Head coach Brandon Schneider has announced the promotion of current assistant coach Terry Nooner to associate head coach as well as the additions of assistant coaches Karyla Middlebrook and Morgan Paige to the 2021-22 coaching staff. “As we knew he would, Terry has quickly made a positive impact in every phase of our program. He
Rizzotti named President of Connecticut Sun
Former UConn Women’s Basketball Star and Current Assistant Coach of the USA Women’s Olympic Basketball Team to Lead Mohegan Tribe owned WNBA Franchise Mohegan Sun is excited to announce today that Jennifer Rizzotti has been named President of the Connecticut Sun (CT Sun). In this role, Rizzotti will be responsible for the overall business operations
Pohlman elevated to Head Coach at Drake
Allison Pohlman, a longtime associate head coach and one of the primary architects of the Drake women’s basketball program’s renaissance, has been named the Suzie Glazer Burt Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Drake University. Drake director of athletics Brian Hardin announced Pohlman’s hiring Sunday, April 18. A formal introduction of the seventh women’s basketball head
Lopez named Associate Head Coach at Sacramento State
Sacramento State women’s basketball head coach Mark Campbell announced on Monday the first member of his staff, associate head coach Xavier Lopez. Lopez, who goes by “Xavi” (Cha-vee) served on the Oregon women’s basketball staff alongside Campbell for the last seven years, including the last four as an assistant coach. He was a key part
Hughes named Head WBB Coach at LMU
Loyola Marymount University has named Aarika Hughes as its new women’s basketball head coach, Athletic Director Craig Pintens announced. Hughes joins LMU from the University of Southern California where she has served as associate head coach since 2019 and been part of the coaching staff for four years. “Aarika is going to make a tremendous impact on
Jackson Named Texas Wesleyan Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Texas Wesleyan Athletics Director Ricky Dotson has announced today the hiring of Brenita Jackson as head coach of the women’s basketball program. Former head coach and Associate Athletics Director Steve Trachier is retiring after more than a decade of successful and productive years at Texas Wesleyan. Jackson joins the Rams with coaching experience at the high school, junior college,
Northeastern Selects Bridgette Mitchell as Women’s Basketball Leader
Northeastern Director of Athletics and Recreation Jeff Konya announced the hiring of Bridgette Mitchell as the next head coach of the women’s basketball program on Saturday. Mitchell spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Panthers. “Bridgette’s proven success at Pitt and her track record of being one of the top
Drill of the Week
In this Dr. Dish drill of the week, Coach Tony Miller demonstrates a great decision making drill called 2-on-1 shooting. Check out the full breakdown below! Adding both defense and decision making to your shooting drills can help take a player’s basketball IQ to the next level. In this 2-on-1 shooting drill, players must choose
Gregg elevated to Head WBB Coach at Portland State
Three years as associate head coach followed by two weeks as interim head coach, Chelsey Gregg can drop all modifiers now as she takes over as head coach of the Portland State women’s basketball team, athletic director Valerie Cleary announced Friday. “After a competitive national search, my initial gut stayed true. Coach Gregg has played a pivotal
EKU Women’s Basketball Coach Samantha Williams Resigns
Samantha Williams will not be returning as the Eastern Kentucky University women’s basketball head coach and has accepted a position at another university, Vice President and Director of Athletics Matt Roan confirmed this afternoon. “I’d like to thank Coach Williams for her dedicated service to EKU as head coach the past two seasons and I wish