Shortly after taking the reins of the Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball program, new Head Coach Josh Prock looked to acquire a staff that would help him kick the team into high gear. Prock quickly achieved that goal, as he added Jeff Caha and Brittney Lewis to his coaching staff.
Caha comes to ENMU after a two-year stint as the assistant women’s basketball coach at California Baptist University. In the two years Caha was at CBU, the team had a 49-15 record, won one GSAC Championship, finished 5th in the nation in the Final NAIA Poll, finished second in the PacWest in the first year of NCAA Division II competition, coached 2 NAIA All Americans, 5 All Conference Players and had the best two-year record at CBU for women’s basketball since the 1982-84 seasons.
Prior to CBU, Caha was the men’s basketball assistant coach at NAIA-member Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City, Okla. In his lone season at SNU, Caha helped the Crimson Storm finish the season ranked sixth in the final NAIA Division I Coaches’ Poll and make it to the Elite Eight in the NAIA National Tournament while coaching two NAIA All Americans. Prior to SNU, Caha spent time with the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League and also worked at Velocity Sports Performance in Champlin, Minn.
During the 2007-08 season, Caha was an assistant men’s coach at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Okla. While at SWOSU, Caha helped the Bulldogs climb as high as No. 8 in the NABC/NCAA Division II Poll and finish the season 21-9, while coaching one NABC All-American and three All-Lone Star Conference players, including the Lone Star Defensive Player of the Year.
Lewis comes to ENMU after a very successful playing career at California Baptist University and Mt San Antonio College (Mt SAC) in California. In her two seasons at CBU, Lewis averaged eight points and four rebounds per game while helping lead CBU to a 47-13 record and a PacWest Championship in her senior year.
Prior to CBU, Lewis played Mount San Antonio College for current University of Hawaii head coach Laura Beeman. In her sophomore season, Lewis led the Mounties to a 24-7 record while averaging 11 points and 5 rebounds per game while also capturing the South Coast Conference Player of the Year Award. Lewis graduated for CBU with a degree in criminal justice and will be pursuing her Masters Degree in sports administration at ENMU.
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