ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Suspended Winthrop coach Kevin Cook is no longer with the school. Eagles athletic director Ken Halpin said Friday that the university and Cook have “agreed mutually and amicably to part ways.” Cook was suspended last month for what the school said was a personnel matter. Assistant Lynette Woodard has been
BREAKING: Winthrop Suspends Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kevin Cook
Winthrop University has suspended head women’s basketball coach Kevin Cook effective immediately. The university released the following statement: “Pursuant to the terms of his contract, Coach Kevin Cook has been suspended from his position as head women’s basketball coach due to a personnel matter. Lynette Woodward will serve as acting head coach during this time.”
Kennesaw State Names Lisa Pace Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Kennesaw State University head women’s basketball coach Agnus Berenato announced the completion of her 2016-17 staff with the hiring of Lisa Pace as an assistant coach, it was announced on Wednesday (Sept. 21). A veteran Division I coach, Pace most recently served as associate head coach at LIU Brooklyn from 2010-2015. Her coaching experience also
Lynette Woodard Accepts Women’s Assistant Coach Position at Winthrop
Basketball legend Lynette Woodard, a two-time U.S. Olympian, a four-time All-American, the all-time Division I women’s scoring leader, a 10-time Hall of Fame inductee, and the first woman to play for the world-renowned Harlem Globetrotters has accepted an assistant coaching position with the Winthrop women’s basketball program, it was announced by head coach Kevin Cook. “I
Blue Hose Name Todd Steelman Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Presbyterian College and Athletic Director Brian Reese announced Wednesday the addition of Todd Steelman as the new women’s basketball head coach. He will start immediately, becoming the seventh head coach in PC’s women’s basketball history. “We are real excited to have Todd (Steelman) join the Blue Hose family,” said Reese. “During the entire evaluation process,
Wanda Watkins Steps Down as Women’s Basketball Coach at Campbell After 35 Seasons
Wanda Watkins, the 29th winningest active coach in NCAA Division I women’s basketball with 549 career wins at Campbell University, announced today she is stepping down from her head coaching duties after 35 years to assume an administrative position with her alma mater. Watkins, just the 10th Division I women’s basketball coach in NCAA history
Carlotta Kloppenburg Named Assistant Coach at Winthrop
Carlotta Kloppenburg, a native of California and 2014 graduate of Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego, has been hired as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Winthrop on Kevin Cook’s staff following one season as a graduate assistant. “Carlotta is a winner. She comes from a strong basketball bloodline as her grandfather (Bob) was an
Surguine Joins Campbell Staff as Special Assistant
Campbell women’s basketball welcomes former Mount St. Mary’s director of women’s basketball operations Adam Surguine as the special assistant to Head Coach Wanda Watkins beginning in the 2015-16 season. Surguine replaces Brittany Cox on the women’s basketball staff for Watkins’ 35th season at the helm of the program. Cox recently left the program to take
Presbyterian Adds Lindsay Bowen to Coaching Staff
The Presbyterian College women’s basketball team named Lindsay Bowen to the coaching staff, head coach Ronny Fisher announced this week. “Lindsay is certainly a tremendous hire for our basketball program,” Fisher said. “She is a proven winner who has an amazing resume as both a coach and player. Our guards are fortunate to have someone