Katherine Graham has been named an assistant coach for the WKU Lady Topper Basketball program, it was announced by head coach Michelle Clark-Heard on Monday. The former LSU player and Georgia graduate assistant spent the 2014-15 season as an assistant coach at Lipscomb. “We are excited to welcome Katherine Graham to WKU as an assistant
Dawn Staley Receives Extension Through 2021 at South Carolina
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees today approved a two-year contract extension and raise for women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley. Now with six years remaining on her contract, the two-time Naismith National Coach of the Year finalist received a $200,000 raise for her effort in lifting the Gamecocks to national prominence and
Richards Joins Clemson Women’s Basketball Staff
Margaret Richards has joined the Clemson women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, announced Head Coach Audra Smith on Monday. Richards will assist primarily with guard development on Smith’s staff. She joins the Lady Tigers after three seasons as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky. “We are excited to announce Margaret as our new assistant
Rutgers Dirt…
I have now heard from multiple sources that Syracuse assistant Kelley Gibson will become an assistant at Rutgers. The former WNBA standout has been on the Syracuse staff for the past five seasons. She also worked at USC, Maine, UMBC, and American. After graduating from Maryland, she played for the Houston Comets from 2000-04, winning
Brett Sawyer Named Assistant Coach at Alaska Fairbanks
Alaska Fairbanks head women’s basketball coach Cody Bench has announced the hiring of Brett Sawyer to the position of assistant coach for the upcoming 2015-16 season. “I am very excited to join the Alaska Nanook program,” said Sawyer. “It is a big step up for me and I am happy to be part of such
JUCO DIRT…
I have heard from a great source that Snow College (UT) assistant coach Jordan Downs will be named as the next head coach at Whatcom CC (WA). Last season was Downs first season as an assistant at WCC – he was a high school coach in the area before that. Downs was part of a
Chessie Jackson Added to Princeton Staff
Princeton University women’s basketball head coach Courtney Banghart has announced the addition of Chessie Jackson to the Tigers’ coaching staff for the upcoming 2015-16 season. A four-year starter at Williams College, Jackson served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Smith College last season. Prior to her tenure with the Pioneers, Jackson spent a
Ithaca Alum Devin Shea Joins Bombers Staff
Head Coach Dan Raymond of the Ithaca College women’s basketball team has announced that Devin Shea ’13 will return to Ithaca as his top assistant for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Shea, a four-year standout for Ithaca from 2009-13 and a captain during her senior year, recently coached at St. Lawrence for two seasons. She helped
Sorrell-Howard Named Assistant Coach at Northeast Mississippi CC
One of the most decorated athletes to ever take the floor inside the hallowed halls of Bonner Arnold Coliseum is returning to the team that she helped transition into one of the most tradition-rich in the entire country. Kunshinge Sorrell-Howard, who brings with her a well-established standard of excellence in the gymnasium, is the new
West Virginia Wesleyan Adds Assistant
The West Virginia Wesleyan College Lady Bobcat Women’s Basketball program announced the hiring of new full-time assistant women’s basketball coach Madison Martin. Martin attended Nicholas County High School in Summersville, W. Va. and played four years of varsity basketball before signing to play at Glenville State College. While at Glenville from 2011-2015, Martin played all