Four-Time SWAC Coach of the Year Tomekia Reed Named Charlotte's Ninth Women's Basketball Head Coach

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Reed spent six seasons at Jackson State going , winning five regular-season SWA championships, making three NCAA Tournament appearances and coaching two players (Angel Jackson and Ameshya Williams-Holliday), who were drafted by WNBA teams. Reed was a four-time SWAC coach of the year and three-time HBCU national coach of the year. It’s been 17 years since players for the Sting — a now-defunct WNBA franchise — bounced balls in Charlotte. And it’s been 27 years since the city hosted a women’s college basketball Final Four, when a Tennessee team coached by the legendary Pat Summitt beat UConn in the semifinals and Georgia for the championship.

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Charlotte ended the quarter strong as sophomore guard Olivia Porter and Lawrence both scored to cut the lead to five. JSU’s mark of 26 wins set a school record, including a historic 18-0 record in SWAC play. JSU won 21 consecutive games in calendar year 2022, the longest streak in the nation entering the NCAA Tournament. "Cara Consuegra's impact on this program is remarkable," said Charlotte Athletic Director Mike Hill. "Not only is she the winningest coach in Charlotte 49ers history, but she is a leader of the highest character and a treasured member of our University family." McMillian's biggest performance scoring-wise was against The University of Alabama at Birmingham on Dec. 19, where she scored 25 points in 34 minutes.

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Another new guard, Olivia Porter, was originally at Michigan State University during her freshman year but chose to transfer to Charlotte, closer to where she attended high school at Northwood High School in Chapel Hill. At Northwood, Porter scored 2,000 total points and led Northwood High School to the NCHSAA 3A state championship in 2022, earning the 2022 NCHSAA 3A Kay Yow State Championship Most Valuable Player award along the way. A dynamic, three-level scorer, Porter averaged 18 points per game and shot 44% from the arc in her senior season. Along with her offensive skillset, Porter was a ballhawk in her senior season, averaging a staggering 4.3 steals per game.

Four-Time SWAC Coach of the Year Tomekia Reed Named Charlotte's Ninth Women's Basketball Head Coach

The 49ers continue to play through their centers and forwards, which catalyzed the result on Wednesday. On the following possession, a foul on Lawrence put the Bulls at the line, where Levy made two free throws to tie the game with 30 seconds in the contest.

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The Charlotte women's basketball team secured its second straight win with a defeat of the University of South Florida (USF) Bulls in overtime on Wednesday, Jan. 3 in Tampa Bay, Fla. The 2020 championship was the first regular season crown for JSU since 2008, and the 2021 tournament championship earned the first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008. In making the program's second straight appearance in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, and the first as a No. 14 seed, JSU led in the fourth quarter in nearly achieving a historic tournament win over No. 3 LSU. JSU made its return to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 14 seed again to face No. 3 UConn in 2024, where Reed won the respect of hall of fame coach Geno Auriemma. Charlotte athletic director Mike Hill said Reed was the top candidate from the start. He was looking for a strong recruiter who could develop talent and had a proven record of success.

Senior forward Tracey Hueston continued her streak of double-digit scoring performances, scoring 10 points along with five rebounds. Hueston is only 17 points shy of her total number of points from last season, with only eight games played so far. After back-and-forth scoring by both teams to start the game, Charlotte came out of the gates strong with a late 8-0 run to lead the opening quarter 19-10. Dubar averaged 17.8 points and 6.8 rebounds while shooting 39.9% on 3-pointers as a senior at Hofstra last season. The 6-foot-10 Milicic averaged 12.8 points and 8.5 rebounds in his junior season at Charlotte. He shot 37.6% on 3-pointers and made 56, which would have ranked third on Tennessee's team last season.

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(AP) — Charlotte announced the hiring of Tomekia Reed as women’s basketball coach on Thursday after she helped Jackson State win five consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference championships during a highly successful six-year tenure with the Tigers. Reed took the program to new heights by winning five consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season titles and three SWAC tournament titles including back-to-back championships in 2021 and 2022. When putting together the Ally Tipoff, Yoho said that the University of Iowa was the first call they made. Last month, Iowa played an outdoor exhibition at its football stadium, and more than 55,000 people came to watch Clark and the Hawkeyes, setting the attendance record for women's college basketball. For reference, that’s more fans than the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets are averaging through four home games this season. That attendance figure also made Iowa vs. Virginia Tech the most-attended regular season women's college basketball game in the state of North Carolina, breaking the record of 12,722 set in 2009 when UNC-Chapel Hill hosted UConn at the Dean Smith Center.

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Miller Yoho, the Director of Communications and Marketing at the Charlotte Sports Foundation says the Ally Tipoff and the Jumpman Invitational is just the beginning of the organization’s — and the city’s — reinvestment in women’s basketball. The Charlotte Sports Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the Queen City through sporting events. "We have already begun our search for our next head coach and are committed to building upon the great foundation in place to compete for championships," said Hill. "I want to especially thank Chancellor Gaber, Mike Hill and their predecessors, Phil Dubois and Judy Rose, for their belief and support," said Consuegra. "Thank you to all our players for allowing me to be their coach. It has been a privilege. While I am excited for new things ahead, Charlotte will always hold a special place in my heart."

Tennessee had three scholarships open with outgoing seniors Josiah-Jordan James, Dalton Knecht, and Santiago Vescovi. Four more opened with junior forward Jonas Aidoo, sophomore forward Tobe Awaka and redshirt freshmen guards Freddie Dilione V and D.J. Reed said she would bring her entire Jackson State assistant coaching staff with her -- Chase Campbell, Jonathan Williams and LaShonda Cousin -- while adding staff.

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She held program marks for career 3-pointers made (235) and attempted (695), while establishing another with her nine makes from behind the arc at FIU on Feb. 4, 2017. Her nine triples were one of seven career performances that she drained at least six. She also was one of 26 players in school history to reach 1,000 points at the time she graduated, ending her storied career with 1,031.

"When we started this process, it was our goal to find the best possible head coach to lead our student-athletes into the future," said Marquette's Athletic Director, Bill Scholl. "Ultimately, that person turned out to be one of our own. Having served seven years as an assistant coach, Cara has an acute appreciation for the values that make both the University and the women's basketball program so special." Originally from Sweden, Ekerstedt is transferring from Rider University, where she averaged four points, 0.6 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game last year. Redshirt junior guard Dazia Lawrence led the 49ers with 22 points and six rebounds, tallying her third 20-point game of the season. Lawrence also shot 9-10 from the free throw line, with four free throws coming in the final minutes of play. For more information on the Kentucky women’s basketball team, visit UKathletics.com or follow @KentuckyWBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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