Seattle University women’s basketball has announced the elevation of Lexi Petersen to assistant coach on Head Coach Suzy Barcomb‘s staff for the 2020-21 season. Petersen worked as Director of Operations with the Redhawks last season. “We feel very fortunate to have someone within our women’s basketball program that is a perfect fit to promote,” said
Anderson added to UNCA WBB Staff
UNC Asheville Head Women’s Basketball Coach Honey Brown announced the hiring of Dee Anderson as an assistant coach. Anderson comes to UNC Asheville after spending the past two seasons as a graduate assistant at Clemson and a four-year playing career at Florida. “I am very excited Dee has joined us at UNC Asheville,” said Brown. “She
Tharrington Named Women’s Basketball Head Coach at LBC
Lancaster Bible College and the Lancaster Bible College Athletic Department are pleased to announce Joyous Tharrington has been hired as the 26th coach in program history. Tharrington most recently served as an assistant coach at NCAA Division I University of North Carolina Asheville in Asheville, N.C., and takes over for Katelyn Vanderhoff who stepped down
Davenport Signs Extension with New Orleans WBB Through 2024-25
The University of New Orleans and head women’s basketball coach Keeshawn Davenport have agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension that will keep the 2020 Eddie Robinson Award Winner on the Lakefront through the 2024-25 season. In her ninth season at the helm of the Privateer program, Davenport guided her 2019-20 group to the
Engelhard named Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Central College
Bringing NCAA Division III tournament experience as both a player and a coach, Kayla Engelhard will join Central College’s resurgent women’s basketball program as assistant coach. Since 2017, Engelhard served as an assistant at Whitman College (Wash.), which finished the year ranked No. 5 in the WBCA top-25 poll after upsetting then-No. 5 Wartburg College
Kelly returns to Bellarmine women’s basketball coaching staff
Crystal Kelly was on Coach Chancellor Dugan’s original Division II staff at Bellarmine University, and now Kelly is a member of Dugan’s first Division I unit at the school. On Tuesday, Dugan announced that Kelly has rejoined the Bellarmine women’s basketball staff after previously serving as an assistant for four seasons from 2012-16, the last
UC Riverside Women’s Basketball Staff Update
University of California, Riverside Head Women’s Basketball Coach Nicole Powell announced today the hiring of two assistant coaches, Brad Langston and Taylor High. Both coaches join Powell at UCR after spending three seasons on her coaching staff at Grand Canyon University (GCU). During their three seasons together at GCU, Langston and High helped guide six
Fleig announces retirement as Women’s Basketball Coach at Millersville
The numbers and accomplishments stand on their own: 645 wins, 25 postseason appearances, seven PSAC East titles, six PSAC East Coach of the Year awards, and an impressive list goes on. Mary Fleig is a legend—as a coach, personality and influencer at Millersville University. On Monday, Fleig announced her retirement as the Marauders’ women’s basketball
Former Duke Associate Head Coach takes over at NAIA William Jessup U.
NAIA William Jessup University has announced the hiring of former Duke University Associate Head Coach, Hernando Planells, as the new Warrior Head Women’s Basketball Coach. Planells is charged to lead a program on the rise that has just experienced it’s two most successful and record-breaking seasons in school history. “Hernando rose to the top of
Bollant adds Templeton to EIU WBB staff
Eastern Illinois women’s basketball head coach Matt Bollant has completed his coaching staff for the 2020-21 season with the hiring of veteran coach Kevin Templeton. Templeton will start with the Panthers on July 15 joining a team that posted a 19-12 record last season and placed fourth in the OVC regular season standings. Templeton comes