Paige Cannon joined head coach Cleve Wright’s coaching staff as an assistant coach in June 2025. A former standout at Duquesne University, she played professionally overseas for five years. She just recently embarked on her coaching career serving as an assistant coach at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio this past season.
“Paige has fantastic energy and passion!,” exclaimed Wright. “I am excited to have her join our program. Her experience in college and playing professionally bring perspective to the table in her role as assistant coach.”
Prior to that Cannon played professionally in Europe from 2020 up until this past spring. She played with various clubs across Europe including USC BasCats Heidelberg, Germany (Jan. 2025 - Mar. 2025); Starlites Basketball Club, Malta, where she was named the Player of the Year (Sept. 2023 - May 2024); CAB Madeira, Portugal (Sept. 2022 - Apr. 2023); Borås Basketball, Sweden (Sept. 2021 - Mar. 2022); and CAB Madeira, Portugal (Sept. 2020 - Apr. 2021).
Cannon enjoyed a stellar career at Duquesne, playing for the Dukes from 2015-20. A three-year starter, she was part of the 2015-16 Duquesne women's basketball team that earned a first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. She would go on to appear in 129 career career games with 85 starts. She finished her career with 716 points and 541 rebounds.
She enjoyed her top season as a redshirt senior, starting all 31 games and averaging 9.0 ppg. and 5.0 rpg. while making 42-of-117 3-pointers. The Dukes finished with a 20-11 record and reached the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals.
Cannon was a highly-decorated prepster at Johnstown-Monroe High School in Johnstown, Ohio. A 6-foot-1 guard/forward, she earned All-Ohio honors and was the Division II District Player of the Year. She finished career as the all-time leader in points (1,742), rebounds (945), assists (503) and steals (302).
Cannon earned her bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Advertising along with Communications in December 2018. She completed work on her master’s degree in Business Management from Duquesne in June 2002. She was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
