Thurman Shaw -- Head Football Coach, Arkansas War Cats (WFL)

(as of football season 2010) Shaw was named the head coach for the Arkansas War Cats of the World Football League before the 2010 season. He lettered for the Arkansas Razorbacks from 1979-81.

James Shibest -- Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends Coach, Memphis Tigers

(as of football season 2012) James Shibest has hired at Memphis on December 19, 2011. Previously he was hired at Ole Miss in December 2007.
Shibest was a member of Houston Nutt's Arkansas staff for the past eight seasons, where he coached special teams and had stints tutoring tights ends (2000-01, 2006-07) and receivers (2002-05). Prior to joining Nutt at Arkansas in 2000, Shibest had spent the previous eight seasons coaching in the junior college ranks.
A 17-year coaching veteran, Shibest officially joined the Razorback staff on Feb. 14, 2000, after a highly successful four-year stint as head coach at Butler County (Kan.) Community College. Shibest led the Grizzlies to a four-year record of 34-10 and back-to-back National Junior College Athletic Association national championships in 1998 and 1999, while being named NJCAA National Coach of the Year both seasons. He also earned Jayhawk Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1996 and 1998.
During his tenure at Butler County, Shibest coached 19 NJCAA All-Americans and 34 NCAA Division I signees, including former Razorback Jermaine Petty, who earned first-team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association. Shibest led the Grizzlies to records of 7-4 in 1996, 4-5 in 1997, 12-0 in 1998 and 11-1 in 1999.
Shibest began his coaching career with two years as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State, coaching receivers in 1990 and running backs in 1991. In 1992, Shibest began his ascent through the junior college coaching ranks as the offensive coordinator at Independence (Kan.) Community College.
After coaching the Independence defensive secondary during the 1993 season, Shibest embarked on a two-year tenure as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks/receivers coach at Garden City (Kan.) Community College. There he helped the Bronc Busters to a 10-1 record in 1994 and a 9-2 mark in 1995 with an offense that ranked sixth in the NJCAA.
A native of Houston, Texas, Shibest had a standout collegiate career as a receiver at Arkansas, earning All-Southwest Conference honors in 1984 and 1986. He amassed a then-school-record 1,920 receiving yards on 97 receptions, including 10 for touchdowns. His career receiving yardage total still ranks fifth in the Arkansas record books.

Peter Shinnick -- Head Coach, University of North Carolina-Pembroke Braves

(as of football season 2011) Peter Shinnick joined the University of North Carolina-Pembroke in 2007. For the previous seven seasons, Shinnick, UNCP's first football coach since the early 1950's, held the reins as the head football coach at Azusa Pacific, a NAIA school in California, where he led the Cougars to a 53-22 record during his tenure, including a 34-10 mark over the final four seasons.
A 1988 graduate of Colorado, Shinnick, who coached 22 All-Americans and 11 Academic All-Americans while at APU, led the Cougars to five NAIA postseason appearances, including two final four showings in 1999 and most recently in 2004. 77 Azusa Pacific records have been established under Shinnick, while the Cougars have also appeared in 48 consecutive NAIA Top-25 polls over the last four seasons and 75 of 86 Top- during his seven-year stint.
Shinnick began coaching in 1988 as an offensive line coach at the University of Richmond, working with Shealy (father of former Azusa Pacific head coach Vic Shealy). He then joined Ken Hatfield's staff as a graduate assistant at Arkansas and followed him to Clemson when Hatfield took over the Tiger program where he coached in two bowl games, the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl and the 1991 Citrus Bowl.
Pettibone called on Shinnick in 1992 to coordinate Oregon State's recruiting efforts. Two years later he put together Oregon State's first-ever nationally ranked recruiting class, which was third in the Pac-10 and 19th in the nation (that class, OSU's 1998 seniors, featured 8 all-stars, the most in Beaver football history). Shinnick moved on to become the offensive line coach at NCAA Division II power Northern Michigan. In 1995, he began a 3-year stint as the offensive coordinator at St. Cloud (Minn.) State University. While there, he coached 3 first-team All-Americans. In 1998, he returned to his west coast roots to be near his family, joining Whitmire's staff at Humboldt State, where he served as the Lumberjacks' offensive line coach for a season.
As a player, Shinnick lettered 2 years as an offensive guard at the University of Colorado, playing in 21 games for the Buffaloes, including the 1985 Freedom Bowl and 1986 Bluebonnet Bowl (CU's first bowl appearances since the 1977 Orange Bowl). He graduated in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in business and later earned a master's degree in guidance and counseling from Clemson.

Brett Shockley -- Offensive Line / Recruiting Coordinator, Ouachita Baptist University Tigers

(as of football season 2011) Brett Shockley came to Ouachita Baptist from Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College where he coached in the same capacity. Shockley is also familiar with the GSC, after working three seasons as a graduate assistant at Arkansas Tech. The University of Arkansas alum worked with Tech's offensive line and tight ends.
Shockley played guard and tackle on the Arkansas offensive line and participated in the Razorbacks' 1999 Citrus, 2000 Cotton and 2000 Vegas bowl appearances.

Tim Siegel -- Head Men's Tennis Coach, Texas Tech University Red Raiders

(as of tennis season 2010-11) Siegel took the reins of the Texas Tech men's tennis program in 1993. Since taking over, the men's team has attained high levels of success on the national stage. Five of the past eight seasons, the men's team has reached the NCAA Tournament and has been included among the top 30 teams in the nation as well as having individual players ranked in the top 100.
A native of New Orleans, La., Siegel began his collegiate tennis career at the University of Arkansas. A 1986 graduate of Arkansas, Siegel was a two time All-American and a three time All-Southwest Conference singles champion . Siegel played professional tennis and reached a top 100 world ranking in doubles. He teamed with Jimmy Arias to reach the quarterfinals at the U.S. Clay Court Championships, and was a semifinalist in Brisbane, Bologna, and Florence. He also reached the third round in doubles at the U.S. Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon. A few of his big wins include victories over John Lloyd-Paul McNamee, Ivan Lendl-Bill Scanlon and Yannick Noah-Paul Annacone.
After his graduation in 1986, Siegel began his coaching career at Arkansas where he served as an assistant coach for his alma mater.
In 1990, Siegel received his first head coaching position at SMU where he completed duties as women's head coach and men's assistant coach. In his two years at SMU, Siegel lead the Lady Mustangs to a 25-21 record.
Siegel also has worked as a coach on the professional level, serving as coach for tour pros including Joey Rive, Robert Seguso and Richey Reneberg.

Allison Singleton -- Director of Women's Basketball Operations, SMU Mustangs

(as of basketball season 2010-11) Allison Singleton was named Director of Women's Basketball Operations at SMU on June 4, 2007. Singleton joined the Mustangs after spending two seasons (05-07) as a graduate assistant coach for the University of Arkansas women's basketball team.
Singleton will oversee the SMU film editing system, film exchange, as well as the Mustang team travel arrangements. While at Arkansas as a graduate assistant coach, Singleton supervised the video analysis equipment and assisted with film exchange and equipment. She served as the Lady Razorback team manager for three years, had the opportunity to walk-on and finished her final season as a player. Singleton graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2005 with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and just completed her Master's degree in Sports Management.

Andy Skeels -- Manager, San Jose Giants (A+) -- San Francisco Giants

(as of baseball season 2012) Andy was an All-America at the University of Arkansas in 1987 and led his team to the College World Series. He held the single-season home run record as a senior.
A 7th round pick by the San Diego Padres in 1987, Andy was a catcher for 12 seasons with the Padre, Yankee and Dodger organizations. In his playing career he was elected to 3 all-star teams and won 4 championship rings. With San Diego he won titles with Single A-Spokane (Northwest League) and Single A-Riverside (California League). Traded to the Yankees in '90, Andy won titles with Double AA-Albany (Eastern) and Triple AAA-Columbus (International).
In '98 he started his coaching career as a player/manager with Lafayette of the Tex.-La. League, coaching with Yankee legend, Ron Guidry. In '99 he was a coach in Double AA- San Antonio (LA Dodgers). He spent the 2000 season as the hitting coach for the Single A-Savannah (Texas Rangers), and in 2001 he coached the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League. In 2002 he was manager of the Montreal Expos extended spring training and Gulf Coast League team in Melbourne, Florida. Named the hitting coach for Savannah (SAL-Expos) on November 19, 2002. After two years at Savannah he was named the hitting coach for Brevard County (FSL-Expos) on February 6, 2004. On February 11, 2006 Andy was named the hitting coach for the Augusta GreenJackets (SAL-Giants). He was named manager on January 18, 2008 and led Augusta to the South Atlantic League Championship and the best record in all of minor league baseball that year. Andy was named the manager for the San Jose Giants (A+) of the California League on December 15, 2008 and won the 2009 California League Championship. He was named manager of the Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) of the Eastern League on December 18, 2009. Andy returned as the manager at San Jose on January 11, 2011.

Kevin Smallcomb -- Head Baseball Coach, University of Northern Colorado Bears

*Let go after the 2010 season

(as of baseball season 2010) Since the hiring of Kevin Smallcomb as Northern Colorado baseball coach in the summer of 2002, the Bears baseball program has blossomed.
The program had won just 56 total games in the three years prior to Smallcomb's hiring and had not had a winning season since 1998. That quickly changed in 2003 when Smallcomb led the Bears to the second most wins in school history (34) and the program's second North Central Conference (NCC) Championship in the team's final year as a Division II team. The 2004 season, the team's first of a four-year reclassification process back to Division I, saw the Bears come up one win short of the first back-to-back 30-win season in school history as they played a very difficult schedule.
Smallcomb was named the eighth head baseball coach in University of Northern Colorado history on June 20, 2002. In 2003, he took the Bears to the brink of the NCAA Regional's and along the way helped the squad set or tie 27 individual and team records.
Smallcomb had been the head baseball coach at Mendocino Junior College in Ukiah, Calif., since 1992 where he compiled a record of 250-147. His squads reached the California Community College playoffs on four occasions (1994, 1995, 1996, 1999), and he was selected conference Coach of the Year in 1996.
Smallcomb served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Arkansas in 1989 and 1990. His first assistant coaching job came at American River college in Sacramento, Calif., where he coached from 1985-1990. He earned his undergraduate degree from California State University-Sacramento and his master's from the University of Arkansas.

Christy Smith -- Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Purdue University

(as of basketball season 2011-12) Christy Smith was named an assistant coach at Purdue University on June 16, 2011. Previously she was named an assistant at Valparaiso University on August 22, 2008.
Smith arrived at Valpo after serving as the head varsity girl's basketball coach at Harrison High School in West Lafayette, Ind. during the 2007-2008 campaign. The previous season, she was an assistant coach at Lafayette Jefferson High School.
A standout point guard at the University of Arkansas, Smith led the Razorbacks to the Final Four in 1998. A Second Team All-American by the Associated Press, she was also an All-Southeastern Conference selection during her collegiate playing days, as well as the league's Freshman of the Year. She led the nation in free throw shooting as a rookie as well.
Smith was a member of the gold medal winning United States team that competed at the World University Games in Italy in 1997, and was inducted into the Arkansas Hall of Honor in 2005.
A native of Benton Central High School in Oxford, Ind., Smith was selected 17th overall in the WNBA draft by the Charlotte Sting in 1998.
Smith earned her bachelor's degree in exercise science from Arkansas in 1998 and her master's degree from the school in 2001 in biomechanics.

Giff Smith -- Defensive Line Coach, Buffalo Bills

(as of football season 2011) Giff Smith was hired as a defensive assistant with the Buffalo Bills on January 27, 2010. He had previously spent six seasons ('04-'09) on the Georgia Tech staff as defensive line coach after five years at Tulane University.
While at Tulane, Smith coached the Green Wave's defensive line all five years while also serving as recruiting coordinator his last three years. He also held the title of assistant head coach.
Smith has strong ties to the state of Georgia. A native of the Atlanta suburb of Mableton, he attended Pebblebrook High School and then played and coached at Georgia Southern.
A 1991 graduate of Georgia Southern, Smith was a member of three NCAA I-AA national championship teams at the school in 1986, 1989 and 1990. A three-time all-America defensive end, he helped the Eagles to a perfect 15-0 mark in 1989, and as a senior in 1990, he served as team captain.
He later spent three seasons at his alma mater, working with the wide receivers in 1996 and then the secondary in 1997-98. During his time on the staff, the Eagles won a pair of Southern Conference titles (1997-98) and advanced to the NCAA I-AA national championship game in 1998.
Smith began his coaching career in 1991 as a graduate assistant at Arkansas, where remained three years before moving to Georgia for two seasons.
Smith was inducted into the Georgia Southern University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

John L. Smith -- Head Football Coach, Weber State University Wildcats

(as of football season 2012) John L. Smith was named the head football coach at Weber State University on December 6, 2011.  Smith is a veteran coach who returned to his alma mater where he played football for the Wildcats.
Smith brings 40 years of coaching experience to Weber State, including 18 years as a head coach at four different schools.  As a head coach he has posted a 132-86 overall record and produced six conference champions.  Twelve of his 18 teams participated in postseason play. Smith is one of 19 coaches in collegiate football history to take three different schools to a bowl game.
Smith played linebacker and quarterback at Weber State from 1968-71.  He was named the Big Sky scholar-athlete as a senior and was an Academic All-American.
After graduating from Weber State with a degree in physical education with a minor in math in 1971, Smith began his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the Wildcats in the spring of 1972.  From there he remained in the Big Sky and coached at the University of Montana from 1972-76. He earned a master’s of science degree in physical education from Montana in 1974.
He then moved to Big Sky member Nevada from 1977-81 where he was the defensive coordinator for the Wolfpack.  In 1980 Nevada led the nation in defense, scoring defense and rushing defense.
Smith then moved on for his first of two stints at the University of Idaho, another Big Sky school.  He served as the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the Vandals from 1982-85, under head coach Dennis Erickson.  He then followed Erickson to Washington State where he again was the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach from 1987-88.
He then returned to the University of Idaho where he became the head coach of the Vandals in 1989.  Smith spent six seasons as head coach and became the winningest coach in school history leading the Vandals to a 53-21 record that included a 34-11 Big Sky Conference record and five postseason appearances.
From there he returned to Utah where he spent three seasons as head coach at Utah State.  He posted a 16-18 overall record for USU, a program that only produced two winning seasons in the previous 15 years.  Smith led the Aggies to consecutive Big West crowns in 1996 and 1997. In 1997 Utah State earned a trip to the Humanitarian Bowl marking the second bowl appearance for the school since 1961.
Following his stint with the Aggies Smith moved to the University of Louisville where he spent five seasons (1998-2002) with the Cardinals and led then to unprecedented success.  He posted a 41-21 record including five straight bowl appearances and back-to-back Conference USA titles in 2000 and 2001. The five bowl trips equaled the number of postseason appearances Louisville had made prior to his arrival and the five consecutive winning seasons marked a first for the program.
From Louisville Smith moved to Michigan State where he spent four seasons as head coach of the Spartans, leading them to a 22-26 overall record.  He was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2003 after posting the most wins by a first-year head coach in MSU history with an 8-4 record. During his time in East Lansing, 41 of his student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
He spent the past three seasons (09-11) as an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas where he has coached the Razorback special teams and inside linebackers.

Rollen Smith -- Cornerbacks Coach, Youngstown State Penguins

(as of football season 2011) Rollen Smith, a mentor of young men, community leader and former assistant coach at Youngstown Ursuline High School, was named an assistant defensive line coach at Youngstown State on February 24, 2010.
A Youngstown native, Smith has been an assistant high school coach in Youngstown since 1980. He was at Youngstown South from 1980 through 1988 and spent the last 20 seasons as an assistant under five different head coaches for the Irish. At Ursuline he coached the running backs and cornerbacks while also handling the strength and conditioning duties for the program.
In his final two years, Ursuline won the state's Division V Championship. The Irish were a perfect 15-0 in 2008 and went 11-3 in 2009. He was also a member of the staff in 2000 when the Irish won the Division IV crown posting a 14-1 mark. Ursuline qualified for the state playoffs 13 times during his tenure.
He has worked at the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center since 1983 where he has been a group leader, supervisor, behavior specialist and director of programming. He is also a prevention specialist for the Mahoning County Chemical Dependency Program of Youngstown.
Smith has served on the Mahoning County area AIDS task force since 1988, been a volunteer at the Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown since 1988 and been on the Mahoning Valley task force against crime since 1990.
He has been involved with the Mahoning County Joint Vocational School, the Mahoning County Chemical Dependency Program, served as a case worker in Community Corrections and worked as a teacher and mentor at the Tod Vocational School.
Smith was a standout defensive back in his two seasons with Arkansas. As a junior, he was a first-team All-Southwest Conference selection for coach Frank Broyles. He was a team captain in 1974 and following the season played in the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic.
He was a sixth-round draft choice by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1975 and later signed with the St. Louis Cardinals before returning to Youngstown in 1980.
He earned his degree from Arkansas in 1976 after earning an associates degree from Garden City Community College in 1973. A Youngstown native, he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School.

Debbie Snell -- Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance, California Baptist University

(as of 2010-11 school year) Dr. Debbie Snell begins her first year (10-11) at California Baptist University as the Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance/Senior Woman Administrator.
No stranger to the world of athletic administration, Snell comes to CBU from Dominican University (Calif.) where she served for the last year as the Associate Director of Athletics/Internal Operations.
Before her time at Dominican, Snell was the Director of Athletics at Texas A&M International University from 2007-2009 and the Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance and Academics at Campbell (N.C.) University from 2006-2007.
Snell spent almost seven years at Palm Beach Atlantic University as the Assistant Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator and Compliance Coordinator prior to her time at Campbell. She was also the women’s basketball coach for the Sailfish.
Snell earned her bachelor’s in physical education, master’s in kinesiology and doctorate in higher education management all from the University of Arkansas. She also played basketball for the Razorbacks during her time there.
With much of her training in education, Snell has also served as an instructor. She taught in the sports management department at Dominican, the education department at Campbell and in the physical education/athletic training department at Palm Beach Atlantic. Snell was also the department head in education and wellness at Northwest Arkansas Community College.
She has also taught and coached at the high school and junior high levels.

Jessica Sommerfeld -- Assistant Head Track & Field Coach (Throwing Events), Eastern Illinois University Panthers

(as of track & field season 2010-11)Jessica Sommerfeld was hired at Eastern Illinois in September 2008.
Sommerfeld took over as the assistant head coach for men's and women's track and field while also coaching the Panthers throwing events.
She recently completed her third season at South Dakota State University where she coached throwing events for the Jackrabbits. Sommerfeld coached several Independent champions in throwing events as SDSU made the transition from the NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I level. The team competed as a member of the Summit League in 2008 finishing second in both the indoor and outdoor championships.
A former Western Athletic Conference champion in the shot put, Sommerfeld competed at Rice University winning the school's Joyce Pounds Hardy Award for top student-athlete in 2001. She swept the indoor and outdoor shot put titles in 2000 and 2001 while also scoring points in the javelin and discus.
Sommerfeld also coached at Texas Christian for two seasons helping the Horned Frogs win the 2003 Conference USA men's outdoor title and 2004 C-USA women's indoor crown.
A native of Lisbon, N.D., she earned her undergraduate degree at Rice before transferring to work on her masters' degree at Arkansas. While at Arkansas she set the school record in the javelin to qualify for the USA Championships. She also placed second in the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships in the shot put.

Pavlina Steffkova -- Assistant Volleyball Coach, Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers

(as of Volleyball season 2010) Pavlina Steffkova was named an assistant volleyball coach for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on August 5, 2010.
Steffkova, a 2007 National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame inductee, spent the previous two seasons at Alabama.
Prior to her arrival in Conway, she served as Birmingham-Southern College's head volleyball coach. Steffkova spent a total of six years at Birmingham-Southern, two as head coach and four as an assistant. She helped guide the Panthers to an overall record of 59-11 while at the helm.
Before joining the Birmingham-Southern staff, Steffkova served as an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas. As a member of the Razorbacks' crew from 2000-2002, she helped lead Arkansas to two NCAA tournament appearances while compiling a record of 64-32. In her final year in Fayetteville, the Razorbacks went 27-6 and were ranked among the top teams in the country. In the summers, Steffkova took on additional duties as the assistant director of the Arkansas volleyball camps in 2001 and 2002. She also served as a coach for the Ozark Juniors Volleyball Club.
Steffkova began her coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin from 1999-2000.
Steffkova was a two-year letterwinner at the University of Texas where she received Big 12 All-Academic Honor Roll distinction. She spent her first two years of college at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo. where she was an NJCAA All-American and member of the National Championship All-Tournament Team. Steffkova also earned AVCA Junior College All-America honors and NJCAA Academic All-America recognition. In 2007, she was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame for her illustrious career at Jefferson.
Steffkova received her bachelor's degree in economics as well as a business foundations certificate from Texas in 1998. In 2002, she went on to earn her Master of Education in recreation and sports management from Arkansas.

Jason Stephens -- Assistant Baseball Coach - Pitching, Centenary College Gents

(as of baseball season 2012) Jason Stephens enters his first season ('10) as pitching coach at Centenary after serving as the pitching coach at Bossier Parish Community College for the past two seasons.
During his first year at BPCC, he helped guide the pitching staff to a much improved 2.89 ERA as a team. In the 2009 season the BPCC pitching staff helped lead the way for a ranking as high as 11th in the nation. In two seasons at BPCC, Stephens coached one All-American, one All-Region and four All-Conference players.
Since finishing his playing career in 2002, he has helped eight players get selected into the MLB Draft including four from BPCC in 2008.
Stephens began his playing career at Springhill High School where he received All-State selection honors. He continued his career by pitching for two years at BPCC, where he was named on the All-Conference and All-Region teams in 1995.
In 1996, he joined the pitching staff at the University of Arkansas, helping the Razorbacks to a Regional appearance and a national ranking. Arkansas' 18-0 start in 1996 was a school and SEC record. During that season, he led the team with nine saves.
Stephens was selected in the 9th round of the 1996 MLB Draft by the Anaheim Angels. He received Player of the Month honors in 1997, while playing for the Lake Elsinore Strom (A).
Stephens was also a starting pitcher for the 2001 Texas League Champions, Arkansas Travelers (AA). His professional career came to an end in 2002 when he suffered a shoulder injury.

George Stewart -- Wide Receivers Coach, Minnesota Vikings

(as of football season 2011) George Stewart joined the Minnesota Vikings on January 17, 2007 after four seasons in the same position with the Atlanta Falcons. Prior to going to Atlanta he spent eight years with the 49ers, four as wide receivers coach. Stewart began his career as special teams coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1989-91. He also served double duty in Tampa Bay, serving as the team's tight ends coach during three of his seasons (1992-94).
His coaching career began under the tutelage of Lou Holtz at Arkansas (1983), where he was a graduate assistant and coached the tight ends. He spent the next two seasons (1984-85) at Minnesota as offensive line coach. He later followed Holtz to Notre Dame (1986-88) before moving into the pro ranks.
An All-American and All-Southwest Conference selection as a guard at Arkansas, Stewart earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. Stewart is a native of Little Rock, AR.

Andy Stoglin -- Men's Basketball Consultant, Mid-South Community College Greyhounds

(as of basketball season 2011-12) Stoglin was named the inaugural head men's basketball coach at Mid-South Community College on June 2, 2010. He spent two seasons (07-09) as the head coach for UV Xalapa Hawks (Mexico-LNBP), leading them to an 87-9 record and two national titles. Named an assistant coach for the Arkansas RimRockers (NBDL) on August 4, 2005 and was promoted to head coach on February 9, 2006 leading the team to a 10-8 record. Team went 16-34 in 2006-07 and then relocated.
Stoglin was named the head coach / general manager of Mississippi's ABA team on on July 20, 2004 and was later named head coach of the East team in the 2005 ABA All-Star game. Led them to a 22-4 record and a trip to the ABA semifinals in 2004-05. Named head coach of the WBA's Mississippi Hardhats on April 14, 2005 and led them to a 20-7 record and second place finish. Won the WBA's Commissioner's Award in 2005.
Named the interim head coach of the United States Basketball League's Florence Flyers on May 14, 2004. Let go on June 1.
Lee Andrew Stoglin was named head coach of the Jackson State University Tigers on October 10, 1989. He guided the Tigers to six SWAC tournament finals, three SWAC titles, three SWAC tournament championships and four post season appearances. The Tigers participated in an NCAA play-in game in 1991, the NIT in 1993, the NCAA tournament in 1997 and 2000. From 1989-2003 he ammassed a 197-213 record.
In March of 1997, Stoglin led the Tigers to their first ever appearance in the NCAA Division I basketball tournament. The Tigers lost to the University of Kansas in the first round of the tournament in the Pyramid of Memphis. It was another historical achievement for the Tigers who have participated in the Aloha Classic in Hawaii and the Great Alaskan Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska, all during Stoglin's tenure as head coach.
The Tigers finished the 1989-90 season (Stoglin's first year) with a 9-19 record and last place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Jackson State finished the 1990-91 season with a 17-13 record and in the process won the SWAC regular season championship and SWAC tournament championship. JSU also participated in an NCAA play-in game, hosting Coastal Carolina. It was the biggest turn-around in Tigers basketball history. That year, the Tigers won all 10 of their regular season home games, making it the first time in the history of the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center Jackson State has gone undefeated at home.
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Stoglin came to Jackson State from coaching a professional team in Qatar, a small country in the Persian Gulf region. Qatar had just won the Qatar Cup, the national championship in the league, for the first time in team history. The nationally televised event had brought Stoglin instant celebrity-status as he was offered the head coaching jobs for the national teams in both Egypt and Kuwait with a chance to coach the Olympic team. However, he missed the United States and had applied for the head coaching jobs at Alcorn State and Grambling. Stoglin didn't even know about an opening at Jackson State until talking with Dr. Paul Purdy, a former JSU Business Manager. Dr. Purdy introduced him to Howard Catchings and Dr. Everett Witherspoon, two men who were instrumental in Stoglin's hiring along with then Assistant Athletic Director Paul Covington. Though the thought of coaching an Olympic team intrigued Stoglin, his heart was sold on Jackson State. Looking back, Stoglin breathed a sigh of relief since he might have been coaching against the United States' "Dream Team" in the 1992 Olympics.
Stoglin has had extensive experience within the college coaching ranks. He served as an assistant basketball coach and recruiting coordinator under Nolan Richardson at the University of Arkansas (1985-88) and the University of Tulsa (1980-82). He had assistant coaching stints at San Diego State University (1979-80); Cal Poly, Pomona (1978-79), and he also served as an assistant coach and did some recruiting at the University of Texas at El Paso (1969-71).

Gail Striegler -- Head Women's Basketball Coach, Long Island University Blackbirds

(as of basketball season 2011-12) Striegler comes to Brooklyn from Georgia State, where she spent last season (07-08) as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, bringing in a recruiting class that was nationally ranked by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. Prior to her stint at Georgia State, Striegler spent eight seasons as the head coach at the University of Central Florida, leading the Knights to three consecutive Atlantic Sun championships from 2003-2005.
Striegler spent eight years at the helm of UCF, compiling a 106-128 record. She was named Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year on two occasions ­ 2003 and 2005. Striegler and the Knights jumped from the Atlantic Sun to Conference USA in 2005-06.
Striegler's teams also found success in the classroom throughout her tenure. Her 2005-06 squad was selected to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Honor Roll. Striegler's student-athletes were also members of UCF's Scholar-Athlete lists and conference all-academic teams.
A native of Fayetteville, Ark., Striegler spent five years at Stephen F. Austin as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. During her time at Stephen F. Austin, the Ladyjacks advanced to the NCAA Tournament five times, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 1996.
A highly respected recruiter, Striegler's 1998 recruiting class was ranked 13th by Women's Basketball Journal and Blue Chip Report, while her 1997 class was ranked 17th by the Blue Chip Report. She also signed and coached numerous All-Americans while at Stephen F. Austin.
Prior to her time at Stephen F. Austin, Striegler was the top assistant coach on the staff at Northwestern State for three seasons. During her time there, the Lady Demons amassed a 65-16 mark, earned a WNIT bid in 1992 and compiled three consecutive 20-win seasons.
Striegler began her coaching career in 1990 at Arkansas as a graduate assistant in charge of on-court workouts as well as on-campus recruiting and public relations. There, she was part of a team that posted a 28-4 record en route to winning the Southwest Conference regular season and tournament championships and advancing to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
As a student-athlete, Striegler was a member of the Central Arkansas women's basketball team, earning All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference honors in 1988-89. Striegler holds a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology from Central Arkansas and a Master of Science degree in kinesiology from Arkansas.

Patrick Sullivan -- Head Women's Tennis Coach, Stephen F. Austin University

(as of tennis season 2010-11) Patrick Sullivan was named the head women's tennis coach at Stephen F. Austin on September 1, 2010.
Sullivan is assuming head coaching duties for the first time in his career, coming to SFA after stints as an assistant at SMU and most recently at Arkansas.
Sullivan spent two separate tours at Arkansas, most recently in 2009-10 where he helped lead the Razorbacks to an 18-10 record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Hogs knocked off No. 42 Oklahoma in the first round before falling to top-seeded Texas one round later.
Sullivan had previously served as a graduate assistant coach with head coach Michael Hegarty and the Razorbacks from 2004-06 before taking over as the assistant coach during the 2006-07 season. In his first season, the Razorbacks achieved their first .500 record since the 1990s and broke their 49-match Southeastern Conference losing streak with a win at Auburn.
Before his latest season at Arkansas, Sullivan was in Dallas serving as assistant women's tennis coach at SMU for two seasons, assisting in all aspects for the Mustangs' program and helping the team to a school all-time best 28-3 record in 2008-09 and their first top-25 finish in 20 years. In his two years at SMU, three of Sullivan's recruits garnered national rankings in singles and four different doubles pairs appeared in the top-50. Sullivan's teams dominated on the court as well as in the classroom, earning nine all-conference athletic and academic awards, conference newcomer of the year, freshman of the year, and player of the year awards, as well as earning the highest GPA of any team on campus in back-to-back years.
Prior to Arkansas, Sullivan worked as a volunteer assistant coach for the men's tennis team at his alma mater, Texas A&M University. His coaching responsibilities at Texas A&M included working with the strength and conditioning coaches and supervising the team's summer conditioning program. During his time in College Station, Sullivan was also the head coach of the boys and girls tennis teams at the Brazos Christian School.

Mike Summers -- Offensive Line Coach, University of Kentucky Wildcats

(as of football season 2011) Mike Summers is a veteran offensive line coach that spent 28 years in the collegiate ranks before coaching the Atlanta Falcons' offensive front in 2007. Summers went to Atlanta with Bobby Petrino from Louisville where he guided the Cardinals offensive line from 2003-06. He was the assistant head coach and offensive line coach at Arkansas from 2008-09, before taking the Kentucky job in January 2010.
Summers developed six All-Big East offensive linemen during his four years at Louisville. The Cardinals led the nation in total offense (539.0 yards per game) and in scoring offense (49.75 points per game) in 2004. In 2006, the offensive line provided balanced protection for an offense that ranked second in the nation with an average of 476.8 yards of total offense per game.
Summers joined Petrino in 2003 after coaching two years at Ohio where his Bobcat line cleared the way for 239.8 yards per game in 2002 (8th nationally) and 240.1 yards per game in 2001 (6th nationally). His resume also includes stints at Oklahoma State (1999-2000), the University of the South (1997-99), Oregon State (1991-96) where he was the offensive coordinator for five years, Northern Illinois (1985-90), Texas A&M (1982-84) and Kentucky (1979-81).

John Sutherland -- Associate Director of Athletics for Development, Marshall Thundering Herd

(as of 2009-10 school year) John Sutherland took an associate athletic director position ('08) after seven seasons with the Thundering Herd as an assistant coach. After many successful seasons around the country in the game of women's basketball, Sutherland has settled in as a valuable asset to the Marshall program, both on and off the floor. From marketing Marshall women's basketball to the Tri-State community to coaching the Herd's post players, Sutherland's duties at MU are extensive.
Sutherland owns a wealth of coaching experience. The Cleveland, Ohio, native spent five seasons (1996-01) as the head coach at New Mexico State University. He served as head coach at the University of Arkansas for nine seasons, and spent three years as an assistant at Notre Dame prior to taking over at New Mexico State.
Before coming to Marshall, Sutherland spent five seasons at the helm of the Aggies program, where he compiled a 45-88 record and led NMSU to two postseason tournament appearances. During the 2000-01 season, he surpassed the 200 career win mark.
During his three seasons as an assistant at Notre Dame, Sutherland served as a top recruiter for the Fighting Irish, while assisting with day-to-day office operations, scouting and on-the-floor coaching duties. Notre Dame compiled a 66-25 record during his time in South Bend, Ind., including a 28-6 mark in the 1995-96 season. The Irish also notched their first ever NCAA Tournament win under Sutherland's watch, on the way to an appearance in the second round of the NCAA Midwest Regional.
While at Arkansas, Sutherland guided the Razorbacks to a 174-88 record over his nine seasons, including five postseason appearances--he remains the winningest coach in that program's history. He led Arkansas to two SWC Championships, was named the Southwest Conference Coach of the Year three times and was honored as the Women's Basketball Coaches Association of America's District VI Coach of the Year in 1991.
Sutherland is a 1981 graduate of Kent State University and served as a volunteer assistant with the Golden Flashes between 1981 and 1984.

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