Joy Hollingsworth is entering her third season as assistant women's basketball coach at Seattle University, reuniting her with former her collegiate coach, Joan Bonvicini. She works primarily with point and shooting guards and assists with the team's recruiting and scouting efforts.

In her first two seasons, Hollingsworth helped the Redhawks progress and develop in their transition back to NCAA Division I status. Prior to joining the Redhawk coaching staff, she was an assistant coach at her alma mater, Seattle Preparatory School, during the 2008-09 season. She helped guide the Panthers to an appearance at the 3A Washington State Tournament. In the fall of 2010, Hollingsworth was inducted into the Seattle Prep Athletic Hall of Fame.

Hollingsworth began her college basketball career at the University of San Francisco. With the Dons she was named the 2003 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and earned honorable mention Freshman All-American accolades. After playing two seasons at USF, she transferred to the University of Arizona. In 2005, she was earned the team's Most Inspirational award and in 2007 she was named the Wildcats' Most Valuable Player. That same season she was named an All-Pacific-10 Honorable Mention honoree. She continued her basketball career after graduating for Arizona in Athens, Greece for one season.

She is a 2007 graduate of the University of Arizona, where she received a Bachelors of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. She earned her Master's in Education in Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership from the University of Washington in 2009. A published writer, Hollingsworth's has written for ESPN Hoopgurlz, NCAA Champion Magazine, the WBCA magazine and is in the final stages of completing her first book Post Game: Life After Basketball Part 1.

Hollingsworth is a Seattle native where her family still resides. She describes herself as an enthusiastic life-long learner with an endless imagination. Her life motto is Dream Big or Go Home.