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1 Staff Coaching Staff GEORGETOWN WOMEN, S, BASKETBALL S 31 31

2 Terri Wiliams-Flournoy GEORGETOWN WOMEN, S BASKETBALL

3 Head Coach TERRI Wil liam iams-fl lournoy HEAD COACH THIRD SEASON Terri Williams-Flournoy is now in her third season at the helm of the Georgetown women s basketball team. Williams-Flournoy took over the program on Aug. 27, 2004, becoming just the sixth women s basketball head coach in the history of the program. It was a homecoming for Williams-Flournoy as she began her collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach with the Hoyas in The stint lasted until 1996 when she moved on to the University of Georgia. ances, including a Final Four (1999) and two regional finals appearances (1997, 2000) with Georgia, and Georgetown s Sweet 16 run in Overall, Williams-Flournoy s record as an assistant coach was Along with her achievements on the court, Williams-Flournoy has been a leader in producing all-around student-athletes and monitoring academic achievement. This past season, her Hoyas boasted a team grade point average of 3.0. At Southwest Missouri State, Williams-Flournoy organized the academic monitoring of student-athletes and helped the team achieve a team GPA of over 3.0. She has been in charge of academic enrichment programs while at Georgia and now with the Hoyas. During her two seasons at Southwest Missouri State (now known as Missouri State University), a cl loser loo ok k... In May 2006, Coach Williams-Flournoy spoke at an Army Management Staff Council to a group of leading federal employees at Fort Belvoir in nearby Virginia. Coach Williams-Flournoy (here with Army Colonel John Dolac) gave a presentation on the values and principles that have helped her throughout her coaching career. In her first two seasons at Georgetown, Williams-Flournoy compiled a overall record and a mark in BIG EAST Conference play. In 2005, GU closed out the regular season by winning six of its last nine games, finished tied for sixth in the league standings, and forward Kieraah Marlow was named to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team. Williams-Flournoy put together a 12-year record of success as an assistant coach at Georgetown, Georgia ( ) and Southwest Missouri State ( ). She has been a part of three teams that have made nine NCAA Tournament appear- high school Phoebus, Hampton, Va. colege career Four-year letterwinner, Penn State University, colege degree B.A. in business management, Penn State University, 1991 coaching career Head Coach, Georgetown University, 2004-present Assistant Coach, Southwest Missouri State University, Assistant Coach, University of Georgia, Assistant Coach, Georgetown University, GEORGETOWN WOMEN, S BASKETBALL 33

4 Terri Wiliams-Flournoy Williams-Flournoy worked with head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson and was a part of two-straight NCAA Tournaments and two consecutive Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championships. The Southwest Missouri State team finished the season with a 28-4 record and won the regular-season Missouri Valley Conference Championship. At Georgia, Williams-Flournoy was recruiting coordinator for the program during a time when Georgia made six straight NCAA Tournament appearances under head coach Andy Landers. During Williams- Flournoy s tenure, the Bulldogs won Southeastern Conference titles in 1997 and 2000, the SEC tournament in 2001 and produced seven current WNBA players. Williams-Flournoy s four-year stint at Georgetown as an assistant saw the Hoyas achieve great success in her first season ( ), as Georgetown earned a BIG EAST Championship and its first-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament, finishing the year with a 23-7 overalll mark. Williams-Flournoy was responsible for all aspects of recruiting and scouting along with condi- tioning, game planning and academic monitoring. She also coached current GU assistant Niki Reid Geckler on the Sweet Sixteen team. A 1991 graduate of Penn State University with a degree in business management, Williams-Flournoy was a four-year letterwinning basketball player for the Lady Lions. Penn State won the Atlantic 10 Conference championship in each of Williams-Flournoy s last two seasons as a player and was a participant in the NCAA Tournament in three of Williams-Flournoy s four seasons. In 1988, 1990 and 1991 Williams-Flournoy and the Lady Lions advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament before falling to Auburn, Virginia and James Madison, respectively. Williams-Flournoy, sister of basketball guru Boo Williams of Hampton, Va., and her husband, Eric, have a daughter, Maya (6), and a son, Eric Jr. (3), and live in Waldorf, Md. WILLIAMS-FLOURNOY Year-by-year HEAD COACH Year School Record Georgetown Georgetown Total (two seasons) ASSISTANT COACH Year School Record SW Missouri State SW Missouri State Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown 23-7 Total (12 seasons) GEORGETOWN WOMEN, S BASKETBALL

5 Assistant Coaches NIKI Reid Geck ke el ler ASSISTANT COACH NINTH SEASON Former standout Georgetown guard and assistant coach Niki Reid Geckeler returned to the Hilltop in September of 2004 for her second stint as an assistant coach with the Hoyas women s basketball program. Reid Geckeler s main focus is the backcourt as well as recruiting and fundraising. Reid Geckeler served the and seasons as an assistant at Fordham University prior to joining the GU coaching staff. Reid Geckeler spent with the Hoyas as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator, and academic advisor. During her first go-round at Georgetown as defensive coordinator and guard coach, she helped the Hoyas to three WNIT appearances, while having four guards earn postseason honors in the BIG EAST. She also had eight players earn All-BIG EAST All-Academic accolades. As a player, Reid Geckeler was tri-captain of Georgetown s team that advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and finished the season with a 23-7 record and a Top 25 ranking. The Hoyas were 15-3 in the BIG EAST to win the regularseason conference championship. Reid was a four-year starter at point guard and upon graduating in 1993 with a degree in psychology, she left Georgetown as the school s leader in assists and three-point field goal percentage. During her four seasons as a student-athlete, Reid Geckeler was honored with the Coaches Award as the team s Most Valuable Player in the season, was the recipient of the team s Best Defensive Player award for the campaign and was the winner of the Hustle Award in both and In , Reid s first year as the top assistant at Fordham, the Rams accomplished a long list of firsts, including their first back-to-back Atlantic 10 road wins and their first four-game winning streak in Atlantic 10 play. Fordham also put together two four-game winning streaks during the year for the first time since , swept an Atlantic 10 opponent for the first time since , and picked up its first-ever win at Saint Joseph s. Also during her time at Fordham, two players, Mobolaji Akiode and Monica Mack, were named Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Reid Geckeler and her husband Tim, who played football at Rutgers, were married in April, 2006 and the couple resides in Waldorf, Md. a cl loser high school Phoebus, Hampton, Va. colege career loo ok k... Four-year letterwinner, Georgetown University, colege degree B.S. in psychology, Georgetown University, 1993 coaching career Assistant Coach, Georgetown University, , 2004-present Assistant Coach, Fordham University, , GEORGETOWN WOMEN, S BASKETBALL 35

6 Assistant Coaches TY Evans ASSISTANT COACH SECOND SEASON a cl loser loo ok k... high school Beloit Memorial High School, Beloit, Wis. colege career Two-year letterwinner, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Two-years, University of Richmond, colege degree B.A. in secondary education, 1995 coaching career Assistant Coach, Georgetown University, 2005-present Assistant Coach, St. Louis University, , Head Coach, Ulriken Eagles (Bergen, Norway), professional r ona playing career Team Vulon, Taiwan, an, Ulriken Eagles, Norway, Ty Evans is in his second season at Georgetown after joining the Hoyas women s basketball program in September He brings five years of high level coaching and playing experience to the position. In addition to his coaching of the Hoya post players, Evans focuses on recruiting and coordinates all scouting and scheduling of opponents, and heads the preseason and postseason conditioning schedules. Prior to Georgetown, Evans had two stints as an assistant coach at St. Louis University, from the through the seasons. Responsibilities included the coordination of the preseason and postseason individual instruction, scheduling, director of summer camps, film exchange and team travel. Evans was also responsible for the development of post players and played an integral role in recruiting. During the season, Evans was the head coach of the Ulkiken Eagles, based in Bergen, Norway, of the Norwegian Professional Men s League. It was his second career stop in Norway as he was a former player for the team and won the team s MVP award in Evans spent one more year playing professionally overseas in Taiwan in before focusing on his coaching career. His coaching time began as an assistant high school basketball coach at Beloit Memorial High in Beloit, Wis., where he assisted both the junior varsity and varsity. Evans spent the following year as an assistant basketball coach at Turner High School in Beloit, where he also served as head boys and girls coach for the eighth grade teams. Evans has been integral in promoting the game of basketball, founding Krossover Basketball Inc. based in Janesville, Wis., in Krossover Basketball used basketball as a vehicle to teach youngsters the value of conflict resolution, time management and vocational training while promoting the game of basketball through the AAU component of the organization. He also continues to run his First Step Basketball Camp during the summer in his hometown of Beloit, while also serving as the Director of the Amare Stoudemire Basketball Camp (June 2005). Evans graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater in 1995 with a degree in secondary education and was a two-year basketball team captain along with being named a First-Team All-American in GEORGETOWN WOMEN, S BASKETBALL

7 Assistant Coaches BETH Dick kinso inson ASSISTANT COACH SECOND SEASON Beth Dickinson became a member of the Georgetown women s basketball coaching staff in July 2005 and is now in her second season. She will assist with recruiting and all aspects of player personnel, community outreach efforts, academics and special events. Dickinson spent the season as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Fordham, after briefly serving as the director of women s basketball operations. While in college, Dickinson helped coordinate and run the Hoops America Basketball Camps in South Plainfield, N.J., managed by her coaching mentor, Rich Leary. She has also assisted Leary with the under-15 New Jersey Demons AAU team. She finished her collegiate career in at Fordham, playing her final two seasons for the Rams after transferring from St. Peter s College in Jersey City, N.J. In her four years as a collegiate student-athlete, Dickinson recorded over 1,000 points. In her final year at Fordham she averaged 12.8 points a game and shot 89% from the free throw line, which was the secondbest single season mark in Fordham history. As a Ram, she was a captain of the team both her junior and senior years, scoring 677 points, an average of better than 11 points per game in her two seasons. Dickinson was an Academic All-Atlantic 10 honoree, the first Fordham women s basketball player to earn academic all-conference honors. A native of Milltown N.J., Dickinson was a standout student-athlete at Spotswood High School (N.J.). She is the school s all-time leading scoring with over 2,100 points, having garnered First Team All-State honors and leading her team to a their first-ever regional championship as a senior. Dickinson graduated from Fordham in 2004 with a dual degree in finance and marketing and was a member of the University Dean s List in five semesters. Dickinson currently lives in Alexandria, Va. a cl loser loo ok k... high school Spotswood High School, Spotswood, N.J. colege career Two-year letterwinner, Fordham University, Two-year letterwinner, Saint Peter s College, colege degree B.S. in finance and marketing, Fordham University, 2004 coaching career Assistant Coach, Georgetown University, 2005-present Assistant Coach, Fordham University, Director of Basketball Operations, Fordham University, GEORGETOWN WOMEN, S BASKETBALL 37

8 Basketbal Staff ADRIENNE Harris Moore DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS SECOND SEASON a cl loser loo ok k... high school Largo High School, Largo, Md. colege career Four-year letterwinner, Mount St. Mary s College, colege degree M.S. in sports leadership, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2005 B.S. in business management, Mount St. Mary s College, 2004 coaching career Director of Basketball Operations, Georgetown University, 2005-present Adrienne Harris Moore is now in her second season as Georgetown s Director of Basketball Operations. Since joining the staff in August of 2005, Harris Moore has concentrated on the day-to-day operations of the office, including team travel arrangements, equipment, film exchange as well as coordinating all aspects of the Georgetown Women s Basketball Camp. Harris Moore came to Georgetown from U-Turn, Inc., in Richmond, Va., where she was an intern to the Director of Operations. Her duties included interviewing, training and scheduling staff, as well as assisting with marketing and promotional campaigns and fundraising initiatives. She was also the liaison between the U-Turn operations department and its board of directors. Prior to U-Turn, Harris Moore was a recreation instructor for Henrico County Recreation & Parks in Henrico, Va., from December 2004 until August She also worked as an assistant director for the Vanessa Blair Basketball Camp in Emmitsburg, Md. A terrific student-athlete, Harris Moore graduated from Mount St. Mary s magna cum laude in 2004 with a B.S. in business management. A member of Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society, she earned the John McClendon Minority Postgraduate Scholarship Award in Harris Moore was also a member of the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society and selected to the Northeast Conference Honor Roll. In addition, she was a participant in the NCAA Leadership Conference (2004) and President of the Mount Fellowship of Christian Athletes ( ). Harris Moore was a four-year starter on Mount St. Mary s women s basketball team from 2000 to She was the fourth player in Mount history to record at least 1,300 points, 300 assists and 200 steals. She earned a spot on the Northeast Conference All-Rookie team in 2001 and was named to Mount St. Mary s 30th Anniversary Team. Harris Moore earned an M.S. in sports leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University with a concentration in sports management, which she completed in August of Harris Moore and her husband, DeMario Moore have been married for one year and reside in Bowie, Md GEORGETOWN WOMEN, S BASKETBALL

9 Basketbal Staff ALEX Boettg er ge MANAGER Alex Boettger is in his second season with the Georgetown women s basketball team. Boettger handles any and all managerial duties and is part of the bench personnel during games. A senior in the McDonough School of Business, Boettger is working on his bachelor of science in marketing. He is a graduate of AF North High School in the Netherlands, where he was a three-sport athlete in basketball, soccer and tennis. Boettger now lives in Texas, is an avid golfer and would like to work for NBA Europe. DeStefano KATHERINE noman NAGER Katherine DeStefano is a freshman and in her first year with the Georgetown women s basketball program. The Silver Spring, Md. native was a four-year letterwinning basketball player at St. John s College High School where she helped the team to the 2004 WCAC Championship. Also a two-time letterwinning golfer in high school, DeStefano was the valedictorian of her high school class and was editor-in-chief of her school newspaper as well as acting treasurer of the student government association. She earned the school s English Award, Religion Award and Business Award. DeStefano would like to continue a career in basketball as a coach following her days as a student. MARILYN rejean PreJeanE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Marilyn PreJean is in her first season with the Hoyas women s basketball program after joining the program in April Prejean provides administrative support to the women s basketball office. A New Orleans native, PreJean has more than 25 years experience in education administration and curriculum support, in addition to past positions as a medical clinic manager and flight attendant. She has served as Assistant to the Superintendent of New Orleans Public Schools, Academic Advisor to the Saudi Ministry of Defense, Program Director for the Libyan government, and managed faculty recruitment at George Washington University. In 1993, PreJean came to Georgetown University Medical Center where she served as the Educational Support Coordinator. She authored several papers in educational methodology that were presented at national and international medical education conferences GEORGETOWN WOMEN, S BASKETBALL 39

10 Support Staff TOM DiSanto ATHLETIC TRAINER Tom DiSanto is in his first season as the athletic trainer with the women s basketball program. DiSanto came to the Hilltop in the summer of 2005 after spending four years at La Salle University. At La Salle, DiSanto primarily oversaw the Explorer football team in addition to working with the softball and swim teams. During his time in Philadelphia, DiSanto earned his master s degree in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine from Temple University. DiSanto, who earned his undergraduate degree from Penn State in 1998, has also spent time as the head athletic trainer at the Friends Central School and two years as the head athletic trainer at Clayton High School. MIKE Hil istrength & CONDITIONING Mike Hill is beginning his third year as part of the Hoyas Strength & Conditioning program. He came to Georgetown from San Francisco, Calif., where he ran a multi-million dollar weight training facility, while also volunteering for the Oakland Raiders. He received his bachelor of arts from the University of Northern Iowa in health promotion with a minor in coaching. While attending Northern Iowa, Hill worked with the men s basketball coaching staff as a student manager and practice player. Hill coached two high school basketball teams in Iowa and organized camps for the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, Denver University and several high schools throughout the state of Iowa. He is a current member of the National Strength & Conditioning Association and his certifications include Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, SAC Speed Agility and Conditioning Level 1 Coach, National Academy of Sports Medicine Personal Trainer, and CPR certified. Habe SHELLY l el ACADEMIC COORDINATOR FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES Shelly K. Habel is in her second year working directly with the Georgetown athletic department as the Academic Coordinator for Student Athletes. In her role, she assists student-athletes with academic planning, and study skills. She works collaboratively with coaches, sport administrators, faculty and academic deans, as well as other academic offices to develop individual and group academic programming for student-athletes to ensure the academic success of the Hoya student-athletes. Dr. Habel has been a Visiting Assistant Professor in the department of Sociology at Georgetown University since She received a bachelor s and master s degree from Stockholm University, Sweden in East Asian Studies, majoring in Chinese and minoring in economics. She earned her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, focusing her research on social change and economic development in small, rural and ethnically diverse communities. BEN Sh hove hassociate SID / WOMEN, S BASKETBALL CONTACT Benjamin Shove is in his second year with the Georgetown Athletics Department after spending as the Sports Information Director at Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y. Shove serves as the primary contact for the men s soccer, women s basketball and women s lacrosse. While at Wagner, Shove oversaw all media inquiries and athletic publications for Wagner s 22 Division I varsity sports, serving as the primary contact for football, men s basketball, swimming and women s lacrosse teams, while handling publicity for the 2000 baseball team that made the school s first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament. He played a vital role as a committee member of the Seahawk Golf Classic and the Wagner College Athletics Hall of Fame and was instrumental in developing a new department website. Shove is a 1998 graduate of Marist College, where the communications major was a four-year letterwinner on the Red Fox baseball team that made the school s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in A Connecticut native, he is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and earned his MBA in 2002 from Wagner GEORGETOWN WOMEN, S BASKETBALL