Assistant coaches Latrell Fleming and Chelsey Perry will continue to be a part of the Butler Basketball program moving forward, working alongside new head coach Maria Marchesano.
Fleming, who served on Austin Parkinson's Butler staff for the last four seasons, will remain with the Bulldogs as an assistant coach. Perry, who spent last season as an assistant on Parkinson's staff, will be in the same role with Marchesano's staff for 2026-27.
"After working with Latrell briefly almost nine years ago, we have stayed connected and have bounced ideas off of each other often," said Marchesano. "I have a lot of respect for his knowledge and his work ethic in this business and have hoped that we could one day work together again. His ability to connect with players is top notch and I'm excited he's agreed to stay on and continue this ride as a Bulldog!"
"Chelsey's love for people first of all, but her passion for player development really stood out to me through this process," said Marchesano. "She's a genuine soul that brings a wealth of both playing and coaching experience to the team and I'm excited she will be here from day one to help get this program to the next level."
Fleming recently completed his fourth season at Butler. The Milwaukee native is heavily involved in scouting, scheduling, and post-play development at BU. Fleming recently completed his fourth season at Butler. The Milwaukee native is heavily involved in scouting, scheduling, and post-play development at BU. In his four seasons at Butler, Fleming coached two second team All-BIG EAST selections in
Caroline Strande (23-24) and
Kilyn McGuff (24-25) and two All-BIG EAST freshman team selections in Jessica Carrothers (22-23) and
Riley Makalusky (23-24).
In April of 2022, while with IUPUI, Fleming helped coach forward Macee Williams who was selected in the third round of the WNBA Draft. The Phoenix Mercury selected the four-time Horizon League Player of the Year with the 32nd pick, making her the first WNBA Draft pick in IUPUI History. While at IUPUI, Fleming spent one season with Marchesano when she was the associate head coach during the 2016-17 season.
Prior to his position at IUPUI, Fleming spent two years on the coaching staff at Northern Illinois (2013-15). He began his coaching career at Milwaukee as the program's video coordinator in 2012-13.
Fleming is a Wisconsin graduate who worked as a student assistant coach with the Badgers under the guidance of Head Coach Bo Ryan from 2001-06. During that time, Wisconsin won three Big Ten Championships and advanced to the NCAA Tournament five times. Highlighting that stretch was the team's run to the Elite Eight in 2004-05.
Perry spent last season working with the post players on the Butler roster. Perry brings significant experience in that area as she was selected in the third round (26th overall) of the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever. Perry became the first player in UT Martin history to be taken in the WNBA Draft while ranking as the highest selection in Ohio Valley Conference history.
Perry began her coaching career during the 2024-25 season as a member of the Taylor University staff, working alongside head coach and Butler alum Cassie (Freeman) Wiseman and assistant coach and former Butler student-athlete Rachel McLimore.
As a professional player, Perry joined Magnolia Basket Campobasso of the Italian Serie A1 for the 2022-23 season. Perry played with the Rockhampton Cyclones of the NBL1 North in Australia in 2025.
Perry played at UT Martin from 2017-21, finishing her career as the Skyhawks' all-time leader in career blocks (228) and ranking third with 1,963 career points.
Additional announcements regarding the Butler Basketball staff will be made over the coming weeks.
