Bethune-Cookman University Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lynn W. Thompson announced Thursday evening that Women’s Head Basketball Coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis has been awarded a contract extension after leading the Wildcats to consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) regular season championships. Blair-Lewis’ new deal runs through 2021, guaranteeing that she will remain in Daytona Beach at the
Lauren Johnson Tabbed Assistant Coach For Augusta University Women’s Hoops
Augusta University head women’s basketball coach Millette Green announced her first hire in new assistant coach Lauren Johnson. Johnson enters her first year with the team for the 2017-18 season. Johnson spent four seasons as an assistant coach for Southern Wesleyan University in Central, S.C., from 2013-17. She picked up the clipboard at SWU after
Wilson Named Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Towson
Billie Wilson, a veteran coach with over 20 years of experience in the DMV area, has been named an assistant coach for the Towson University women’s basketball team, head coach Diane Richardson announced. “Billie has been involved with all aspects of our game and has coached at all levels from AAU to Semipro,” said Richardson.
University of La Verne Names Jason Pruitt Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Jason Pruitt, a seasoned coach and athlete who champions players on and off the court, has been named the University of La Verne’s head woman’s basketball coach. Pruitt, who previously served as head women’s basketball coach at the University of Antelope Valley, begins on Aug. 24. “We are excited to welcome Coach Pruitt to the
Goldey-Beacom College Women’s Basketball Names Jill Conroy as New Assistant Coach
Jill Conroy just concluded a standout playing career for Holy Family University and now she gets her coaching career underway as an assistant women’s basketball coach for Goldey-Beacom College. Conroy recorded a solid run for the Tigers in which she was picked second team All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference in 2017, a member of the 2016
Jordan Ballard selected to assist Maryville College women’s basketball program
Maryville College Head Women’s Basketball Coach Darrin Travillian has announced that Jordan Ballard has been hired to assist his program for the 2017-18 season. Ballard, a Seymour, Tennessee native, earned a degree from Maryville College in 2016 with focus on sociology. She excelled as a point-guard on the court helping the Scots to a 98-20
Adkins Joins Bucknell Women’s Basketball Staff as Manager of Women’s Basketball Operations
Bucknell women’s basketball head coach Aaron Roussell has completed his staff with the addition of Ryland Adkins as the manager of basketball operations. Adkins joins the Bucknell staff after spending one season as the director of basketball operations at Furman. She worked with a Paladins team that finished in a tie for fourth in the
Delaney-Smith Welcomes Megan Straumann To Harvard Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Head coach Kathy Delany-Smith welcomes Megan Straumann to the Harvard women’s basketball coaching staff, the program announced on Wednesday (Aug. 23). Straumann joins the Crimson after earning a master’s degree in education from the University of Rhode Island. While at URI, Straumann served as a graduate assistant coach with the women’s basketball team. “I am
Alyssa Visbeen Named Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Sewanee
Sewanee head women’s basketball coach Tracey Braden has announced the addition of Alyssa Visbeen as an assistant coach. A four-year letterwinner with Belmont University in Nashville, Visbeen played in 119 career games with the Bruins, finishing with 740 career points. In her senior year, she averaged 8.7 points per game. She finished with a career
Heffernan joins Saint Anselm College women’s basketball staff
Head women’s basketball coach Corey Boilard has announced the addition of Johanna Heffernan to the Saint Anselm College women’s basketball coaching staff. “We are fortunate and excited to be welcoming Johanna to our coaching staff and basketball family,” Boilard said. “She had tremendous success as a player at Iowa as well as professionally and had