WBCA announces participants in the 15th annual “So You Want To Be A Coach” program
The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the class for the 15th annual “So You Want To Be A Coach” program. The event is a three-day workshop held March 29-31 in conjunction with the WBCA Convention in Dallas during Final Four weekend.
According to the WBCA, the objectives of the program are to:
- Increase the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women’s basketball.
- Increase the understanding and awareness of competencies necessary for success in coaching.
- Introduce female basketball players to coaches and administrators, and raise awareness of the existing talent pool of female basketball players who have a passion and interest in coaching the game of women’s basketball.
“We continue to invest in young, aspiring coaches through our ‘So You Want To Be A Coach’ program,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew in a release. “Each year, the WBCA family reinforces our support for this important entry-level program. We have high expectations for these graduating student-athletes and the future contributions they will make to the game of women’s basketball.”
Members of the 2017 “So You Want To Be A Coach” class
Name | Institution | Division |
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Shelbi Aimonetti | Loyola Marymount | NCAA DI |
Abigail Bartoszewicz | Mount Union | NCAA DIII |
Essence Baucom | Elon | NCAA DI |
Brittany Bigott | St. Thomas | NAIA |
Ciaira Briseno | St. Mary's, TX | NCAA DII |
Devon Brookshire | St. Mary?s, CA | NCAA DI |
Brittany Brown | Florida State | NCAA DI |
Jill Brunori | Wake Forest | NCAA DI |
Olivia Callan | Shenandoah | NCAA DIII |
Noelle Cobb | La Verne | NCAA DIII |
Morgan Cooper | Lenoir-Rhyne | NCAA DII |
Alexandria Coyne | West Florida | NCAA DII |
Bria Emanuel | Campbell | NCAA DI |
Peyton Ferris | Montana State | NCAA DI |
BreAnna Fraser | Eastern Nazarene | NCAA DIII |
Julie Gonzalez-Rodriguez | Mount Olive | NCAA DII |
Megan Green | Mary Washington | NCAA DIII |
La'Trice Hall | Hartford | NCAA DI |
Mickey Hansche | Coe | NCAA DIII |
Nola Henry | Co. of Charleston | NCAA DI |
Erica Holmes | Denison | NCAA DIII |
Sarah Hope | Boston U. | NCAA DI |
Erin Horne | Converse | NCAA DII |
Caitlin Ingle | Drake | NCAA DI |
Kai James | Florida State | NCAA DI |
Joi Jones | Appalachian State | NCAA DI |
Mercedes Jorge | Embry Riddle | NCAA DII |
Megan Kuether | Ohio Wesleyan | NCAA DIII |
Kylie Libby | Binghamton | NCAA DI |
Hayley Lis | Cal State-Maritime | NAIA |
Katelyn Loecker | Oklahoma State | NCAA DI |
Deanna Mayza | Hartford | NCAA DI |
Mikala McGhee | Florida Gulf Coast | NCAA DI |
Savannah Morgan | Emory | NCAA DIII |
Bailey North | Wisconsin-Parkside | NCAA DII |
Chantel Osahor | Washington | NCAA DI |
Maggie Proffitt | Central Arkansas | NCAA DI |
Kaylie Rader | Regis | NCAA DII |
Amber Reeves | UNC Wilmington | NCAA DI |
Hannah Rehbaum | Brockport | NCAA DIII |
Kiera Robinson | VCU | NCAA DI |
Veronica Ryan | Georgia College | NCAA DII |
Kayla Seymour | Davidson | NCAA DI |
Miah Shephard | Keiser | NAIA |
Allison Silfen | Bowdoin | NCAA DIII |
Minta Spears | Vanderbilt | NCAA DI |
Brianna Spector | SUNY Oneonta | NCAA DIII |
Miah Spencer | NC State | NCAA DI |
Jacklyn Stewart | Grove City | NCAA DIII |
Taylor Stewart | Illinois State | NCAA DI |
Victoria Stewart | Amherst | NCAA DIII |
Jayne Stuart | Olivet Nazarene | NAIA |
Cha'Ron Sweeney | Georgia Tech | NCAA DI |
Siera Thompson | Michigan | NCAA DI |
Alexandra Tomlinson | Wingate | NCAA DII |
Korbyn Ukasick | Colorado College | NCAA DIII |
Leslie Vorpahl | Tulane | NCAA DI |
Katarina Vuckovic | Georgia Tech | NCAA DI |
Tiffany Webster | Quinnipiac | NCAA DI |
Ashley Williams | North Carolina State | NCAA DI |
Danielle Williams | Michigan | NCAA DI |
Qualified candidates must have exhausted their final year of basketball eligibility at a four-year institution or have graduated within the past year. In addition, the candidate’s head coach has to nominate them and must be an active WBCA member. Each participant is selected based on her academics, contributions to women’s basketball on and off the court, professional resume and a written recommendation from their head coach.