Oregon head women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves announced Tuesday the hiring of former Washington standout and 14-year pro Tre Simmons as the Ducks’ new assistant coach. Simmons enjoyed a 14-year professional career overseas, playing in Greece, Spain, Israel, Czech Republic, Russia, Puerto Rico and France after he completed his collegiate career at Washington, where he was an All-Pac-10
Jaco promoted to Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at USC
Courtney Jaco has been promoted to an assistant coach for the USC women’s basketball program for the coming 2023-24 season, head coach Lindsay Gottlieb announced today (July 1). Jaco has served as director of player development for the past two seasons on Gottlieb’s staff, and her promotion enables her to serve in coaching and recruiting roles for the
Mosley promoted to Associate Head Coach at Arizona State
Arizona State University head women’s basketball coach Natasha Adair today announced the promotion of assistant coach Darrell Mosley to associate head coach. “It is with great excitement I announce this promotion for Darrell. He has been recognized nationally as one of the best in the business and is truly an asset to our program,” said Adair. “Darrell provides not
Colorado extends Payne through 2027-28
Colorado Athletic Director Rick George announced the contract extension of women’s basketball coach JR Payne on Thursday. The five-year extension comes fresh off the Buffaloes’ first Sweet 16 appearance in 21 seasons and will keep Payne under contract through the 2027-28 season. “JR Payne has done an outstanding job with our basketball program,” George said. “I have a lot of
Ethridge signs extension at Washington State
Washington State University Director of Athletics Pat Chun announced that women’s head basketball coach Kamie Ethridge has signed a one-year contract extension keeping her in Pullman through the 2027-28 season. “Coach Ethridge continues to lead our women’s basketball program to unprecedented heights,” said Chun. “Kamie’s commitment to building a program centered on excellence has been inspiring to watch. We
Sadie Edwards named Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Oregon
Oregon women’s basketball head coach Kelly Graves finalized his 2022-23 coaching staff with the hiring of Sadie Edwards as an assistant coach. A 2018 graduate of USC, Edwards joins the Ducks after spending the current WNBA season as basketball operations manager for the New York Liberty. “We were all impressed during the entire process with Sadie’s knowledge and passion
Oregon’s Moser departs for job with Boston Celtics
University of Oregon assistant women’s basketball coach Mike Moser has departed Kelly Graves staff for an assistant job with the Boston Celtics. Graves made the announcement on Twitter: Last season was Moser’s first on the WBB staff at Oregon. The former Ducks standout had been working in player development and analytics for the Dallas Mavericks
Pohlen Named Director of Player Development at Stanford
Jeanette Pohlen, a 2011 graduate from Stanford and former Pac-10 Player of the Year, has rejoined the Cardinal as the Director of Player Development, announced Friday by Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women’s Basketball Tara VanDerveer. A newly designed position for the program, Pohlen will assist in various areas focused on helping student-athletes succeed both on and
Roberts signs extension through 2027 at Utah
Utah Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lynne Roberts has signed a contract extension through June of 2027, Director of Athletics Mark Harlan announced. Roberts guided the Utes to the Pac-12 tournament championship game last month and the first NCAA tournament win for the program since 2008. “Lynne Roberts has steadily built a championship-level winning program in the most competitive women’s basketball conference
Adair Named Arizona State Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Natasha Adair has been named the head coach for the Arizona State University women’s basketball program, on March 28, 2022, as announced by Vice President for University Athletics and Athletics Director Ray Anderson. A Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Coach of the Year, Adair’s coaching career includes stops at Georgetown, Wake Forest, College of Charleston and most recently,