Hopefully, shell stick around and make JSU into the powerhouse program that it can be but the price will have to be right. Now hell have to work to make sure shes comfortably compensated because schools with more resources to put into womens basketball than JSU will definitely be taking note of Reed in a new light.Yes, HBCUs deserve great coaches that recognize their importance to not only their institution but the culture as well. After graduating from Murrah, she began her collegiate basketball career at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. They dont have the resources over there. "Honestly, my message after today's game waswe have to continue to fight for our institution, our conference, we have to continue to fight for our culture," Reed said. Mackenzie talks with junior Lady Tigers guard Dayzsha Rogan to get to know what her pregame rituals are, her favorite music, and more. They dont have the resources you need to be successful. Reed led Hinds CC to the NJCAA Region 23 title game in 2017. I took jobs all over the place at predominately white institutions, and the Lord afforded me an opportunity to come back. We have to continue to knock on walls to get respect. Youre going to take a cheap bus to your games. Reed transferred to Georgia Southwestern State University after her time at Hinds, where she led the team in scoring (finishing second in the conference) and earned the teams most valuable player award. And it shouldnt change seeing yourself on a higher platform. SLAM: As a former hooper, was there a specific moment that paved the way for a career in coaching? Williams responded that day. So I just got to a point where I couldnt keep sitting on it. He does a lot of social media marketing for myself and our program and for other sports as well. She's made three of the last four NCAA Tournaments and she almost upstaged Mulkey despite having a fraction of the resources. Off the court, she is classy and elegant. This March Madness story, of a player-mother and her caring coach, who almost led Jackson State to an upset of LSU, deserves to be told. I think this has opened an opportunity for us to have that national attention. Others are about getting her team going. He holds a lot of credibility, I dont want him to ever feel like he cannot speak up for what is right, and I want him to know that his voice matters. Mulkey's point is that Reed is good enough to coach at a school with more resources. It won the league in 2021. The Lady Tigers (6-7, 3-0 SWAC) travel to Prairie View A&M (6-9, 3-1 SWAC) for a 3 p.m. tipoff Saturday. She has assisted in bringing several high-ranking recruiting classes, including the 2014 class at Louisiana Tech, which garnered a national Top 50 ranking and was the second-highest ranked class in Conference USA. After graduating from Murrah, she began her collegiate basketball career at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. An anxious Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed tried to steal a victory over No. But if anybody could take anything away from it, it's that we can and we will. SLAMhas partnered with theBlack Coaches Associationon a content series that will spotlight Black coaches from every level. 9 once. Another strong statement. They still exist. TR: For me, its just really important to stay classy, stay professional, be a model and just to show we can do this. Tomekia Reed - Women's Basketball Coach - Jackson State University Tomekia Reed Title Head Coach Phone 601-979-2818 In four seasons as head coach, Tomekia Reed has led Jackson State University women's basketball to the top of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Jackson State had never won a March Madness game. Tomekia Reed begins her first year as an assistant coach on Teresa Weatherspoon[apos]s staff as part of the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters program. Her coaching career began in 04 at South Georgia Technical College, where she served as an assistant coach and recruiter for three seasons. She said she didn't like to run. Kim Mulkey and Tomekia Reed embrace. 175 s.3rd street suite 200 columbus ohio 43215 [email . "I am thankful for AD Robinson's commitment to our program and we will have several more outstanding seasons to come.". She was just an adult who cared about a struggling young woman. That passion has cost and inspired her team at times: In last year's NCAA opening-round tournament game against LSU, Reed received a technical foul and the bench one as well. Named Jackson State University head coach in 2018, Reed joined JSU following a successful three-year stint as coach of the Hinds Community College womens basketball team. Shes also coached at Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, New Orleans and Hinds CC, where she led her alma-mater to two consecutive winning seasons and the NJCAA Region 23 title game during her three-year tenure. You'll see a change, and we're going to keep working. Saturday's game was a prime example of where she can take a program. We have to make a strong statement in the preseason next year. Jackson State had three players on the all-conference team, including Ameshya Williams, who was the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year. Jackson State University is pleased to announce a four-year contract extension for head women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed. Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed after loss to LSU: 'We're gonna keep knocking', Jackson State women's basketball falls short of historic upset of LSU in NCAA Tournament, How a game of 1-on-1 basketball changed Ameshya Williams-Holliday's last name, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. There was Reed, stalking the sidelines as the architect, the personable and empathetic recruiter, who'd taken the job in 2018 with no prior Division I head-coaching experience. Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Forensics Laboratory. I want to help you get through this. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A familiar face will head the Jackson State women's basketball program as Tomekia Reed has been selected as the new head coach for Lady Tigers. She earned an associates degree in sports medicine from Hinds in 2001 and a bachelors in exercise science from Georgia Southwestern in 2003. Coach Reed and her staff have done a great job recruiting and I expect her to continue to raise the bar.The 2019-20 JSU womens basketball season will go down in program history as one of the most dominant. I don't know what y'all say but all I feel is a loss. A couple months later, Williams enrolled at Jackson State. "But now it's time to come back and knock the walls down.". The Blue and White finished conference play with a 16-2 mark which tied the program record. She thinks back to seeing MLK's famous moments and seeing his speeches and what he believed in and for the reality for Black people to be living in it right now, and the feeling is great. And then, in 2019, with childcare support from her mother and grandmother, Williams, along with Reed, set out to build the Lady Tigers into one of the best mid-major programs in women's basketball. I havent called yet, but Im certainly going to call because I want to know, why are we looked at as less than? 2023 www.clarionledger.com. She grew up in Jackson. A perennial Southwestern Athletic Conference power emerged. In four seasons as JSUs head coach, Tomekia Reed has led JSU women's basketball to the top of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. trademarks of Slam Media Inc. All rights reserved. Reeds emphasis this offseason has been to work on controlling her own as well as the team's emotions. I hope it has encouraged everybody," Reed said. How a regret in NCAA Tournament near upset of LSU changed Jackson State women's basketball, Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed balances sport, Christmas for her son, Why Kim Mulkey saying Tomekia Reed won't be at Jackson State long isn't the compliment she thinks it is, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Reed, who is in her fifth season at JSU, has posted an 85-45 mark and 64-10 record in SWAC action, which includes tying the single-season wins record (23) last season, three consecutive. Other transfers and high-school recruits followed. The Tigers' athletic department described his extension as a "multi-year" deal. Williams was also named Defensive Player of the Year. Jackson State football will play in 2021 Orange Blossom Classic in Miami, Jackson State men's basketball manager 'Snacks' wins ESPY, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Him and I talk all the time, we meet all the time. Its always bringing us down when were doing the exact same thing that the other schools are doing with limited resources and thats what I put in the tweet. With three consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference championships, the Lady Tigers are off to a 3-0 start in SWAC play this season. Feb 4, 2023 8:45 AM EST. Always that one that was helping and I put my hands in everything and thats who I am as a head coach right now. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); HoopDirt is your source for the latest college basketball coaching news, rumors, and job postings. Reed is a two-time SWAC Coach of The Year (2020, 2022). REED BALANCES CHRISTMAS AND HER SONJackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed balances sport, Christmas for her son, We want to use our emotions as a positive, Reed said. The upset of LSU was the storybook ending, the tale that would have overtaken the tournament. Get to know Jackson State women's basketball's Dayzsha Rogan. Nobody will ever take that away from me. She has guided JSU to four consecutive berths in the SWAC Tournament semifinals, three straight berths in the conference tournament finals, three straight SWAC regular-season titles, and two straight SWAC tournament titles and NCAA appearances. TR: Coming here to Jackson State as an assistant coach, it was a great experience. As much as Jackson State University women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed knows that now, her journey to this moment has been one of twists, turns and potholes. "Oh my God," Pointer said, to herself and others, repeatedly. Martin Luther King Jr., Reed said, I often think about all of the things he fought for. The comment was meant as a feel-good sign of respect. Head WBB Coach, Jackson State University . For Reed, not all technical fouls are bad, some are about gamesmanship to get a call later in the game. Reed comes to JSU after a successful three-year stint at Hinds Community College. Ameshya Williams-Holliday, their star player who doubles as a wife and mother, Reed had screamed when brackets were released, Six months after that, she gave birth to her son, Jace, met her husband by beating him in one-on-one basketball. All rights reserved. Mulkeys comments rubbed some people the wrong way as she knew they would if she said them. Reed knows what it takes to lead a program to success, both as a player and a coach. I have my hands in everything. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. Coach Reed has done a tremendous job and has elevated the program in her two short years on the job, Robinson said. $290,000.00. Reed offers officials "The Scowl" a combination. Not with leaders like Reed; and players like Crump, who had 21 points Saturday, and who's just a junior. Reed and Jackson State will have an early test in the 2022 Preseason WNIT, where the Tigers will face Colorado, Louisiana and Texas Tech. Jackson State had never won a March Madness game. TR: Recruiting. TR: The disrespect runs deep. Monisha Nealadded to Grambling Womens Basketball Staff, Anderson named Womens Basketball Head Coach at MVSU, Skeete named Womens Basketball Head Coach at Texas Southern, Graduate Assistant Lawrence Technological University, Head Womens Basketball Coach Defiance College, Head Womens Basketball Coach University of Wisconsin River Falls. I had Power Five ADs reach out to me and say, Hey, lets talk about this. But still we are walked over and thought less of. "I hope that it's giving them a sense of pride that we can do it. All Rights Reserved |, Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center, Prospective Student-Athlete Questionnaire, Walter Payton Health and Recreation Center, Walter Payton Center Membership Application, Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Map. Learn more about the BCAhere. The other technical hurt, though, as JSU would lose 83-78. Jackson State pays its football coach Deion Sanders less than a fifth of that. If Im never afforded the opportunity to get to a higher platformits okay. Jackson State opens its season against the Buffs. Thirty minutes later, Reed says, Williams sent back a picture of a pregnancy test. HOUSTON - Center Daphne White recorded a double-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and a block as the Jackson State Lady Tigers dominated the Texas Southern Lady Tigers 87-58 as 1,284 fans . Amid conversations about the challenges coaches at HBCUs face, a successful and veteran one chimed in. Especially not early in the third quarter on Saturday in Baton Rouge, when third-seeded LSU and its national champion coach led by 17. "Could you please respond to let me know that you're OK?" A season later, Williams-Holliday who met her husband by beating him in one-on-one basketball, and added his name to hers scored in double figures without fail. Kim Mulkey, the fiery LSU coach who'd won titles at Baylor, nearly discarded her golden jacket and brought disbelieving hands to her blonde-haired head. Identify Target Roles. She earned an associates degree in sports medicine from Hinds in 2001 and a bachelors in exercise science from Georgia Southwestern in 2003. Why arent we important to this game of basketball that we love and study and have been a part of for so long, just as much as the others have? Ive always been someone who cared dearly about everybody; players, coaches, managers. Tomekia Reed. Year three of my plan happened in year one and two by the grace of GodIm so thankful and I just want to stay in that mercy and in that favorbut going into year four, I mentioned that I wanted to have national prominence. The 2007-08 JSU squad captured the SWAC Tournament championship and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Months later, Reed got the Jackson State job. Jackson State womens basketball coach Tomekia Reed is not only a success on the basketball court, but she's a woman of deep conviction and emotions. We dont have those things, so you know what, that makes me work harder. History beckoned. It drew laughs from people in the media room in Baton Rouge after LSU's 83-77 win. There was Williams-Holliday, a once-prized recruit who'd left Mississippi State in 2017 and fallen off the basketball map. In an interview, Sanders spoke about how quarterbacks need to have a 3.5 GPA or higher. "I said, you ain't going to be at Jackson State long if they don't pay you," Mulkey said"And I'm not her agent, I'm not her best friend, I just know talent and I respect people from afar on a job well done. LSU coach Kim Mulkey said Tomekia Reed wont be at Jackson State long if they dont pay her. "Even though this is her last game for Jackson State University," Reed said of Williams-Holliday, "she is gonna continue to open the door for our conference, for our institution, for our HBCU community. In making the program's second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and the first as a #14 seed, Jackson State led in the fourth quarter in nearly achieving an historic tournament win over #3 LSU. "I need to thank President Thomas Hudson and Vice President and Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson for the faith and support they are placing in me with this extension, Brent said. I think our ability to have won as many championships as weve won here at Jackson Statein three years weve won three championshipsso I think I had ears for the platform at this point. She told reporters that in her post-game conversation I respect the job shes done and that shes a heck of her coach, and her kids played their hearts out. "We have to continue to fight for our institution, for our conference, for our culture," Reed said. 2,973 following. They began corresponding regularly. During its 27 NCAA Tournament appearances, LSU (26-5) has only. Thats why I am still single, Reed joked to the Clarion Ledger when asked about The Scowl. Founded, monitored, and run by college coaches. I want him to be cognizant of the way he uses his voice and the words he uses to express his thoughts and opinions., MO WILLIAMS TALKS ABOUT M.L. Reed comes to Jackson State following a successful three-year stint as coach of the Hinds Community College women's basketball team. All rights reserved. A fancy building is not going to pick you up out of your dorm and take you to the emergency room. And she wasnt wrong. Reed has the unique distinction of being a part of every JSU women's basketball national tournament appearance since 2006, including being on the coaching staff of three of JSU's six NCAA Tournament games. Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. After transferring to Georgia Southwestern State University, Reed continued her athletic dominance, this time leading the team in scoring and ultimately named team MVP. I was extremely smart. The announcement was made Monday. Georgia Southwestern State University Coach Tomekia Reed is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, and a 1999 graduate of Murrah High School. Before becoming the head coach, Reed was Jackson States womens basketball recruiting coordinator from 2006-2009. This year's mark of 23 wins is the highest in program history, including a historic 18-0 record in SWAC play, surpassing a program-best 16 wins in 2020. Tomekia Reed is a hot commodity as a speaker, leader, and head coach. Often, her feelings lay bare in front of fans, friends, and player. But it is obvious that Reeds star is on the rise, and true to Mulkeys words, her pay will have to rise as well. TR: Im excited because were finally big at every position, now its going to come down to the game strategizing, and just getting them mentally understanding [that] we wake up and get dressed the same way they wake up and get dressedwe have an opportunity, a shot at this thing the same way they have a shot at it. In 2021-22, Jackson State boasted SWAC champions in football, women's basketball, and other sports. 14 seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament. We have to continue to fight for our culture. Coach Reed and her staff have done a great job recruiting and I expect her to continue to raise the bar. Reed wrote. Coach. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a celebration of the civil-rights icon's life, but it's also one of remembering her late mother, Edith Mae Reed, whose birthday is was on that day. She'd decided she was done with hoops, with college. Tomekia Reed always knew coaching at Jackson State was a goal she wanted to achieve. We are doing the same thing other coaches are doing with less resources and sometimes a lot less talent. SLAM: What has the impact of having JSU football head coach Deion Sanders on campus been like? Mulkey will make north of $2.5 million this season. Im doing film, Im cleaning, Im mopping the floor, Im sweeping the floor, Im washing uniforms, I do it all, on top of game strategizing, on top of recruiting. She has guided JSU to four consecutive berths in the SWAC Tournament semifinals (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), three straight berths in the conference tournament finals (2019, 2021, 2022 after 2020 tournament canceled), three straight SWAC regular season titles (2020, 2021, 2022), and two straight SWAC tournament titles and NCAA appearances (2021, 2022). Tomekia Reed and her intimidating scowl were on full display during the HBCU GO broadcast with legendary Charlie Neal calling the play-by-play, as the Lady Tigers rebounded from Saturday's. All great coaches have their signature way to work officials during a basketball game. Copyright 2023, Jackson State University Athletics. Reed led Hinds CC to the NJCAA Region 23 title game in 2017. Off the court, she is classy and elegant. She'd envisioned the scene in the locker room, taking her LSU jersey off for the final time, tears soaking everything. Reed had screamed when brackets were released. However, Reed spoke with passion aboutof the importance of fighting to make things better at JSU. After the final buzzer sounded Saturday, and LSU narrowly staved off what would have been one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournamentwomen's basketball history,coachKim Mulkeyhad a message for Jackson State coach Tomekia Reed. TOMEKIA REED MEETS EMMITT SMITH Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed meets Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith Reed knows that Black people have created immense. That is why we film our games, to teach our players.. Other responsibilities included strength and conditioning liaison, player development, community service coordinator, and summer basketball camp coordinator. The man behind those moves was Ashley Robinson, recently named AD of The Year and the recipient of a new contract himself earlier this month. To her mother taking her to practice and games, or just laughing. They do this as a teaching tool turning negative emotions into positive ones. ", POSTGAME COMMENTS: Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed after loss to LSU: 'We're gonna keep knocking', WHAT HAPPENED IN BATON ROUGE: Jackson State women's basketball falls short of historic upset of LSU in NCAA Tournament, PLAYER OF THE YEAR: How a game of 1-on-1 basketball changed Ameshya Williams-Holliday's last name. I always wanted to come back as the head coach. We. 848 posts. Reed began her collegiate playing career at Southern Miss, helping lead the program to a WNIT appearance before transferring to Hinds CC for the 2000-2001 season. . This season, Jackson State ranked in the top three in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in nearly every major category. 14 seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament. But the beginning and middle of this story? 2021. All had failed. We're going to keep knocking until we get the same as other institutions," Reed said. Jackson State is turning to a Jackson native to lead its women's basketball program. And I would like to say our Athletic Director has opened the gate to level the playing field for HBCUs by bringing Deion on board. Im extremely tough with my teams as a coach and, you know, have that basketball IQ to be able to teach and lead. tomekia.reed@hindscc.edu Phone 601.885.7023 Tomekia Reed was chosen as the new head women's basketball coach at Hinds Community College, her alma mater, on Friday, April 10, 2015. Follow them on Twitter@BCAWORLDWIDE. And so with that being said, our focus is not just in conference, competing in conference, our focus is being dominant and having a voice and being competitive out of conference. People who follow us, they see we brought in Power Five transfers, five-star recruits, three-star recruits, were doing our thing. I want my players to know I am fighting for them. "We're knocking on walls," Reed continued. So do the financial disparities. Turner Staci Ann. For this year, we want to go in at least 8 to12never, ever done before. If you can reach 100,000 people with a tweet or with a post, thats phenomenal, and it helps us in so many ways. Follow. Reed never forgets the heroes in her house, that being her parents, including her father, John. So to be able to do this in my community, it means a lot to me. We have to fight for our conference, Reed said. Jackson State head coach Tomekia Reed was already an accomplished head coach before LSU's Kim Mulkey gave her what some felt was a back-handed comment after nearly beating her squad this March. Khayla Pointer broke a tie with 49 seconds to go, with her 24th, 25th and 26th points of the game. Im going to have it in my mind and in my thoughts, and Im always carrying myself as such. "Coaching at an HBCU is not for the weak," Tomekia Reed wrote on Twitter. Texas would defeat JSU 75-58 on Dec. 14 at the Mississippi Coliseum. Head Women's Basketball Coach JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY 20, '22 SWAC Coach of the Year '20, '21, '22 SWAC Reg Season . The coaching staff films practices and games, and will go over the team's negative emotional plays. Jayvous McKinnis also won SWAC Defensive Player of the Year and Roland Griffin was thethe 2019-20 SWAC Newcomer of the Year this past season for the Tigers. ", "She has grown tremendously," Reed said. It was at Hinds that Reed led the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) in rebounds per game and was also second in the conference in scoring. She developed into a WNBA prospect. 1 ranked recruiting classes in the state of Mississippi in both 2010 and 2011. One-hundred and . We're knocking on walls. You don't have to run, we'll figure that out, Reed told her. Williams resisted. That I believe in them.. The school introduced Tomekia Reed as its new head coach on Monday. 22.5K followers. But the message she gave to her team after they came closer than any other JSU team to advancing in the NCAA Tournament was to fight for HBCU culture, not run away from it. Reed, at the time, was the head coach at Hinds Community College, her alma mater. Our conference. Jackson State University Apply Now! She was chosen as an All-State first-team selection. Over three agonizing minutes of basketball, it fizzled out. And to be able to be a part of a championship team then, and to be able to come back years later, and take us back to that point, its just been a phenomenal experience. By HBCU Gameday Newswire Posted on July 17, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. 4 among non-AQ programs) in 2010 and the No. I think one of the reasons why we are so not valued and disrespected is because of the resources. 5 min read. 3 seed escaped. Also to celebrate the life of African American leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., and the Civil Rights movements. Reed believes we are on the right track, and if King were alive today, he would be fairly impressed and happy with where African Americans are positioned today, compared to his liftetime. LSU'S KIM MULKEY SAID PAY TOMEKIA REEDWhy Kim Mulkey saying Tomekia Reed won't be at Jackson State long isn't the compliment she thinks it is. Im not her best friend. Jackson State University is excited to announce Tomekia Reed as the Tigers Head Women's Basketball Coach. And when the change starts, it's going to go across the board. But it is obvious that Reed's star is on the rise, and true to Mulkey's words, her pay will have to rise as well. Jackson State Women's Coach Tomekia Reed Joins Tiger Talk Tiger Talk With The 1400 Klub 2.13K subscribers 5.6K views 3 weeks ago 3X SWAC champion women's basketball coach Tomekia. Reed won Coach of the Year. She helped lead the program to a WNIT appearance before transferring to Hinds Community College for the 2000-2001 season. Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. And it's also why Mulkey's comment, while well-intentioned, may come off as tone deaf to those who take the time to listento what Reed had to say.
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