Jarita Crump has been hired as an assistant basketball coach at St. Augustine’s College. Crump returns to the Lady Falcons basketball staff after spending the 2011-12 season at Leesville Road High School where she was head varsity girls basketball coach. She produced one all-conference player at Leesville Road.

Crump started her college coaching career at St. Aug as an assistant coach during the 2010-11 season. She helped guide the Lady Falcons to a 19-11 overall record, an 11-6 CIAA mark and a CIAA Tournament semifinals appearance.

From 2008-2010, Crump was the head varsity girls basketball coach at Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C. During her two seasons as head coach, the Lady Holy Rams won the NCISAA state 1-A title and were state runner-ups. The Lady Holy Rams were unbeaten in conference play both seasons. Crump was named conference coach of the year twice at Word of God.

In college, Crump was a basketball and academic standout at Campbell University where she graduated in 2003 with a degree in trust management. She also minored in financial planning and earned a master’s degree in business administration. As a prep player, Crump starred at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, N.C. where she won conference honors in basketball and track. She was the school’s female athlete of the year two consecutive seasons.

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