Hampton College stuffed its males’s basketball teaching place by contacting a neighborhood favourite, and it has finished the identical for ladies.
Former Bethel Excessive standout and Alabama A&M captain Tamisha Augustin will return dwelling to information the Pirates, the College introduced Tuesday afternoon. Earlier this month, Hampton employed Norfolk native Ivan Thomas as males’s basketball coach.
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“Returning to my hometown of Hampton to guide these younger women is a dream come true for me. I’m extremely honored and excited to have this chance to contribute to Hampton College Athletics’ wealthy custom and mentor the proficient student-athletes right here,” Augustin mentioned. “My journey in basketball has been formed by the values instilled in me by this neighborhood, and I’m dedicated to fostering a tradition of excellence each on and off the court docket. Collectively, we’ll attempt for greatness and construct a legacy that honors the spirit of Hampton.”
In changing the now-retired David Six, Augustin turns into the tenth girls’s basketball coach in Hampton historical past and has a wealth of expertise at numerous ranges.
She most not too long ago served as affiliate head coach at Florida after a stint as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator with the College of Arizona workforce that made it to the NCAA championship sport in 2021.
“All through her profession, Tamisha has earned the fame as an revolutionary instructor of the sport, an distinctive recruiter and evaluator of basketball expertise, in addition to being extraordinary in participant improvement,” Hampton athletic director Anthony Henderson says. “She has a wonderful teaching pedigree and has been ultra-successful all over the place she’s been. She brings a ardour for the sport and, as a former participant herself, understands what it takes for our student-athletes to achieve success on the court docket and in life. I couldn’t be extra excited for our younger women to have the chance to develop below her management.”
