LaDerica joined the Cavaliers as Director of Basketball Operations on July 13, 2026.
Paul arrives at Virginia following a three-year stint as director of basketball operations at North Texas (2023-2026). She held the same title at Incarnate Word for the 2022-23 season. Before Incarnate Word, Paul held assistant coaching roles at Texas Women’s University (2021-22) and North Central University (2020-21). She also served as a graduate assistant for the 2019-20 season at her alma mater, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
As a player, Paul spent the 2015-16 season at Kansas City before transferring to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for her final three seasons. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2019 and a master’s in public administration with a concentration in public management in 2020.