Duquesne head coach Dan Burt has named Matt Schmidt an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program. Schmidt, a Johnstown, Pa. native, comes to the Bluff after serving as head women’s basketball coach at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga. the last five seasons. At Armstrong Atlantic, Schmidt led the Pirates to 60 victories,
James Madison adds assistant
Now the entire JMU women’s basketball coaching staff truly bleeds purple and gold. With today’s announcement of the hiring of Sarah Williams (JMU ’10) as an assistant coach, all of the program’s coaches, as well as the director of basketball operations, are graduates of JMU. Williams is joining a staff that includes: head coach Kenny
Northern Illinois Staff Update
Northern Illinois University head women’s basketball coach Kathi Bennett announced that two members of the women’s basketball staff have been promoted to new roles as NIU Hall of Famer Debbie Whitman moves into an assistant coaching position and Stephanie Smith takes over as director of basketball operations Wednesday. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college
Jacksonville hires assistant
acksonville University has announced Darnell Haney has been added to the women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Haney comes to JU after having been the Jones High School (Orlando, Fla.) women’s basketball head coach since 2010. “Darnell is a man that displays class, great work ethic, and energy,” said JU women’s basketball head coach
Illinois State adds another assistant
Illinois State head women’s basketball coach Barb Smith announced Jessica Grayson as the third assistant coach to her staff. "I am very excited about Jessica Grayson joining the Redbird family," Smith said. "I spent a year traveling the country watching practices, and a side benefit from that experience was the opportunity to assess assistant coaches.
Knight-Kenesie resigns at UW Parkside
University of Wisconsin-Parkside women’s basketball coach Jenny Knight-Kenesie, the program’s all-time wins leader and the architect of five NCAA Tournament appearances, announced she will be stepping down effective June 30 to spend more time with her family. "I would like to thank the Parkside administration for giving me my first opportunity to coach at the
Mid-America Christian coach resigns
Mid-America Christian University has announced that women’s basketball head coach Roman Owen has stepped down from the position, the university announced this week. Owen departs to take a position at the University of Oklahoma as the video coordinator on women’s basketball head coach Sherri Coale’s staff. "The opportunity to be a head coach at Mid-America
UALR names Brasel assistant
Bobby Brasel has been named assistant coach for the UALR women’s basketball team, head coach Joe Foley recently announced. Brasel comes to UALR after spending the previous seven seasons as a member of the women’s basketball coaching staff at South Alabama. "Coach Foley and I have known each other since my days at Garden City
Tiber named head coach at N. Alabama
With 18 years collegiate coaching experience, including 12 seasons as a collegiate head coach, Melissa "Missy" Tiber has been tabbed as the new head women’s basketball coach at the University of North Alabama. Tiber comes to UNA after serving as the head women’s basketball coach at NCAA Division I Southern Illinois University from 2009-13. She
Western Oregon Hires Coach
Holli Howard-Carpenter, who has spent the last three seasons serving as the associate head coach at Cal State East Bay, has been tabbed to be the next head coach for the Western Oregon women’s basketball program, interim Athletics Director Jon Carey announced on Tuesday. Howard-Carpenter joins WOU from Cal State East Bay where she helped