After the most successful season in program history at the NCAA Division I level, Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Paul A. Bryant announced Wednesday a three-year contract extension for head women’s basketball coach Dawn Thornton. “Coach Dawn Thornton has brought a new era of excellence to Alabama A&M women’s basketball. Her commitment to developing student-athletes both
Alabama A&M adds Reed as Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Alabama A&M University head women’s basketball coach Dawn Thornton welcomed the addition of Paul Reed as the associate head coach. Reed comes to Alabama A&M having served in many capacities at the Power 4 level, with stops at the University of California – Berkeley and Washington. “We are thrilled to welcome Paul Reed as our Associate Head
Easter joins Bethune-Cookman Women’s Basketball Staff
Bethune-Cookman University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Janell Crayton Del Rosario announced today the hiring of Amber Easter as an assistant coach for the Wildcats women’s basketball program. She takes over in the role after the departure of Sherrie Tucker to a similar role with Kennesaw State. “After an extensive search, we found exactly what we were looking for in Amber Easter,”
Chaney added as Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Grambling State
Story Courtesy: Leon Mitchell, GSU Athletic Communications Grambling State women’s basketball head coach Courtney Simmons has added a proven winner to her 2025–26 coaching staff with the addition of former LSU standout and seasoned high school coach Quianna Chaney as an assistant coach. Coach Simmons expressed her enthusiasm about Chaney joining the staff, saying, “When you surround
Bethune-Cookman hires Mattox as Women’s Basketball Director of Operations
Bethune-Cookman Women’s Basketball has added Keyana Mattox to the staff as Director of Operations, announced Wednesday morning by Head Coach Janell Crayton Del Rosario. Mattox takes over after the promotion of Ronni Williams to full-time assistant coach after serving the 2024-25 campaign as Director of Operations in her first season with the program. Mattox, formerly Keyana Brown –
Williams elevated to Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Bethune-Cookman
Ronni Williams, Bethune-Cookman Women’s Basketball Director of Operations, has been elevated to fulltime assistant coach with the Wildcats under Head Coach Janell Crayton Del Rosario. Williams served her first season with the program during the 2024-25 campaign, arriving to B-CU from Calvary Christian in Ormond Beach, Florida. Ronni Williams, a WNBA Draft pick out of the
Hayes named Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Alabama State
Alabama State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Jason Cable will introduce Johnetta Hayes as the new Bama State Head Women’s Basketball coach at a press conference scheduled at the Hornet Stadium Lounge on Tuesday, April 15, at 1 pm. “The Alabama State University Hornet Nation is thrilled to welcome Coach Johnetta Hayes as the
Prairie View’s Pugh will not return as Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) announced today that coach Sandy Pugh will not be returning to coach the Prairie View A&M women’s basketball team. Pugh has led the Panthers since May of 2018. “As I step into the next chapter of my life” said Pugh. “I am filled with gratitude for the incredible journey at Prairie View
Williams joins Bethune-Cookman Women’s Basketball Staff
Bethune-Cookman Women’s Basketball Head Coach Janell Crayton Del Rosario announced the addition of Ronni Williams to the Wildcats staff as a new assistant coach and director of operations for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Ronni Williams arrives to Bethune-Cookman from nearby Calvary Christian where she was Varsity Girls’ Head Coach in nearby Ormond Beach, Florida. A graduate of the University
Richards named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Jackson State
Jackson State University Vice President & Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson has named Margaret Richards as the seventh head coach of the women’s basketball program on Wednesday morning. “I am excited to welcome Margaret Richards to Jackson State as our next head women’s basketball coach,” Robinson said. “She is no stranger to the Southwestern Athletic Conference and success. While