Temple University women’s basketball head coach Diane Richardson announced the addition of former WNBA player Wanisha Smith to her coaching staff as an assistant coach. Smith comes to Temple after a brief hiatus from coaching to pursue opportunities outside of sports. In the basketball world, she most recently served as an assistant coach at Duke during the 2019-2020 season. “Coach
Richardson named new WBB head coach at Temple
Diane Richardson, who led Towson to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history, has been named Temple University‘s Women’s Basketball head coach, announced Vice President and Director of Athletics Arthur Johnson. Temple will introduce Richardson at a news conference on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 10 am. Click here to watch. “I am excited to announce that Diane Richardson will be our
Cardoza will not return as WBB head coach at Temple
Temple University Vice President and Director of Athletics, Arthur Johnson, announced today that Tonya Cardoza will not return as the women’s basketball head coach. A national search will begin for her successor. “I would like to thank Tonya for all she has done for Temple Women’s Basketball over the last 14 seasons,” said Johnson. “After evaluating the program over the
Temple Women’s Basketball Adds Guastella to Coaching Staff
Temple women’s basketball head coach Tonya Cardoza has announced the hiring of Sam Guastella as a new Assistant Coach for the Cherry and White. Guastella joins the Owls’ staff following a two-year stint at Big 5 rival La Salle University. “I’m thrilled to add Sam to our staff,” expressed Cardoza. “She will bring tons of energy and
Cardoza Becomes Temple’s All-time Winningest Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Temple women’s basketball head coach Tonya Cardoza became the program’s all-time winningest coach in dramatic fashion, as the Owls topped Memphis, 73-67, in overtime on the road on Sunday night. The win, the fifth-straight for the Owls, improves the team to 9-3 overall, starting 1-0 in conference play. Memphis dips to 7-7 overall, 0-1 in
Temple Promotes Way Veney to Associate Head Coach
After serving as an assistant women’s basketball coach for seven seasons at Temple, Way Veney has been promoted to Associate Head Coach, announced by head coach Tonya Cardoza. “Way has earned this promotion and honestly, it’s long overdue,” noted Cardoza. “When I hired her seven years ago to be my top assistant, I knew she