Anderson's Samantha Michel Named to WBCA WeCOACH 2022 "So You Want To Be A Coach" Class

January 20, 2022

ATLANTA (Jan. 20, 2022) — The Women's Basketball Coaches Association, in partnership with WeCOACH, is pleased to announce the class for the 19th "So You Want To Be A Coach" program. Each student-athlete will participate in the two-day workshop on March 31 and April 1 during the WBCA Convention in Minneapolis. The SAC had one Student-Athlete named to the class, a graduate student from Anderson University, Samantha Michel.

The "So" program increases the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women's basketball, increases the understanding and awareness of competencies necessary for success in coaching, introduces female basketball players to coaches and administrators, and raises awareness of the existing talent pool of female basketball players who have a passion and interest in coaching the game of women's basketball.

"The WBCA community of coaches each year invests in young, aspiring coaches through the 'So You Want To Be A Coach' program," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "We thank WeCOACH for its partnership, which helps us make this highly successful program even better. We have high expectations for these graduating student-athletes and the future contributions they will make to the game of women's basketball."

"The WBCA has continued to make this program an elite experience for women basketball student-athletes aspiring to be coaches," said Jan Whitbeck, senior director of events & branding for WeCOACH. "Our partnership with the 'So' program is critical in helping these young women have an entry point into the coaching profession. We congratulate the 2022 attendees and look forward to welcoming, developing and inspiring these future women coaches."

Here are the members of the 2022 "So You Want To Be A Coach" program class:

Name	Institution
Abby Anderson	University of Scranton
Kaila Anderson	Tulane University
Jacquelynne Baker	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Kaylee Bambule	Ohio University
Endia Banks	Mercer University
Grace Berger	Indiana University
Aja Boyd	University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Alix Carter	Siena Heights University
Andrea Cecil	Florida Gulf Coast University
Natalie Chou	University of California, Los Angeles
Cierra Cole	Albion College
Gina Conti	University of California, Los Angeles
Kenysha Coulson	University of North Alabama
Jordyn Dawson	University of Akron
Katie Ferrell	University of Texas at Arlington
Hanna Geistfeld	Bethany Lutheran College
Jenna Giacone	University of Dayton
I'Liyah Green	Eastern Kentucky University
Keyen Green	University of Tennessee
Emma Guy	Boston College
Kayla Jackson	Canisius College
Kylie Jimenez	University of Nevada
Aaliyah Johnson	Stephen F. Austin State University
Tameria Johnson	University of Delaware
Livija Kaktaite	George Mason University
Cecile Kieger	St. Cloud State University
Sarah Konstans	Davidson College
Alana Kornaker	Middlebury College
Chloe Lamb	University of South Dakota
Courtnie Lewis	Eastern Michigan University
Camrynne Mack	Denison University
Paris McBride	University of Delaware
Paige McCormick	Merrimack College
Samantha Michel	Anderson University
Dene' Mimms	Tulane University
Diandra Mundle	Shenandoah University
Katie Nelson	University of Wisconsin-Madison
Anna Newman	University of Evansville
Devyne Newman	Loyola University
Gabby Nikitinaite	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Elizabeth Oleary	University of Delaware
Ali Patberg	Indiana University
Matelyn Peplinski	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
McKenah Peters	Youngstown State University
Maddie Petersen	Drake University
Diamond Pikulyk	Edgewood College
Erin Poindexter McHan	Tufts University
Marissa Prall	Regis College
Caitlin Reed	Salisbury University
Milicia Reid	University of Mississippi
Megan Scheibelhut	Baldwin Wallace University
Sydney Shelton	Lipscomb University
Madison Stanley	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan
Emma Sterkel	Briar Cliff University
Braxtyn Stewart	Tabor College
Abby Streeter	University of Hartford
Brooke Timinski	Drew University
Autumn Truesdale	Merrimack College
Jordan Walker	University of Tennessee
Keyanna Warthen	Southern Methodist University
Karlee Ziliak	Southern New Hampshire University

"So" participants will learn about the administrative side of coaching, recruiting, how to get hired, skill development, the importance of knowing the rules, and how to balance work and life.

Qualified candidates must have exhausted their final year of basketball eligibility at a four-year institution or have graduated within the past year and must be nominated by their WBCA-member head coach. Each participant is selected based on her academics, contributions to women's basketball on and off the court, professional resume´ and a written recommendation from their head coach.

Visit www.WBCA.org for more information on the "So" program.