Carly Clarke was named the Head Coach of the Bold women's basketball team in June of 2012.
The 2021-22 season was historic for Clarke, leading TMU to an undefeated season, culminating in an OUA and U SPORTS national title. The team went 14-0 through conference play, then concluded the OUA season with a 22-point fourth quarter comeback to claim the
Critelli Cup for the program's second provincial title. The team was ranked No. 1 heading into the Final 8 national championship, and defeated UPEI, Brock, and Winnipeg en route to the team's first national championship and only the second for any team at the university. Clarke was recognized with her first conference and national awards, winning the OUA Coach of the Year and U SPORTS Coach of the Year awards. At the end of the season, she was also named the OUA Coach of the Year across all sports.
In 2019-20, Clarke led the Ryerson Rams (now TMU Bold) to yet another impressive season, chalking up an 18-4 record as well as reaching the OUA Championship game and the 2020 U SPORTS women's basketball Final 8 national championship.
Clarke guided the Rams to a record setting season in 2015-16, tying a program-best 16 conference victories before winning the first OUA championship in Ryerson history. The Rams also became the first Ryerson team, in any sport, to appear in a national championship final where they finished with the silver medal. The Rams were nationally ranked in all 13 Top Ten polls and peaked at the No. 2 position in early January to mark the highest ever ranking for the program.
In the summer of 2021 Clarke became an Olympian, serving as an assistant coach with the Canadian women's senior national team in Tokyo. The Canadians finished ninth at the event. Clarke remains with the national program as the team works towards the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
In July of 2023, Clarke led the Canadian U19 women's national team to a bronze medal win at the World Cup. Clarke is the only coach to guide Canada to the podium in the age group, also claiming bronze back in 2017. She was also a member of the coaching staff for Team World at the 2023 Nike Hoop Summit.
In the summer of 2022, Clarke served as head coach for the U23 women's national team at the international
GLOBL JAM FIVES competition, held at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, home of the Bold.
As an athlete, Clarke played five seasons with Bishop's University where she guided the Gaiters to a QSSF championship and fifth-place finish at the CIS (now U SPORTS) Final 8 in 2004. The former academic all-Canadian, who completed a Bachelor of Science in Biology, also topped the nation in 2004 in three-point field-goal shooting percentage.
