Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics mourns the passing of former women’s basketball head coach Rene Portland, who died on Sunday in Tannersville, Pennsylvania. She was 65. A native of Broomall, Pennsylvania, Portland was named the fourth head coach in Penn State women’s basketball history on May 20, 1980. She compiled a 606-236 overall record during her
Nebraska-Kearney Names Bailey Morris Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Nebraska-Kearney head women’s basketball coach Carrie Eighmey announced today that Bailey Morris is the Lopers new assistant coach. She replaces Brandon Rohr who resigned his position in the spring. UNK’s other assistant coach is Devin Eighmey who is entering his third year with the program. “We are extremely excited and fortunate to add Bailey to
Otero Junior College names new Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Sta’Nisha Hersey will be joining the Otero Junior College team as the new Women’s Basketball Coach for the 2018-19 year. Her most recent coaching experience was at Dodge City Community College where she spent the last three years helping coach, recruit and train student athletes. She assisted in obtaining a 17-14 overall record the first
Former Texas A&M/UTEP point guard Atallah “Lulu” McKinney named EMCC’s assistant women’s basketball coach
Former UTEP and Texas A&M point guard Atallah “Lulu” McKinney has been hired as an assistant women’s basketball coach at East Mississippi Community College, as announced Friday by EMCC head women’s basketball coach Sharon Thompson. A native of Houston, Texas, McKinney was a team captain as a point guard at the University of Texas at
Jody Adams-Birch Joins SIU Women’s Basketball Staff
Bringing an impressive coaching background that spans 25 years and includes three head coaching stints, most recently at Wichita State, Jody Adams-Birch is set to join the Southern Illinois women’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach. “I am thrilled about the opportunity to have Jody join our staff at SIU,” sixth-year head coach Cindy
Kevin Griffin Resigns as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Eastern Mennonite University
Eastern Mennonite University has announced the resignation of head women’s basketball coach Kevin Griffin, effective August 31. He has accepted a position as the connections minister for the Philadelphia District Church of the Nazarene. Griffin recently completed his 13th season at his alma mater and leaves with the most wins in program history. His teams
How to Solve the Recruiting Puzzle With Live Analytics
This past summer, while recruiting a D1 transfer student, Coach Jeff Curtis had an ace up his sleeve. Curtis cut his teeth as an assistant coach under the player’s dad before taking the reins of the Northwood women’s basketball team, which helps explain how he was able to get an audience with such a coveted
Casey Thousand Named Women’s Basketball Associate Head Coach at Northern Michigan
The Northern Michigan University Women’s Basketball program has announced that Casey Thousand received the new title of Associate Head Coach. “I would like to thank Coach Mattson along with our Director of Athletics Forrest Karr and Associate Athletic Director Bridget Kyle for this opportunity,” Thousand said. “I am honored to be a part of this excellent
Goodenbour Inks Extension at San Francisco
Under the guidance of head coach Molly Goodenbour, the University of San Francisco women’s basketball program has made remarkable strides in two seasons. With that momentum building, USF Director of Athletics Scott Sidwell is pleased to announce that Goodenbour has been signed to a multi-year extension that will keep her on the sideline through 2024.
Colgate assistant Green named women’s basketball coach at Hamilton
Mahogany Green, previously an assistant coach at Colgate University the past two seasons, has been hired to lead the Hamilton College women’s basketball program. As the Raiders’ top assistant, Green was responsible for monitoring all game-planning, practice preparation and opponent scouting. She led national recruiting efforts and was the program’s academic liaison. She also served