Derrick joined Mulkey at the start of her career in Waco prior to the 2000 season, serving as an assistant coach his first seven years before moving into a position within operations. Throughout her time at Baylor, the Lady Bears reached two Sweet 16s, five Elite Eights and won two National Championships.Īssistant Athletic Director of Women’s Basketball OperationsĪs the assistant athletic director of women’s basketball operations, Derrick will continue in the same role he served on Coach Mulkey’s staff at Baylor. After she earned her Master’s in 2017, Rice moved into her operations role with the Lady Bears. Rice began as a student manager at Baylor in 2012, a position she held for four years before she moved into a graduate assistant position within the program.
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At the time of her hire, Rice was 26 and was the youngest active coach in the Big 12 and the second youngest in the six major Division 1 conferences. In March of 2020, she was named to the WBCA’s prestigious list of ‘Thirty Under 30,’ which recognizes up-and-coming assistant coaches in women’s basketball that exemplify involvement in community service, mentorship, impact on players, professional manner, attitude and professional association involvement. Prior to the 2019 season, Rice moved from an operations position at Baylor into a coaching role. She will coach the guards, handle scouting duties and help in the program’s recruiting efforts. Like Messer, Rice also served as an assistant coach under Coach Mulkey at Baylor. Daphne was a student-athlete at Georgia Tech from 2004-08. Prior to her stint at Baylor, she spent two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Murray State and also has coaching experience at Jacksonville and Tennessee Tech. She will coach the post players and help in scouting opponents. Mitchell will step back into an on-court role with Tigers after working within operations at Baylor.
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The Lady Bears reached the Elite Eight in five of the six full seasons Mitchell was there, including the 2019 NCAA Championship. Messer, a former head coach at Tennessee Tech (2009-12) and the 2011 Ohio Valley Coach of the Year, was a standout player at Arkansas where she helped the Razorbacks reach the Final Four for the first time in school history in 1998.ĭaphne Mitchell spent the past six years at Baylor working in an operations role and assisting in the areas of recruiting, social media, scouting and game preparation. 1 recruiting class in both 20 as well as No. During her time at Baylor, Messer helped the Lady Bears sign the nation’s No. Messer will work with all positions on the floor and will also oversee scouting and recruiting. In their time coaching together in Waco, the Lady Bears posted a combined 260-23 record and won 14 Big 12 titles and captured the 2019 NCAA Championship. After working together for eight years at Baylor, they have reunited in Baton Rouge. Renee Braud will be the administrative coordinator.Ĭoach Mulkey named Messer as her associate head coach in June. Joe Schwartz and Jordin Westbrook will work as assistant directors of women’s basketball operations.
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Johnny Derrick will serve as the assistant athletic director of women’s basketball operations, Jennifer Roberts will be the director of women’s basketball and player personnel and Chante’ Crutchfield will be the assistant director for women’s basketball and will aid in the Tigers’ recruiting efforts. The staff Coach Mulkey has built will feature Sytia Messer as her associate head coach with Daphne Mitchell and Kaylin Rice as assistant coaches. Season tickets for the 2021-22 season are available. Since her hiring, Coach Mulkey has stressed the importance of having a strong support staff around her and that is now in place. Mulkey, the fastest head coach in Division I history to reach 600 wins (needing only 700 games), was announced as LSU’s eighth head women’s basketball coach in April.
BATON ROUGE – LSU Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kim Mulkey announced on Wednesday that she has finalized her staff ahead of her first season leading the Tigers.
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