Following a nationwide search, University of La Verne Director of Athletics Julie Kline has announced the hiring of Julie Shaw to the position of head women’s basketball coach. A Southern California native, Shaw arrives to La Verne from Gonzaga University, where she completed two seasons as an assistant coach. In both seasons, the Bulldogs won
Michigan State Names Assistant
Michigan State women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant announced the hiring of Amaka ‘Mox’ Agugua (Uh-mah-kuh Uh-goo-gwa) as an assistant coach on Monday. Agugua spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Old Dominion University. Prior to ODU, Agugua coached at Indiana University for two seasons (2009-11) as an assistant
Taylor University Hires Coach
Taylor University and Athletic Director Dr. Angie Fincannon announced on Monday that Kelly Packard has been hired as the 19th head coach in the history of the Trojan women’s basketball program. Packard has won three championships in six years as a head coach at the NCAA Division I and professional ranks, most recently serving as
Campbell Hired as Liberty Assistant
Liberty Head Women’s Basketball Coach Carey Green did not have to look very far to fill out his 2013-14 coaching staff. Brittany Campbell, who wrapped up her playing career for the Lady Flames in 2012-13, will remain a part of the program as an assistant coach. A four-year team captain, Campbell is the first former
North Dakota State Hires Assistant
Halie Sawyer has been named assistant women’s basketball coach at North Dakota State University. NDSU head women’s basketball coach, Carolyn DeHoff made the announcement today and said Sawyer will join the staff July 2. Sawyer was a former player at the University of Utah when DeHoff served as an assistant and associate head coach under
Duquesne adds assistant
Duquesne head coach Dan Burt has named Eddie Benton, Jr. an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program. Benton, native of Manchester in Pittsburgh’s North Side, comes to the Bluff after serving as an assistant women’s basketball coach for one season at Saint Francis University. At SFU, he helped the Red Flash to their first-ever
Chase named assistant at HBU
Houston Baptist head women’s basketball coach Donna Finnie has announced the hiring of Ben Chase as assistant coach. Chase spent the previous two years as director of basketball operations for the HBU men’s program. “I’m delighted to have Ben join our staff,” says Finnie. “When we talked about the missing piece, Ben was that perfect
Texas Tech Adds Crawford And Maines
Texas Tech women’s basketball coach Candace Whitaker added to her inaugural staff Thursday with the hiring of Kirk Crawford as an assistant coach and Melissa Maines as the program’s director of operations. Crawford arrives at Tech after spending the 2012-13 season at Wichita State while Maines returns to her hometown and alma mater after spending
Cal State Monterey Bay Hires Coach
The Cal State Monterey Bay women’s basketball program made a short jaunt down Highway 101 to find its new leader, naming Cal Poly Associate Head Coach Kerri Nakamoto (Twitter: @CoachKNakamoto) the seventh head coach in Otter women’s basketball history. Nakamoto succeeds Renee Jimenez, who left to take a similar position at Cal State San Bernardino.
Morehead State Hires Assistant
Mark Kost, who has served on the basketball staffs at Coastal Carolina University for the past 11 years, has been named assistant women’s basketball coach at Morehead State. Kost spent 10 seasons on the women’s staff at CCU and was elevated to interim head coach in 2012-13 for the final half of the schedule. He