New Assistants Join Bearkat Coaching Staff
6/12/2014 1:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Rosalind Jennings and Stacy Stephens have joined Sam Houston head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols' women's basketball staff as assistant coaches.
Jennings has been the head women's basketball coach at Alabama Southern Community College since 2006. Stephens comes to Huntsville from the University of Texas at Austin where she has served as women's basketball special assistant since 2012.
“It's exciting to add two outstanding coaches to our staff here at Sam Houston,” Nichols said. “Coach Jennings brings experience as a head coach and recruiting coordinator, combined with her tireless work ethic will make her an excellent addition. Coach Stephens has worked as an assistant coach and played at the highest levels of the sport. That combined with her youthful attitude will bring so much to our Sam Houston program.”
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| Rosalind Jennings |
Jennings reunites with Nichols after serving as an assistant under Nichols at Mercer University.
Since 2006, Jennings has directed Alabama Southern to conference championships in 2008 and 2010 and has earned honors as Alabama Community College Conference coach of the year.
She also served as head coach at Lander University in 1995-96 and Erskine College from 1989 to 1995.
Jennings worked as an assistant coach at Mercer (2002-06), Troy State (1998-2002) and Paris Junior College (1997-98).
Inducted into the Erskine College Hall of Fame after an outstanding collegiate career, Jennings played professionally in the WBL.
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| Stacy Stephens |
Stephens is a former All-America player for the Longhorns. She was a finalist for the State Farm Wade Trophy and Naismith Award during her junior and senior seasons. She also claimed Big 12 first-team honors in 2003 and 2004.
Stephens helped the Longhorns to a berth in the 2003 NCAA Final Four and to two regular- season and one tournament championship in the Big 12 Conference. She finished her collegiate career as the third Longhorn to collect 1,000-plus points and 1,000-plus rebounds. She averaged 12.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game during her Texas career.
Stephens was a third round WNBA draft pick for the Houston Comets in 2004 and she spent four years playing professionally in both the United States and overseas in Turkey, Sweden and Portugal.
She returned to Austin in 2012 where she coordinated day-to-day operations, assisted with year-round recruiting efforts and oversaw alumni relations.
In 2007, she was named an assistant coach at Fort Worth Christian High School and later joined the collegiate coaching ranks as an assistant coach at Cisco College for the 2009-10 season. After one year in Cisco, Stephens served as an assistant women's basketball coach at Texas College for two seasons and was also a Student Activities Coordinator for the Texas College student body during the 2011-12 academic year.
ROSALIND JENNINGS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Head Coaching Experience
2006 to present, Alabama Southern CC
1995 to 1996, Lander University
1989 to 1995, Erskine College
Assistant Coaching Experience
2002 to 2006, Recruiting Coordinator at Mercer University
1998 to 2002, Recruiting Coordinator at Troy State University
1997 to 1998, Recruiting Coordinator at Paris JC
Career Highlights
2009-10 ACCC Southern Division Conference Coach of the Year
2009-10 ACCC Regular-Season Conference Champion
2008-09, ACCC Tournament Runner-up
2007-08, ACCC Regular-Season Conference Co-Champion
1992, Inducted into Erskine College Hall of Fame
1981 to 1983, professional player in WBL
Education
15 M.S. level credits, Mercer University
B.S. 1988, Erskine College
A.A. 1978, North Greenville Junior College
STACY STEPHENS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Assistant Coaching Experience
2012 to present, Special Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin
2010 to 2012, Assistant Coach at Texas College
2009 to 2010, Assistant Coach at Cisco College
2006 to 2007, Director of Basketball Operations at Colorado State University
Career Highlights
2006 to 2008, played professionally in Turkey, Sweden, and Portugal
2004 to 2005, played professionally for WNBA's Detroit Shock and NWBL's Lubbock Hawks
2004, drafted by WNBA's Houston Comets
Two-time AP All-American Second Team (2003, 2004)
USBWA All-American Second Team (2004)
All-Big 12 First-Team (2003, 2004)
Finished career at UT with over 1,000 points and over 1,000 rebounds
Education
B.S. 2004, The University of Texas at Austin
