April 25, 2003 Athletics
Story
Tricia Bader-Binford
Hired as Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
The former WNBA player has
spent the last four seasons with the Cleveland Rockers
Utah State head women's basketball coach Raegan Scott-Pebley
announced the hiring of Tricia Bader-Binford as an assistant
coach Tuesday.
Bader-Binford, a WNBA player since 1998, has spent the last
four seasons with the Cleveland Rockers and worked as an assistant
women's basketball coach at Boise State from 1999-2001.
"I'm extremely excited to work with Raegan," said
Bader-Binford. "It's an enticing situation at Utah State
- to be in a position to start something big. It will be a challenge,
but I'm looking forward to it. The players and staff members
I met were great. I'm very excited."
"Tricia is a perfect fit for our program," said Scott-Pebley.
"She will help in many areas, including recruiting and
guard development. Her philosophy on coaching and helping improve
student-athletes' lives, both on and off the court, fit in with
the rest of the staff's."
Bader-Binford was the 31st draft pick in the 1998 WNBA draft
and spent 1998 and part of 1999 with the Utah Starzz. She has
played for the Cleveland Rockers since 1999 and was on the 2001
Eastern Conference Championship team. A 2001 Boise State Hall
of Fame inductee, she is the BSU career assist leader (448),
second among steals leaders (271) and fifth on the total points
list (1,171). Bader-Binford was the Idaho NCAA Woman of the
Year in 1996, and graduated with honors from Boise State with
a degree in criminal justice in December, 1995.
"Her experience in the WNBA, in the NCAA, with USA Basketball
and time spent playing internationally will only benefit us,"
Scott-Pebley said. "She has achieved success at every level
at which she's competed."
"My husband and I love the location of Utah State,"
Bader-Binford said. "I'm familiar with the Big West Conference
from my time at Boise State. I'm also very excited about the
community support Utah State women's basketball has generated
without even playing a game."
Utah State reinstated its women's basketball program on March
5, 2002, after a 15-year absence. The Aggies begin play in the
2003-04 season.
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