RaShawn Calvert has been named the Head Women’s Basketball Coach for Benedictine University Mesa. “I am very excited to finally announce Coach Calvert as the new leader of our women’s basketball program,” said Athletic Director Frank Woodford. “Coach Calvert has experience at the NAIA level as both a player and a coach, as well as connections in the
Perkins named WBB DBO at William & Mary
Jasmine Perkins has been named as the director of basketball operations at William & Mary. Perkins joins the Tribe after serving in the same role at Wake Forest last season where she oversaw the day-to-day operations of the program and coordinated team travel. The Demon Decans experienced success during her time in Winston-Salem, as they advanced
Pointer Returns to Rutgers as Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Rutgers women’s basketball head coach Coquese Washington has hired the first member of her staff, bringing Tasha Pointer back to Piscataway as an assistant coach after a Hall of Fame playing career “On the Banks” and 18 years of coaching experience. “It is an absolute blessing to welcome Tasha Pointer back home to Rutgers,” said head coach Coquese Washington. “Tasha is
Winona State’s Ballard announces retirement
The sport of basketball is one of the most statistic-laden activities in college athletics, with a single game generating an endless array of performance metrics, such as points, assists, rebounds, shooting percentages and assist-to-turnover ratio, just to name a few. However, one statistic rises above all others at the end of 40 minutes on the basketball court.
Duperron tabbed Interim Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Allan Hancock College
Kari Duperron has been named as the Interim Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Allan Hancock College for the upcoming season, pending approval from the board of trustees. “We’re very excited to welcome Coach Duperron to the Bulldogs family,” shared Athletic Director Kim Ensing. “Kari brings a wealth of knowledge and player development experience to the
Drill of The Week
Between other sports/extracurriculars, vacations, and packed schedules, it can really tough getting a group of teammates or friends together to train and work on your game in the summer. Luckily, Dr. Dish has an extensive library of individual drills that you can do solo and still improve this offseason! 1.) Pick & Roll Progression w/ Skylar Diggins-Smith
Hopkins-Chery resigns at UC Merced; Takes over at Cal State Monterey Bay
After seven years as the head coach of the University of California, Merced women’s basketball program, Sarah Hopkins-Chery has been named the head women’s basketball coach at Cal State Monterey Bay. Hopkins-Chery led the Bobcats to three California Pacific Conference Tournament Championships and 103 wins in her time at the helm. This past year, Hopkins-Chery guided the
New Mexico Women’s Basketball Staff Update
University of New Mexico head women’s basketball coach Mike Bradbury has announced the promotion of Valerie King to associate head coach, and the hiring of Keith Freeman to the position of associate head coach, effective immediately. King enters her new role after being an assistant coach with the Lobos for the past six seasons, and
Petersen named Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Miami
Head women’s basketball coach Katie Meier announced the addition of Josh Petersen to the Miami women’s basketball staff Friday afternoon. Petersen is a familiar face in the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball sphere, as he spent the last four seasons in the same role with the Pittsburgh Panthers. While at Pittsburgh, Petersen was responsible for
Upper Iowa names Maass as new WBB Head Coach
Justin Maass has been named as Upper Iowa University’s new head women’s basketball coach. Maass spent the last four years with the Morehead State University women’s basketball program including three years as an assistant with the NCAA Division I Eagles in Morehead, Kentucky. He is the 15th head coach in the Peacocks 47-year history in the sport.