Complete WBCA Release
West Hartford, CT - University of Hartford senior Erica Beverly has been selected to attend the eighth annual “So You Want to be a Coach” program hosted by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The two-and-a-half day workshop will be held in conjunction with the WBCA National Convention on April 2 through April 2 in San Antonio, TX.
To participate, potential candidates must have exhausted her final year of basketball eligibility at a four-year institution or have graduated within the past year. In addition, the participant's head coach must nominate them and must be an active WBCA member. Each participant is selected based on their academics, contributions to women's basketball on and off the court, professional resume and a written recommendation from their head coach.
The WBCA has been a cornerstone in developing an organization that meets the needs of women, while promoting the game of basketball and its development, as well as unifying coaches on every level. The “So You Want to be a Coach” program was designed to increase the amount of minorities in the coaching profession, by providing a workshop based on educational and professional principles to those interested in the field.
The coaching lessons shared with these participants will assist in identifying, recruiting and retaining minority women in the profession of coaching. At this year's workshop, the participants will have the opportunity to meet and learn from some high level professionals such as University of Oregon assistant coach Keila Whittington, St. Louis University head coach Shimmy Gray-Miller, University of Alabama at Birmingham head coach Audra Smith, and many others.
Beverly, a Bridgeport, CT native, currently holds the school record for all-time blocks with 193 and rebounds with 992. With just eight more rebounds, Beverly will graduate as the first player in school history to score at least 1,000 career points and grab at least 1,000 career rebounds. She is a two-time America East First Team All-Conference honoree and was named the America East Rookie of the Year in 2005-06. Beverly earned her bachelor's degree in sociology in May of 2009 and is currently working towards a master's degree in communication.
Listed below is the 2010 class of WBCA's So You Want To Be A Coach:
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Candidate
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School
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Candidate
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School
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Lauren Lacey
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Arizona State
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Lauren Casey
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Lees-McRae College
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Danielle Gratton
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Ball State
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Jami Safrit
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Lenoir-Rhyne
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Audrey McDonald
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Ball State
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Kimberly Benton
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Mass., Amherst
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Brittany Edelen
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Bellarmine
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Paris Leonard
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Memphis
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Corinne Milien
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Bemidji State
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Ashley Thornton
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Memphis
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Natalie Bonds
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Brown
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Tiffany Coppage
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Missouri State
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Christina Johnson
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Brown
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Kylie York
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Northern Illinois
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Courtney Lee
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Brown
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Katelyn Brunck
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Northwood
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Kelley Tarver
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Cal State, Bakersfield
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Jennifer Bushby
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Ohio University
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Lauren Grief
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California, Berkeley
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Jennifer Poff
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Ohio University
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Natasha Vital
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California, Berkeley
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Lauren Gentene
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Ohio Wesleyan
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Katie Schlein
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Claremont McKenna
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Amanda Thompson
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Oklahoma
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Christy Brown
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Clemson
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Jessica Canady
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Old Dominion
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Stephaine Crosley
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Cleveland State
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Sarah Bucar
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Pennsylvania
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Angel Roque
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Cleveland State
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Danielle Campbell
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Purdue
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Jessica Roque
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Cleveland State
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Britney Hodges
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Saint Francis
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Samantha Allen
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Colby College
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Katie Paganelli
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Saint Louis
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Whitney Smith
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College of Brockport
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Brittany Christian
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Saint Paul's College
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Ashley Arff
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Converse College
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Carmen Smith
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Saint Peter's College
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Loretta Martin
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Dillard University
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Catherine Cain
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South Carolina, Aiken
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Joy Cheek
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Duke
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Jessica Lawson
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South Florida
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Rachel Frederick
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Duquesne University
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Andrea Doneth
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St. Bonaventure
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Lyndsie Long
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Elmhurst College
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Joy McCorvey
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St. John's University
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Lonnika Thompson
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Florida
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Tanisha Smith
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Texas A&M, Kingsville
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Latara King
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Florida Memorial
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Felicia Soza
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Texas A&M, Kingsville
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Randall Hurst
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Fordham
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Earnesia Williams
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Texas, Austin
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Danyiell McKeller
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Georgia State
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Jordan Murphree
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Texas Tech
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Ra Shay Rawls
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Georgia State
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Jareica Hughes
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Texas, El Paso
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Ann Seufer
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Guilford College
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Larissa Williams
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Tulsa
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Erica Beverly
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Hartford
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Tanekra Brooks
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Tulsa
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Cathryn Stuart
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Jacksonville State
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Kathryn Spears
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Tusculum College
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Jasmin Coleman
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Jacksonville University
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Kennan Killeen
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Washington & Jefferson
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Sade Morris
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Kansas
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Jane O'Donnell
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Washington College
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DeAndrea Bullock
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Kennesaw State
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Jamie McFarlin
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Washington University
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Gia Lockett
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Kennesaw State
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Jessica Jackson
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Western Carolina
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Montinique Nixon
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Kennesaw State
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Tiffany Benson
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William & Mary
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Emily Garner
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Lafayette College
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Rae Lin D'Alie
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Wisconsin, Madison
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Ashley Crawford
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Lamar University
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Maureen Hester
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Xavier
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Sanetra Jackson
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Langston University
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April Phillips
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Xavier
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