in field goals attempted (1,349), and eighth in rebounding (750). She also ranks fourth in program history for games played at 134.
 
Before rejoining Tulane, Grayson served as the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Northwestern State women's basketball in Natchitoches, Louisiana. With the Demons, she was responsible for recruiting, scouting, coordinating camps, team video exchange, organizing team travel, ordering inventory, and supervising graduate students in addition to her coaching duties.
 
Prior to her time at Northwestern State, Grayson served as Tulane's graduate assistant and video coordinator from 2013 to 2016. While earning her master's degree in social work, Grayson analyzed game film, assisted coaches on the court during practice, organized on-campus recruiting efforts, managed social media, and supported all aspects of team travel. She also designed and organized the team playbook, recruited practice players and managers, and was the assistant camp coordinator.

Grayson coached the Kenner Angels AAU program from 2013-16 and manned the sidelines for the New Orleans Blazers boys summer program in 2019.
 
As a player for the Green Wave, Grayson was First Team All-Conference USA in 2012 and Second Team All-CUSA in 2013. In her first year at Tulane, the conference recognized her on its All-Freshman Team. She was the MVP of the 2011 Tulane Classic and made the All-Tournament team in 2010 and 2011. She was elected into the Tulane Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.
 
She attended the WBCA's "So You Want to be a Coach?" program in 2013, earned All-Louisiana honors in 2012 and 2013, and was named the 2010 Female Amateur Athlete of the Year, as awarded by the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.