University of Georgia Athletics
Women's Basketball
Aja Ochie
- Title:
- Director of Player Development
Aja Ochie was announced as Georgia's assistant coach and recruiting coordinator on May 18, 2026.
Ochie previously served as Dunham head girls basketball coach in Baton Rouge, La. A year prior Ochie served as an assistant coach at her alma mater Southeastern Louisiana University alongside Guzzardo.
The Somerville, Tennessee, native arrives in Athens after spending 10 seasons as an assistant coach with the Lady Lions. While with the Lions Ochie helped guide the program to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history in 2022-23.
Ochie also played on the 2015 USA Global Force International travel team in Budapest, Hungary.
Ochie had been hired as the head girls basketball coach at Independence High School in July 2015 after serving as an assistant coach for the Lady Tigers during the 2014-15 season. She was also a physical education teacher at the school from 2014-15.
Ochie also served as the recreation director at Chappapeela Park in Hammond and was an assistant coach for an Amateur Athletics Union under 13 girls team, helping lead it to a third-place finish at the 2015 Nationals in Orlando, Fla.
Ochie was an All-District performer at Fayette Ware High School, leading her team to a District 14-AA title as a junior in being named the team’s Most Valuable Player. She captained the team her junior and senior seasons while also serving as vice president of her senior class.
During her collegiate career, Ochie was a two-time All-Southland Conference forward for Southeastern from 2010-14, earning third team honors in 2012-13 and honorable mention recognition in 2011-12. She finished her career ranked in the program's top 10 in games played (118), career scoring (1,278 points), rebounding (694), free throws made (289), field goals made (494) and blocked shots (71).
Ochie earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from Southeastern in December 2013. She is married to former Lion basketball player Onochie Ochie. The couple has three sons, Onochie III (Trip), Arinze and Zikora and daughter Ari.
Ochie previously served as Dunham head girls basketball coach in Baton Rouge, La. A year prior Ochie served as an assistant coach at her alma mater Southeastern Louisiana University alongside Guzzardo.
The Somerville, Tennessee, native arrives in Athens after spending 10 seasons as an assistant coach with the Lady Lions. While with the Lions Ochie helped guide the program to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history in 2022-23.
Ochie also played on the 2015 USA Global Force International travel team in Budapest, Hungary.
Ochie had been hired as the head girls basketball coach at Independence High School in July 2015 after serving as an assistant coach for the Lady Tigers during the 2014-15 season. She was also a physical education teacher at the school from 2014-15.
Ochie also served as the recreation director at Chappapeela Park in Hammond and was an assistant coach for an Amateur Athletics Union under 13 girls team, helping lead it to a third-place finish at the 2015 Nationals in Orlando, Fla.
Ochie was an All-District performer at Fayette Ware High School, leading her team to a District 14-AA title as a junior in being named the team’s Most Valuable Player. She captained the team her junior and senior seasons while also serving as vice president of her senior class.
During her collegiate career, Ochie was a two-time All-Southland Conference forward for Southeastern from 2010-14, earning third team honors in 2012-13 and honorable mention recognition in 2011-12. She finished her career ranked in the program's top 10 in games played (118), career scoring (1,278 points), rebounding (694), free throws made (289), field goals made (494) and blocked shots (71).
Ochie earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from Southeastern in December 2013. She is married to former Lion basketball player Onochie Ochie. The couple has three sons, Onochie III (Trip), Arinze and Zikora and daughter Ari.
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