Story Courtesy: Emma White, Strategic Communications Coordinator UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women’s basketball Head Coach Trina Patterson has announced the hiring of Ashley Yu as an assistant coach/director of player development. “We are thrilled to welcome Ashley to our Spartan women’s basketball program,” said Patterson. “She is passionate about developing players both on and off the court and operates with
Samford Women’s Basketball Staff Update
Samford head women’s basketball coach Matt Wise recently announced a pair of staff changes. Hannah Barber has been hired as an assistant coach for Wise’s first coaching staff, while Walker Martin is being promoted to assistant coach. Barber comes to Samford after spending the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach at Valdosta State. While at VSU,
Chattanooga Women’s Basketball Staff Update
Chattanooga women’s basketball head coach Deandra Schirmer announced the addition of four new members to her coaching staff on Saturday, with the Mocs welcoming Tianni Kelly, Nicole Heyn, Mallory Odell and Alexis Uffmann. Kelly will serve as the team’s associate head coach under Schirmer, while Heyn, Odell and Uffmann will each hold assistant coach titles
Tsipis Named Western Carolina Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Former head coach at both George Washington University and the University of Wisconsin, Jonathan Tsipis has been named the next head women’s basketball head coach at Western Carolina University, Director of Athletics Alex Gary announced today. Tsipis (pronounced SIP-iss) comes to Cullowhee having most recently served on the staff at Marquette University. Tsipis, whose contract
Schirmer named WBB Head Coach at Chattanooga
The Deandra Schirmer Era of Chattanooga women’s basketball begins now. Schirmer becomes the eighth head coach of the Mocs, Vice Chancellor for Athletics Mark Wharton announced Thursday morning. “We’re very happy to welcome Deandra to Chattanooga,” he shared. “It was a quick yet thorough process. I was once again humbled and thrilled that such a high level
Mercer Announces Michelle Clark-Heard as Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Story courtesy Mercer Athletics Athletics department officials at Mercer University announced that 26-year collegiate coaching veteran Michelle Clark-Heard has been named as the women’s basketball program’s 11th head coach. Clark-Heard makes the move to Middle Georgia after spending the 2023-24 season on the staff at Mississippi State. She has amassed a 252-147 record in 13 seasons as a head
Gardner resigns as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Mercer
While showcasing a career in Macon that has spanned nearly 1-1/2 decades and includes nearly 250 career victories at the helm of Mercer’s women’s basketball program, Susie Gardner informed her team on Saturday morning that she has resigned her position as head coach to pursue other coaching opportunities. “I would like to thank Mercer University, specifically President
Western Carolina does not renew contract of WBB Head Coach Kiley Hill
Western Carolina University’s athletics department will not renew the contract of head women’s basketball coach Kiley Hill, Director of Athletics Alex Gary announced today. “We are grateful for Coach Hill’s five years of dedicated service and efforts on behalf of the Catamount women’s basketball program. However, we have not achieved the level of competitive success that we
UNCG Women’s Baketball Staff Update
The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women’s basketball team and Head Coach Trina Patterson have announced two coaching staff changes. Leytoya Twitty McBride joins the staff as Director of Basketball Operations/Assistant Coach and Abby Vampatella has been promoted to the Director of Recruiting/Assistant Coach. Twitty comes to UNCG in September 2023 from The YMCA of Greater Spartanburg, where she served as the Youth
Curtis promoted to Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Furman
Pierre Curtis has been named the new women’s head basketball coach at Furman, it was announced today by Jason Donnelly, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics. Curtis, a 10-year member of the Paladin women’s basketball program, served as an assistant coach over his first six years before being elevated to associate head coach in 2019. He succeeds Jackie