Denise Dillon (born September 22, 1973) is the head women's basketball coach at Villanova, returning to her alma mater from Drexel, where she was the program's most successful coach since it moved to Division I in 1982–83. She had been at the helm of the Dragons program since 2003, and was named the 2005, 2009, 2018, and 2020 CAA Coach of the Year. On March 27, 2020, it was announced that Dillon would become the head coach of Villanova's Women's Basketball team; taking the helm from coach Harry Perretta after his 42nd season with the team.