Dalila Eshe enters her fourth season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator with the La Salle women’s basketball program in 2019-20 after joining the staff in June of 2016.
Eshe joined the Explorers after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at East Carolina and a season as the Director of Operations at Loyola.
While at ECU, Eshe developed I’Tiana Taylor into the 2014-2015 American Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year and a two-time AAC All-Conference selection. Eshe was also responsible for organizing all recruiting efforts as the Pirates brought in their first Top 50 recruiting class in 2016.
Eshe was a second round pick by the Seattle Storm in the 2006 WNBA draft out of the University of Florida. She later spent time in camp with the Washington Mystics in 2007 and the Atlanta Dream in 2008.
The Tallahassee, Fla., native continued her professional career overseas as a top-10 rebounder and scorer in Turkey’s top international league from 2006-09. She also competed in the Euro Cup for the No. 1 team in Romania in 2008. In 2009-10, Eshe played in Russia before continuing on to leagues in the Czech Republic (2011), Portugal (2012), Germany (2012) and Ecuador (2013).
Eshe earned All-Southeastern Conference First Team honors as a senior at Florida, leading the Gators to 21 wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology.
