MEAC

Howard’s Grace receives contract extension

Howard University has announced a four-year contract extension for head women’s basketball coach Ty Grace, the 2020-21 MEAC coach of the year.  “I would like to thank President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick and Athletic Director Kery Davis for the opportunity to continue to lead this program,” Grace said. “We have accomplished some great things thus

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Pillow inks 3-yr extension at Florida A&M

Florida A&M Vice President and Director of Athletics Kortne Gosha announced contract extensions for head football coach Willie Simmons, head men’s basketball coach Robert McCullum and head women’s basketball coach Shalon Pillow after Board of Trustees approval on Wednesday afternoon. “The past year has been filled with uncertainly and our coaches have demonstrated the highest levels

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MEAC DIRT: Delaware State WBB job opens

Following up on my TWEET from earlier today… I have heard from multiple sources that David Caputo is out as the head women’s basketball coach at Delaware State. Caputo went 22-51 (.301) during his three seasons as the Lady Hornets head coach. Before taking over back in 2018, he had spent four seasons as the

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Coppin State Women’s Basketball Staff Update

Coppin State women’s basketball head coach Laura Harper announced on Wednesday afternoon the hiring of Jermaine Woods, Anjalé Barrett, Breanna Gross and Jennifer George to the Eagles coaching staff. Woods will serve as associate head coach, Barrett and Gross as assistant coaches, with Barrett also serving as recruiting coordinator, and George as the program’s director

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FAMU Introduces Shalon Pillow as Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Florida A&M University’s VP/Director of Athletics, Kortne Gosha, announced on Thursday Shalon Pillow, as Head Coach of the Florida A&M Women’s Basketball program. “We are excited about the direction of our women’s basketball program under Coach Pillow’s leadership,” Gosha said. “Her natural pedigree as a student-athlete and coaching at the highest level of women’s basketball

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Bethune-Cookman’s Blair-Lewis collects win #300

Camary Harris scored 13 points as Bethune-Cookman gave Head Vanessa Blair-Lewis her 300th career coaching victory with a 61-44 victory in the Hatter Classic Thursday afternoon. In her 12th season at BCU and 21st overall, Blair-Lewis has led the Lady Wildcats to three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular season championships, three WNIT appearances, the 2019 MEAC

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Bethune-Cookman Women’s Basketball Staff Update

Bethune-Cookman University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis announced the promotion of two veteran coaches on her staff to associate head coach on the eve of the 2019-20 basketball season. Chandler McCabe, assistant women’s basketball coach, now in her sixth season on the staff and another veteran assistant, Niki Washington, in year two of her second stint on

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