DICKINSON SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACHING PROGRAM

ATLANTA, Ga., March 7, 207 -- James Madison senior guard Lesley Dickinson (Queens Village, N.Y./Christ the King) has been selected to participate in Nike's So You Want To Be A Coach program.

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) is hosting the fifth annual program. The two and a half day workshop will be held in conjunction with the WBCA National Convention and the NCAA Final Four on March 30 through April 1in Cleveland, Ohio.

"Nike is committed to growing women's basketball and supporting those coaches involved in our game," said Jill Pizzotti, Nike's Manager of Women's College Basketball. "We are proud to sponsor the 'So You Want To Be A Coach' program, focused on developing and educating these chosen young ladies on the coaching profession."

The 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. The program will assist in identifying, recruiting and retaining minority women in the profession of coaching.

At this year's workshop, the participants will have the opportunity to meet and learn from some high level professionals, including Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer, Oregon State head coach LaVonda Wagner, St. Louis head coach Shimmy Gray-Miller and Floyd Keith, Executive Director of the Black Coaches Association.

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 her 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.

Listed below is the 2007 class of Nike's So You Want To Be A Coach:
Participant, Institution
Kendra Agee, Wright State
Ashley Awkward, Mississippi
Kristina Baugh, Providence
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
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
Alexandra Mallen, California Lutheran
Diana Martinez, St. Andrews Presbyterian
Tandem Mays, The Tulsa
Keunta Miles, Central Florida
Jada Mincy, Mississippi
Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
Sequoya Moore, Howard
Tracy Naidas, Lenoir-Rhyne College
Krystion Obie, 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
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