Marshall Women’s Basketball Coach Kim Stephens announced the completion of her first staff as head coach of the Thundering Herd on Wednesday.
Stephens announced the additions of assistant coaches Daniel Price and Angel Rizor, as well as the addition of Mashayla Cecil, who will serve as the Assistant Director of Women’s Basketball Operations.
“It’s exciting to finalize our first staff here at Marshall,” Stephens said of the additions. “Our staff brings great energy, knowledge and passion to the game. I look forward to working with them to set our expectations and build our foundation of success.”
Price joins the Herd staff after having served as head women’s basketball coach at Simmons College of Kentucky since 2021.
In addition to his duties as a women’s basketball coach, Price has experience in all realms of athletics and community, serving as the Community Relations Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters in Kentuckiana.
Prior to becoming the head coach at Simmons College, Price was also the assistant athletic director for development at Kentucky State University from 2015-18.
“Coach Price has helped me throughout my career,” Price said. “He has developed several players who have played for me and they all have spoken very highly of him. He is a talented skill developer and I know he can make our players better. He can motivate them to get in the gym and do the extra work it takes to be successful.”
Rizor joins the Thundering Herd after playing professionally in Germany for TKH Hannover during the 2022-23 season.
Prior to that, Rizor served as an assistant coach for Stephens on the 2021-22 Glenville State team which won a National Championship.
Rizor continued her coaching education while playing in Germany last year, leading several local high school and club teams to gain an international perspective on the game.
From 2016-20, Rizor played for the University of Cincinnati. In her final season with the Bearcats, she was named as the American Athletic Conference’s Most Improved Player while earning both All-AAC and All-Tournament accolades.
“Angel helped us win a National Championship in Glenville in her first year as an assistant, so I would say her coaching record is pretty good,” Stephens said. “She taught me a lot that year and I’m so happy to be working with her again. She will make our program better from day one.”
Cecil comes to Marshall from Wayne State University where she spent her final season of eligibility with the Warriors. In 2022-23, Cecil played in 24 games, starting six of them.
The Murfreesboro, Tennessee, native also played for Stephens at Glenville State from 2019-22, playing in 78 games for Stephens – a run that included the Pioneers’ 2022 National Championship. For her career at Glenville, she averaged 6.1 points per game.
“Coach Shay was a player for me for three seasons,” Stephens said. “She won several championships with us, including a national championship. She is a great energy coach who will bring positivity every day. I trust her and she knows me and knows how to motivate the people around her.”
In addition to adding these three to her staff, Stephens previously named Jenna Burdette as Associate Head Coach.
Burdette will enter her third season as an assistant coach for Marshall after joining the program in May 2021. The Coolville, Ohio native helped lead the Thundering Herd to a winning record in each of her two seasons on the staff.
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