Silver named Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Valdosta State

Valdosta State head women’s basketball coach Deandra Schirmer announced the hiring of Janelle Silver as her new assistant basketball coach.
 
Silver comes to Titletown from Florida Gulf Coast University where she was the video coordinator for the Eagles this past season.  She oversaw all aspects of film exchange and she also was a compliance assistant within the athletic department.  FGCU went an impressive 30-3 for the 2019-20 season and 15-1 in Atlantic Sun Conference play winning the ASUN regular season title.  The Eagles then earned a berth in the conference championship game before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  
 
“Janelle is a young and passionate coach who will bring championship experience to our program,” Schirmer said.  “She is very personable and will be a great mentor for our players.”
 
Prior to FGCU, Silver was an assistant women’s basketball coach at Washington Adventist University in Takoma, Md., during the 2018-19 season.  There, she assisted in the planning and execution of practices and game strategies, while assisting in travel. 
 
The Washington D.C., native, brings a diverse background that includes playing at St. Thomas University in Florida (2017-18), NCAA Division I Morgan State University (2013-16) and Ohio Valley University (2012-13).  
 
Silver earned a bachelor of arts degree in public relations from Morgan State in 2016 before completing a master’s of science degree in sports administration from St. Thomas in 2018. Following graduation from Morgan State, she served as an assistant girl’s basketball coach at her high school alma mater, Northwood High School, in Silver Spring, Md., in 2016-17.  
 
“I am thrilled to be a part of Blazer Nation,” Silver said.  “I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Coach Schirmer and add to the success of Titletown.”
 
Silver and her fiancé, Thomas, have a daughter Skylar and a stepson Thomas, Jr.

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