Christopher Newport University Director of Athletics C.J. Woollum announced Bill Broderick has been named CNU’s new head women’s basketball coach. Broderick, assistant coach for Division I programs Elon University and Bucknell University over the last four seasons, becomes the eighth women’s basketball coach in the 40-year history of the program.

Broderick comes to CNU from Bucknell, where he served as Assistant Coach for two seasons, including a spurt as the Interim Head Coach at the end of the 2011-12 season. Prior to his time with the Bison, Broderick was the Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Coach under CNU alumna Karen Barefoot at Elon University. He recruited back-to-back Southern Conference Freshmen of the Year and coordinated the number one ranked recruiting class in the conference in 2009-10.

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