Ohio Christian University is pleased to announce Jamey Batten as the new head coach of OCU Women’s Basketball. Batten will take over day-to-day operations for the program immediately. He inherits a strong basketball program with a rich history, including five straight appearances in the NCCAA National Tournament, dating back to 2010. OCU Athletic Director, Ben
Converse College coach arrested
The head basketball coach at Converse has been arrested and accused of shoplifting. Deputies say employees at a Kohl’s department store in Spartanburg on Tuesday saw 35-year-old Kaye Waldrep and a man, 38-year-old Ricky Dean Ponder, hiding merchandise and trying to leave without paying. Deputies say the items included shoes and perfume. Authorities say the
Maryland adds Robinson as assistant
Maryland head women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese announced the hiring of assistant coach Shay Robinson Tuesday. Robinson comes to College Park after spending last season with the Kansas women’s basketball program. Prior to his season with the Jayhawks, Robinson worked at Air Force and worked as the head instructor at one of the most elite
Reed named assistant at Long Beach State
Long Beach State head women’s basketball coach Jody Wynn has announced the addition of Paul Reed to the LBSU coaching staff. Reed replaces former assistant coach Jeff Cammon, who accepted a position at Cal. "We are excited to welcome Paul to our Beach family," Wynn said. "He is of high character and is a very
Shenandoah adds assistant
Shenandoah University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft announced Monday that she has added Meghan Sullivan to her staff as lead assistant. Smeltzer-Kraft, who took over the program in May, brings Sullivan on as her full-time assistant. Sullivan, a 2010 graduate of Elmira (N.Y.) College, comes to Shenandoah after four seasons as an assistant coach
Lesley University Hires Coach
Lesley University Director of Athletics Jen Benway has announced Josh Motroni as the Head Coach for Women’s Basketball. Motroni comes to Cambridge after serving two years as the Head Coach as Fisher College in Boston. "Josh has a tremendous amount of experience coaching college basketball and we are so fortunate to have him join our
Snow Steps Down at McM
McMurry University Athletics has announced that head women’s basketball coach Veronica Snow has resigned her position effective July 31. Snow took over as head coach of the McM women’s basketball team in 2007-08 and had a career coaching record of 114-77 at McM over her seven seasons. "We appreciate Veronica’s years of service to McMurry
Macalester head coach resigns
After leading the Macalester College women’s basketball program to two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) playoff appearances in nine years, Ellen Thompson has resigned her post as head coach, Director of Athletics Kim Chandler announced Thursday. "Thompson has provided strong leadership for our women’s basketball program for the last nine years," said Chandler. "I am
SAU assistant departs
Derrick Mitchell enters into his first season as the head men’s basketball coach at Voorhees College. Mitchell was appointed to the position in July of 2014 Prior to coming to Voorhees, Mitchell served as assistant coach of the women’s basketball team at Division II Southern Arkansas University. While at Southern Arkansas University (SAU), he assisted
Urbana names Ducey head coach
Urbana University Athletic Director Doug Young appointed former Blue Knight standout and assistant coach Haley Ducey as the next Head Women’s Basketball Coach. “After an extensive national search, we decided that the best person for this job was already here on campus,” explains Young. “I have known Haley since she signed to play at Urbana