Hamlet Named ‘So You Want to be a Coach’ Participant
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Hamlet Named ‘So You Want to be a Coach’ Participant
Meredith Hamlet becomes Valpo's second "So You Want to be a Coach" selection in the last two years.

For the second consecutive season, the Valparaiso University women’s basketball program will have a participant in the “So You Want to be a Coach” program, hosted by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association in partnership with WeCOACH.

Senior Meredith Hamlet (McBain, Mich. / McBain) will represent Valpo this year after 2018 alum Dani Franklin did so a year ago.  

This marks the 17th annual “So You Want to be a Coach” program as each member will participate in a three-day workshop with speakers provided by WeCOACH on April 3-5 in conjunction with the WBCA Convention in Tampa Bay, Fla.

The objectives of the “So” program are to increase the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women’s basketball, increase the understanding and awareness of competencies necessary for success in coaching, introduce female basketball players to coaches and administrators and raise awareness of the existing talent pool of female basketball players who have a passion and interest in coaching the game of women’s basketball.

Hamlet is a public relations major with minors in sports management and professional writing. Among her many interests is a desire to pursue coaching at the conclusion of her playing days. She is Valpo’s leading scorer this season at 13.5 points per game and ranks 11th in program history in career scoring.

Here are the members of the 2019 “So You Want To Be A Coach” program class: 

Name

Institution

Division

Erica Balman

Monmouth University

NCAA I

Ali Bettencourt

Univ. of Wisconsin-Parkside

NCAA II

Briana Betz-White

Loyola University

NCAA I

Morgan Birmelin

DeSales University

NCAA III

Rachel Blackburn

Univ. of Nebraska

NCAA I

Anna Lee Bollinger

Brevard College

NCAA III

Megan Brown

Univ. of Southern Mississippi

NCAA I

Taje Burston

Coppin State University

NCAA I

Chrijaun Carter

McPherson College

NAIA

Princess Davis

Texas A&M Univ.- Commerce

NCAA II

Tania Davis

Univ. of Iowa

NCAA I

Danielle Edwards

Clemson University

NCAA I

Christina Ekhomu

Northern Illinois University

NCAA II

Mekaela Fithian-Giantonio

Nichols College

NCAA III

Sierra Gerald

University of Bridgeport

NCAA II

Destiny Graham

University of Arizona

NCAA I

Kelly Guarino

NJ Institute of Technology

NCAA 1

Meredith Hamlet

Valparaiso University

NCAA I

Catherine Harrison

Middlebury College

NCAA III

Felecity Haven

University of Mount Olive

NCAA II

Kaity Healy

Seton Hall

NCAA I

Jace Henderson

University of Montana

NCAA I

Kaitlin Hogan

Birmingham Southern College

NCAA III

Rosemary Ilang

Longwood University

NCAA I

Hannah Johnson

University of Washington

NCAA I

Tessa Johnston

Emory & Henry College

NCAA III

Becca Jonas

Drake University

NCAA I

Paris Jones

Univ. of California- Santa Barbara

NCAA I

Cy Lippold

Dartmouth College

NCAA I

Mikayla Lopez

Augustana College

NCAA III

Olivia Luu

William Jessup University

NAIA

Darby Maggard

Belmont University

NCAA I

Ariel Massengale

University of Mississippi

NCAA I

Shannon Mathis

University of Texas at Dallas

NCAA III

MacKenzi Matthews

Baldwin Wallace University

NCAA III

Aryn McClure

Quinnipiac University

NCAA I

Bailey McDevitt

Linfield College

NCAA III

Francesca Minali

Georgia State University

NCAA I

Maci Morris

University of Kentucky

NCAA I

Abby Nakfoor

Ferris State University

NCAA II

Kacie O’Connor

Wayne State College

NCAA II

Amy Okonkwo

Texas Christian University

NCAA I

Julie Raeder

Cardinal Stritch University

NAIA

Khadaizha Sanders

Rutgers University

NCAA I

Laramie Schwenke

Idaho State University

NCAA I

Shandricka Sessom

University of Mississippi

NCAA I

Harper Sheets

Hastings College

NAIA

Madeline Simon

University of Nebraska

NCAA I

Jasmine Sina

St. John's University

NCAA I

Kennedi Thompson

Binghamton University

NCAA I

Ali Trani

Univ. of North Carolina at Asheville

NCAA I

Alexis Uffman

Columbia College (MD)

NAIA

Taylor Vasa

Briar Cliff University

NAIA

Emily Vogelpohl

Wright State University

NCAA I

Destinee Walker

Radford University

NCAA I

Jasmyn Walker

Western Michigan University

NCAA I

Makayla Waterman

Ohio State University

NCAA I

Harlyn Wyatt

Tulane University

NCAA I

Isis Young

Syracuse University

NCAA I

Emily Ziese

Peru State College

NAIA