Director of Athletics Chip Huber announced Tuesday afternoon the hiring of Jessica Yonkers as the new Cornerstone Women’s Basketball head coach. Yonkers, a 2005 CU graduate, is the ninth head coach in program history and most recently served as the head varsity coach at Rockford High School from 2007-2017. “Jess is a Cornerstone alum who
Jackie Smith Named Connecticut College Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Katherine Wenk Christoffers ’45 Director of Athletics Fran Shields has announced Jackie Smith as the new head women’s basketball coach at Connecticut College. She was most recently an assistant coach at George Washington University. “We are very excited to welcome Jackie Smith into our community,” said Shields. “We are confident that she can take a
UAFS Hall Of Famer Cummings Named New Lady Lions Head Coach
UAFS Director of Athletics Curtis Janz has announced the hiring of Tari Cummings as the new head women’s basketball coach. Cummings, who was an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Tulsa this past season, succeeds former Lady Lions coach Elena Lovato, who resigned earlier this month to become an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Mississippi State.
Melissa Jackson Named Akron Head Women’s Basketball Coach
The University of Akron Director of Athletics Larry Williams announced on Wednesday that Melissa Jackson has been selected as the head coach of the Akron women’s basketball program, pending formal approval from the University’s Board of Trustees. Following her 10-year stint on the Zips staff, including the past six years spent as the associate head coach, Jackson becomes the 10thhead
Jacey Brooks Named Cortland Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Jacey Brooks has been selected as the new women’s basketball head coach at SUNY Cortland in an announcement from director of athletics Mike Urtz. A former standout player at Buffalo State College, Brooks has worked with Division I coaching staffs for the past 11 years, most recently as an assistant coach for five years at Bowling Green
Former Tar Heel LaQuanda Barksdale Quick Named Meredith Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Meredith College Athletic Director Jackie Myers named former UNC Tar Heel and Winston-Salem native LaQuanda Barksdale Quick as the next head women’s basketball coach. She will begin her tenure with the Avenging Angels athletic department on the road recruiting July 1. “We are thrilled to have a coach with LaQuanda’s impressive background, both as a former
NJCU Introduces Pat Devaney `12 as Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Patrick Devaney `12, a former men’s basketball student-athlete and women’s basketball assistant coach, has been named the next head women’s basketball coach at New Jersey City University (NJCU). Devaney, who rose to the top after a thorough review of candidates from around the nation, will be the 15th head coach in the 49-year history since the
Skidmore tabs Turner as women’s basketball head coach
Skidmore College named Jessica Turner head women’s basketball coach. Turner recently competed her fifth season as an assistant coach at Middlebury College. “We are excited to welcome Jess to Skidmore Athletics and look forward to her joining our campus community,” Skidmore athletics director Gail Cummings-Danson said. “With a coaching philosophy that centers around the core
Stockton Names Devin Jefferson Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Stockton University has chosen Devin Jefferson to be its next head women’s basketball coach. Jefferson brings 10 years of college coaching experience to Stockton, where she will succeed Joe Fussner, who retired after 26 seasons on the Osprey bench. Jefferson becomes the seventh coach in the 47-year history of the Stockton women’s basketball program. “I
Midway names Foster as Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Midway University Athletic Director, Rusty Kennedy, has announced the hiring of Alan Foster as the new Head Coach for the Midway women’s basketball program. “I want to thank the search committee for all the hard work they put in during this process,” noted Kennedy. “They chose a veteran head coach, who is a proven leader