Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns women’s basketball coach Garry Brodhead announced on Thursday that Katherine Katz, a New Orleans native and former assistant at Appalachian State, Samford and LSU, has joined the staff as an assistant coach for the 2015-16 season. The hiring of Katz, a graduate of New Orleans’ Isidore Newman School, is subject to approval
Brooks Donald-Williams Receives 3-Year Extension at McNeese State
Brooks Donald-Williams received a three-year contract extension at McNeese State. She has guided the Cowgirl basketball team to five straight national postseason tournaments, including two NCAA tourney appearances (2010-11, 2011-12) and a championship game appearance in the 2013 WBI Tournament. She’s posted a 141-117 career record in eight seasons as head coach, including a 110-48
UNC Welcomes Back Sylvia Crawley As Assistant Coach
Sylvia Crawley, the captain and coaches finals MVP of the 1994 North Carolina NCAA Championship team, has returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach for the Tar Heel women’s basketball program, announced on Tuesday by head coach Sylvia Hatchell. “This is a tremendous hire for our women’s basketball program,” said Hatchell. “Sylvia is
Marcus Payne Named Assistant at Eastern Kentucky
Marcus Payne will join the Eastern Kentucky University women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach Chrissy Roberts announced. Payne brings more than 25 years of college coaching experience with him to Richmond, including stints at three different Ohio Valley Conference schools. He was an assistant coach at Austin Peay from 1994-96 and, again,
Kaneshiki Returns to Washington College Staff
Steve Kaneshiki, who previously served as interim head women’s basketball coach at Washington College, has returned to the school for his third stint on the team’s coaching staff. Kaneshiki spent the past three seasons as the head women’s basketball coach at Morrisville State, leading the Mustangs to their best-ever season and first conference championship game
Embry-Riddle (AZ) Names First-Ever Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott has hired Rebecca Burke as its head women’s basketball coach to lead the inaugural Eagles team that will begin play in the fall of 2016. Burke spent the last year at Saint Joseph’s College as an assistant coach and has also been the director of basketball operations for California State
Bucknell Signs Aaron Roussell to Contract Extension
Head coach Aaron Roussell has guided the Bucknell women’s basketball team to an improved record in each of his three seasons with the Bison, including three straight 15-plus win seasons and back-to-back years with a home game in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament. On Monday, director of athletics and recreation John Hardt announced
LaTonya Watson Named University of New Haven Head Women’s Basketball Coach
LaTonya Watson has been named the head coach of the University of New Haven women’s basketball program, as announced today by Associate Vice President, Director of Athletics and Recreation Deborah Chin. Watson brings nearly 15 years of Division I coaching experience to the Chargers’ sideline. “I’d like to welcome LaTonya to the New Haven community,”
Butkovsky Named Assistant at Clarkson
The Clarkson University Athletic Department announced the addition of Brooke Butkovsky to the Golden Knights’ Women’s Basketball coaching staff for the 2015-16 season, where she will serve as the team’s top assistant coach. Butkovsky, a 2015 graduate of Clarkson University with a degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, was a four-year standout in basketball for the Golden
Vanderbilt Names Wendale Farrow Assistant Coach
Vanderbilt head coach announced the hiring of Wendale Farrow as an assistant coach on Wednesday. Farrow comes to Nashville after spending the past two seasons at UCLA, where he was a member of head coach Cori Close’s staff and served a variety of roles for the Bruins. Farrow was the team’s Video Coordinator, Community Service Liaison