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Women’s Basketball: Rogers Announces New Addition to Staff for 2009-10LAFAYETTE – Tomekia Reed will join Errol Rogers’ coaching staff at the University of Louisiana for the 2009-10 basketball season, it was announced on Wednesday. Her hiring is pending approval by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.
Reed will begin her new post effective July 1, 2009.
She joins the Ragin’ Cajuns women’s basketball program after spending the past three seasons at Jackson State. She served as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator on the Tigers’ staff.
She replaces Paula Lee who resigned to pursue other opportunities.
Reed worked with the post players at JSU and served as the team’s academic liaison. Other responsibilities included strength and conditioning liaison, player development, community service coordinator and summer basketball camp coordinator.
She tutored the 2006-07 SWAC Player of the Year and helped head coach Denise Taylor rebuild the JSU program into a perennial winner and contender for the Southwestern Athletic Conference title.
The Tigers claimed the SWAC regular season championship and made a WNIT appearance in 2006-07. The 2007-08 JSU squad captured the SWAC Tournament championship and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Reed, a native of Jackson, Miss., began her coaching career at South Georgia Technical College, where she served as assistant women’s basketball coach for three seasons. She signed two of Georgia’s top athletes and one of Mississippi’s finest Dandy Dozen players.
Reed received an Associate Degree in Sports Medicine from Hinds Community College before attending Southern Miss and Georgia Southwestern State University. She went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree in exercise science from GSSU.
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Matthew L. Hebert Cox Communications Athletics Center Office: (337) 482-6330
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