A three-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Tulsa, Mays (2003-07) concluded her collegiate career with seven records on TU's Top-10 List. |
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Mays Selected as 2007 Nike's So You Want To Be A Coach Participant
March 7, 2007
Atlanta, Ga. -
Tulsa women's basketball standout Tandem Mays has been selected to participate in the fifth annual Nike's So You Want To Be A Coach program, as announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The two and a half day workshop will be held in conjunction with the WBCA National Convention, March 30-April 1 in Cleveland, Ohio.A three-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Tulsa, Mays (2003-07) concluded her collegiate career with seven records on TU's Top-10 List, including first in games played (123), second in assists (366), sixth in free throws (242), eighth in steals (110), ninth in points (836) and three-point field goals (58), and 10th in rebounds (445).
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 help those interested in the field.
For qualification, the potential candidate must have exhausted her final year of basketball eligibility at a four-year institution OR have graduated within the past year. In addition, the candidate's head coach has to 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.
2007 Class of Nike's So You Want To Be A Coach Kendra Agee, Wright State Ashley Awkward, Mississippi Kristina Baugh, Providence College Cobie Carlisle, Jacksonville State Kezia Conyers, Appalachian State Cheri' Craddock, Washington Lesley Dickinson, James Madison Lani Edmonds, Ashland Chrissy Givens, Middle Tennessee State Valonne Givens, Bethune-Cookman College Megan Griffith, Columbia Erica Hallman, Kansas Cameo Hicks, Washington Jennifer Hoffman, Siena Heights Elizabeth Honegger, Bowling Green State Krystle Horton, Middle Tennessee State Tanya James, Albany Angela Jones, Washington Branden Lippy, Millersville (PA) Alexandra Mallen, California Lutheran Diana Martinez, St. Andrews Presbyterian Tandem Mays, Tulsa Keunta Miles, UCF Jada Mincy, Mississippi Carrie Moore, Western Michigan Sequoya Moore, Howard Tracy Naidas, Lenoir-Rhyne College Krystion Obie, UNC-Charlotte Jessica Oram, Oberlin College Karita Overstreet, Mississippi Valley State Armintie Price, Mississippi Joya Puryear, Oakland Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illionois Kelcey Roegiers-Jensen, Georgia State Courtney Smiley, Howard Alexandra Street, Chowan Brittany Sumpter, Johnson C. Smith Destanie Sykes, Oklahoma State Krystal Taylor, Valparaiso Shamarah Thomas, Wilberforce Catherria Turner, Oklahoma State Jennifer Villarin, Martin Methodist College Alexandra Webster, Wisconsin-Green Bay Christen West, Mississippi Valley State Vemitra White, West Georgia Crystal Wiley, Central Michigan Chasity Williams, Lincoln Memorial Ikea Witt, Hartford
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