Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jcoleman@georgiasouthern.edu
- Phone:
- 843-543-3149
Coleman joins the Eagles from Walters State Community College in Tennessee, where she complied an impressive 77-25 record for the Lady Senators, including a 54-9 versus Tennessee Community Colleges. She guided her teams to three of four TCCAA regular season titles (2021, 2022, 2023), three of the four TCCAA conference tournament championships (2021, 2022, 2023), and an NJCAA Sweet 16 Appearance.
For her efforts, Coach Coleman was named 2023 TCCAA Coach of the Year and Appalachian District Coach of the Year, marking the third time in her career she was earned league Coach of the Year honors. The Georgetown, South Carolina native spent the first nine years of her coaching career as assistant beside hall of famer David Kragel at Walters State. She helped assist the Lady Senators in reaching a NJCAA Final Four, making two trips to the Elite Eight and advancing to the Sweet 16 three times. The Lady Senators complied a 259-40 record and eight top-15 finishes in the national polls during her tenure.
Coleman played for Walters State in 2006-08, helping the Lady Senators to two conference championships and NJCAA National Tournament appearances. She then played two seasons at Jacksonville University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in sociology from Jacksonville in 2010, Coleman then completed her master’s degree in sports management and sport administration from Liberty University in 2021.
Coleman is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated and the NAACP.
