Jamelle Elliott, a mainstay of the UConn women's basketball program since she arrived on campus in 1992, has been named the new women's basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati according to a source close to the search.

The hiring will become official at a 4 p.m. press conference on Tuesday the Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati.

Elliott, who graduated from UConn in 1996 after leading the Huskies to Final Four appearances in her junior and senior seasons highlighted by a 35-0 record and the first of six national championships for UConn in the 1994-95 season.

Generally considered to be one of the top recruiters in the nation, Elliott has worked with UConn's post players during her career and is credited for the development of players like Jessica Moore, Kelly Schumacher and most recently Tina Charles and Kaili McLaren.

Elliott was in the running for the Penn State job two years ago which went to former Notre Dame assistant Coquese Washington.

She is the second staff member to leave to take a Division I head job in the last two years as Tonya Cardoza just finished her first season as Temple's head coach.

There is no word on a possible replacement for Elliott at this time.