Kerry Jenkins became the sixth head coach in the NCAA era of the Wildcats' women's basketball program when he took over the helm in May 2021. His first season with the Wildcats will be the 2021-22 campaign. 

Jenkins comes to Wilmington with more than 18 years of collegiate coaching experience, most recently 11 years as the head coach at NCAA Division III Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. During his 11 seasons, Jenkins has compiled the most wins (117) among any coach in program history.

He led the 2017-18 Oberlin team to a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championship and the program’s first ever bid into the NCAA Tournament. That season, the team finished with a 21-8 overall record and 13-3 mark in the NCAC, both school records. Jenkins also led the 2014-15 Oberlin squad to hosting its first NCAC Tournament game since 1990, and the program’s first postseason win in 2016-17 since 1999. He was named the NCAC Coach of the Year in both 2015 and 2018.

Prior to his run as a successful head coach, Jenkins spent three years on the bench at University of Vermont as an assistant (2005-08) and four seasons as an assistant with the Yale University women’s basketball program (2001-05).

His coaching career started at Tallahassee Community College where he helped guide the 2000-01 team to a school record, 28-8, and a third-place finish in the National Community College Tournament.

Kerry Jenkins played football and graduated from Amherst College in 1995 while later earning his master’s from Florida State University in 2001.

Coach Jenkins currently teaches math and science at Calvary Christian Academy in Dover, Del.