Robert Morris University Athletics

Championships:
- 2019 NEC Tournament (Student-Athlete)
- 2019 NEC Regular Season (Student-Athlete)
- 2018 NEC Regular Season (Student-Athlete)
- 2017 NEC Tournament (Student-Athlete)
- 2017 NEC Regular Season (Student-Athlete)
- 2016 NEC Tournament (Student-Athlete)

Kema Dashiell is in her second year with the Colonials in 2021-22 and her first season as an assistant coach after being promoted from director of basketball operations.
 
"I had no hesitation to elevate Coach Dashiell," head coach Charlie Buscaglia said. "It's important to understand that she did an outstanding job as a director of operations and video coordinator. However, she has some strong qualities to be able to instruct on the court, knowledge of how we scout and develop meaningful relationships with our future prospects. Coach Dashiell has grown so much in our program over the years with us. It all started off as a model student-athlete and building a strong foundation of a work ethic. She is earning everything, and I'm very proud of her efforts."
 
Dashiell played in 91 games over her five-year career from 2014-19, helping Robert Morris claim three Northeast Conference (NEC) regular-season titles (2017, 2018, 2019) and three NEC Tournament crowns (2016, 2017, 2019). She collected NEC Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 22, 2014 after a 12-point performance against Cornell, and as a junior in 2016-17, she appeared in all 33 contests – starting two of them – and averaged 9.4 minutes, while connecting on 36.5 percent of her three-point attempts. Injuries limited Dashiell to 10 games over her final two seasons, but still served in a primary leadership role as a team captain.
 
With Dashiell on the roster, the Colonials won a total of 106 games – a mark that includes four 20-win seasons from 2016-19. She is one of 34 NEC student-athletes to have won three tournament championships, joining a list that includes Nia Adams ’19, Janee Brown ’17, Rebeca Navarro ’17, and Anna Niki Stamolamprou ’17. RMU made five NEC Championship Games during Dashiell’s career, and played in three NCAA Tournaments and the 2018 Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
 
In her prep career, Dashiell collected four all-conference honors at Mardela High School in Mardela Springs, Md., and helped lead the team to three Maryland 1A Regional and Bayside Conference titles. She finished her career with 1,686 points, and this past April was named by Delmarva Now as one of the 10 best female Bayside South basketball players of the last decade, coming in at No. 5.
 
A native of Salisbury, Md., Dashiell earned three degrees from Robert Morris, first graduating in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Psychology and Master of Science in Organizational Leadership. She graduated with her second Master of Science degree in 2020 in Counseling Psychology.

THE DASHIELL FILE
Birthdate: April 14
Hometown: Salisbury, Md.
Alma Mater / Year: Robert Morris University / 2018, 2020
Degree: Bachelor of Science (Clincial Psychology), Master of Science (Organizational Leadership), Master of Science (Counseling Psychology)
 
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Robert Morris University
(Moon Township, Pa.)
- Assistant Coach (2021-present)
- Director of Basketball Operations (2020-21)
 
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Robert Morris University
(Moon Township, Pa.)
- Guard (2014-19)

Mardela High School
(Mardela Springs, Md.)
- Guard (2010-14)