Salt Lake Community College Bruins

Marcilina Grayer is entering her sixth season as the head coach of the Salt Lake Community College Women's Basketball program. She was named as head coach of the Bruins in the spring of 2019, replacing longtime coach Betsy Specketer. She also serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for the department, assisting with eligibility and other administrative functions for the department. 

In her first two seasons as head coach, Grayer has led Salt Lake to back-to-back winning seasons, including a 2019 Region 18 title and a berth in the 2019 NJCAA National Tournament. 

A former SLCC player herself, she has brought a wealth of experience to the program. Grayer also fulfills the role of Eligibility Coordinator for the department. Grayer is currently a member of the NJCAA Board-of-Regents, representing Region 18 and the Scenic West Athletic Conference. 

The SLCC alum has already created a notable reputation by coaching with the Bruins, with a set of accomplishments that landed her on the WBCA Thirty-Under-30 in 2018. The list recognizes the top-30 coaches in collegiate women's basketball under the age of 30.

She helped lead the Bruins to an NJCAA Final Four appearance in the 2016-17 season, as Salt Lake earned both Scenic West and Region 18 titles. The Bruins also won the league in 2018 and 2019, repeating as Region 18 champions and claiming the Scenic West crowns. 

Mostly working with the Bruin post players, Grayer played a huge role in helping SLCC land a First-Team All-Region 18 and Player of the Year pick in sophomore Cassidy Whitney. Because of her efforts, the 2015-16 SLCC program had a 31-3 overall record and 14-1 record in the SWAC, leading to a league championship and an NJCAA National Tournament at-large berth where the Bruins advanced to the Elite Eight.

Prior to coming back to SLCC, Grayer spent a full season as an assistant coach at Feather River College (FRC) and was in charge of the strength-and-conditioning program for the Golden Eagles. While at FRC, Grayer was also the head coach of the track-and-field program.

She helped lead the Golden Eagles women’s basketball squad to its best record in ten years under FRC coach Haley White. Prior to her stint at FRC, Grayer spent a year on the Copper Hills High School girls’ basketball staff and also coached for one year at Highland High School in the Salt Lake Valley.

Coach Grayer played collegiately at SLCC from 2008-10 where she helped the Bruins to a Region 18 runner-up finish and a No. 5 final ranking in the NJCAA Top-25 Polls in 2010. Grayer was an Academic All-Region 18 scholar-athlete in each of her two seasons as a Bruin.

She moved on to compete and study at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah, from 2010-12, where she helped guide the Red Storm to their first-ever NCAA West Region appearance in 2011.

Grayer played her high school basketball at Copper Hills High School in West Jordan and was a First-Team All-Region player in her junior and senior seasons. She earned Second-Team All-State honors as a senior with the Grizzlies, and was a basketball and track-and-field team captain at CHHS.

Coach Grayer earned her bachelor’s degree in Integrated Studies (Criminal Justice/Psychology) from Dixie State University and also obtained an associate's degree from SLCC. She holds a Masters' Degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University - Irvine. 

She currently resides in West Jordan, Utah.