The Gordon Athletic Department and Athletic Director Jonathan Tymann are pleased to welcome Carter Shaw as the next women’s basketball head coach effective July 1. Shaw becomes the sixth head coach of the program since it began competing in the NCAA during the 1988-89 season.
The veteran coach takes over for Corey Laster, who resigned in April after two years on the job to take the same position at Colorado Christian, a Division II school in Lakewood, Colo.
“I am excited to have Carter join our Fighting Scots family,” said Tymann. “He is a seasoned coaching veteran with a heart for God and a desire to mentor our young ladies. We begin with a good foundation of incoming recruits and a solid group of hard-working returners. I look forward to our women’s basketball future and where it can excel in all areas.”
Shaw comes to Gordon after spending the previous two years as head coach at Division II Cal State Los Angeles. Shaw’s Golden Eagles posted double-digit win marks and a CCAA tournament appearance during his short time in the City of Angels.
Before taking the head gig with the Golden Eagles in 2014, Shaw spent 17 years as an assistant coach in the Division I ranks which included stops at UC Riverside, Colgate, Ball State, UC Santa Barbara, and Colorado State. He got his start in collegiate coaching as an assistant at his alma mater, the University of Utah.
Shaw takes over a team that returns the majority of its main contributors from a season ago including the team’s top five scorers. Gordon finished a tiebreaker short of making the Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament for the first time in a decade.
“I am humbled to be the new women’s basketball coach at Gordon College. I am eager to partner with those in the athletic department and in student life and I welcome the challenge of integrating faith, learning, and student development while building the women’s basketball program,” Shaw stated. “My wife, Rebecca, and I are excited to become part of the Gordon College community. We look forward to raising our son in such a great location while we work at an institution that shares our commitment to Christ.
I would like to express special thanks to President Dr. Michael Lindsay, Vice President for Student Life Jennifer Jukanovich, and Director of Athletics Jonathan Tymann for the opportunity to work at Gordon. I am anxious to make a difference in the lives of the student athletes and to build an extraordinary team that will represent Gordon well.”
The new era of Fighting Scots women’s basketball begins on November 15 with an away game against Mount Ida.
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