Montana State Announces Women’s Basketball Coaching Candidates/Public Forums
3/30/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The candidates are (in alphabetical order):
Tricia Bader-Binford: Bader-Binford, who played at Boise State from 1991-96 when the Broncos were part of the Big Sky Conference, is currently the first assistant and recruiting coordinator at Utah State University. Bader-Binford also played in the WNBA for the Cleveland Rockers and Utah Starzz.
Greg Kudrna: Kudrna, who is currently serving as interim head coach at Montana State University, has been with the Bobcats for three seasons. In his first season at MSU, Kudrna helped guide the Bobcats to a regular-season Big Sky title and a WNIT appearance. He is originally from Texas.
Christopher Long: Long is currently the interim head coach at Louisiana Tech, where he has served as an assistant since 1999. Long played an instrumental role in leading the Lady Techsters to a pair of NCAA Elite Eight appearances. During his tenure at Louisiana Tech, the women’s basketball program has notched a 165-27 record.
Sunny Smallwood: Smallwood is currently the associate head coach/lead in the interim at the University of California-Berkeley. Previously, she was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Washington from 1993-2004. At Washington, she helped guide the Huskies to the 2001 Elite Eight and a PAC-10 Championship. She played collegiately at Boise State University.
Jaime White: White is currently serving as an assistant coach at the University of Wyoming, where she has helped lead a resurgent Cowgirl basketball program. Prior to her stint in Laramie, Wyo., she was an assistant coach at the University of Utah from 2001-2003. White was head coach at Snow College from 1996-2001.
All five candidates have accepted on-campus interviews.
“We have an outstanding pool of candidates and we’re very excited about the future of the Montana State women’s basketball program,” Fields said.
Fields hopes to have a head coach in place prior to the NCAA national letter-of-intent spring signing date on April 13.
OPEN PUBLIC FORUMS
Greg Kudrna
Wednesday, March 30
5 p.m., Brick Breeden Hall of Fame Room
Sunny Smallwood
Thursday, March 31
5 p.m., Stadium Club, Bobcat Stadium
Jaime White
Tuesday, April 5
5 p.m., Brick Breeden Hall of Fame Room
Tricia Bader-Binford
Thursday, April 7
5 p.m., Corporate Room (2nd Floor), Bobcat Stadium
Tricia Bader-Binford: Bader-Binford, who played at Boise State from 1991-96 when the Broncos were part of the Big Sky Conference, is currently the first assistant and recruiting coordinator at Utah State University. Bader-Binford also played in the WNBA for the Cleveland Rockers and Utah Starzz.
Greg Kudrna: Kudrna, who is currently serving as interim head coach at Montana State University, has been with the Bobcats for three seasons. In his first season at MSU, Kudrna helped guide the Bobcats to a regular-season Big Sky title and a WNIT appearance. He is originally from Texas.
Christopher Long: Long is currently the interim head coach at Louisiana Tech, where he has served as an assistant since 1999. Long played an instrumental role in leading the Lady Techsters to a pair of NCAA Elite Eight appearances. During his tenure at Louisiana Tech, the women’s basketball program has notched a 165-27 record.
Sunny Smallwood: Smallwood is currently the associate head coach/lead in the interim at the University of California-Berkeley. Previously, she was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Washington from 1993-2004. At Washington, she helped guide the Huskies to the 2001 Elite Eight and a PAC-10 Championship. She played collegiately at Boise State University.
Jaime White: White is currently serving as an assistant coach at the University of Wyoming, where she has helped lead a resurgent Cowgirl basketball program. Prior to her stint in Laramie, Wyo., she was an assistant coach at the University of Utah from 2001-2003. White was head coach at Snow College from 1996-2001.
All five candidates have accepted on-campus interviews.
“We have an outstanding pool of candidates and we’re very excited about the future of the Montana State women’s basketball program,” Fields said.
Fields hopes to have a head coach in place prior to the NCAA national letter-of-intent spring signing date on April 13.
OPEN PUBLIC FORUMS
Greg Kudrna
Wednesday, March 30
5 p.m., Brick Breeden Hall of Fame Room
Sunny Smallwood
Thursday, March 31
5 p.m., Stadium Club, Bobcat Stadium
Jaime White
Tuesday, April 5
5 p.m., Brick Breeden Hall of Fame Room
Tricia Bader-Binford
Thursday, April 7
5 p.m., Corporate Room (2nd Floor), Bobcat Stadium
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