Scott Wachenheim -- Offensive Line / Tight Ends Coach, University of Virginia Cavaliers
(as of football season 2011) Scott Wachenheim was named the tight ends coach at Virginia
on February 2, 2010. Wachenheim brings 21 years of collegiate coaching
to UVa after spending the 2009 campaign as the tight ends coach with the
Washington Redskins.
Wachenheim returns to the Commonwealth where he spent three seasons
(2006-08) as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at
Liberty in Lynchburg, Va.
Prior to his days with the Flames, Wachenheim spent 12 years as a member
of Ken Hatfield's coaching staff at Rice in Houston, Texas. He spent the
last five years with the Owls as offensive coordinator.
During the 2004 season, Rice led the nation in rushing offense (306.5
yards per game), and the Owls' 2003 squad ranked second in the country,
racking up a school record of 3,800 rushing yards. In 2001, Wachenheim's
direction enabled Rice to break the school record for points scored
(333) and total offense (4,846 yards).
Prior to joining the Rice staff, Wachenheim served as recruiting
coordinator, offensive tackles and tight ends coach at Utah State
(1992-93). He culminated his tenure at the school with a Big West
Conference title and a Las Vegas Bowl victory in 1993. Wachenheim got
his collegiate coaching career started in 1984. After graduating from
the Air Force Academy with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, he
served as offensive coordinator of the Air Force Academy's junior
varsity squad. He then went on to complete his military requirements.
Wachenheim returned to the coaching ranks at Arkansas in 1989-90, helping the
Razorbacks
to a Southwest Conference championship and a Cotton Bowl invitation.
Additionally, Wachenheim earned his master's degree in athletic
administration from the school in 1991.
Wachenheim spent the 1991 football season at Colorado under the
leadership of head coach Bill McCartney, helping the Buffaloes win the
Big 8 Conference championship and earn a berth in the Blockbuster Bowl.
As a player, Wachenheim was a four-year starter (1980-83) on the
offensive line at the Air Force Academy. He earned first-team
All-Western Athletic Conference and honorable mention All-American
honors his senior year. The 1983 Falcons finished with a 10-2 season
record, were ranked second in the nation in rushing offense, and were
tabbed as the nation's 13th-ranked team overall.
Darrell Walker -- Assistant Basketball Coach, Detroit Pistons
(as of basketball season 2010-11) Darrell
Walker was hired as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons on June
24, 2008 after four years (2004-08) with the New Orleans Hornets.
Walker's coaching career began when he served as an assistant during the
Toronto Raptors' 1995-96 expansion season. He was promoted to head coach
the day after the end of the regular season and led the Raptors to a
30-52 mark in 1996-97. Walker resigned as head coach of the team on Feb.
13, 1998 with an overall record of 41-90 (.313).
In the 1999-00 season, Walker served as head coach of three different
franchises. He began the season on the sidelines with the Rockford
Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association before being named
as the interim head coach of the Washington Wizards on Jan. 29. He
guided the Wizards to a 15-23 record after taking over and was named the
team's director of player personnel in May. On July 14, Walker stepped
in once again as an interim head coach, this time with the WNBA's
Washington Mystics (5-9). He remained in Washington as director of
player personnel for the Wizards in 2000-01, was head scout and special
assistant in 2001-02 and a scout the two seasons before he joined the
Hornets.
Walker averaged 8.9 points, 4.6 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.51 steals in
720 NBA games during his 10-year playing career. He was drafted out of Arkansas by the
New York Knicks in the first round (12th overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft.
| Year | Team | Wins | Losses |
| 1996-97 | Toronto | 30 | 52 |
| 1997-98 | Toronto | 11 | 38 |
| 1999-00 | Washington | 15 | 23 |
| 3 yrs | NBA Totals | 56 | 113 |
Mary Wallace -- Assistant Athletic Director / Senior Woman Administrator, Eastern Illinois University Panthers
(as of 2009-10 school year) Mary
Wallace,
former assistant coach at Arkansas, Central Michigan, Rice and Illinois State, was the head
women's track coach at EIU from 2002-2008. She became an Assistant
Athletic Director at EIU in 2008.
Wallace had been the assistant men's and women's coach at Illinois State
(1997-2002) for six years before the move to EIU. Prior to that she was
the assistant women's coach at both Central Michigan (1995-96), Arkansas
(1991-94) and Rice (1990).
While she was at ISU, the Redbirds placed 12th at the 1999 NCAA Indoor
Track & Field Championship and won seven Missouri Valley Conference
indoor and outdoor titles.
Wallace coached six All-Americans, two Olympic Trial qualifiers, 27 MVC
champions and five MVC 'Athletes of the Year' in field events.
At CMU, where she was primarily responsible for all field events plus
the heptathlon, she coached two Mid-American Conference heptathlon
champions and the '96 MAC indoor high jump champ.
The 1993 Arkansas women's team placed eighth in the NCAA Indoor Championship
during her tenure there as the assistant in charge of throwing events.
A 1989 graduate of Rice, Wallace lettered four years for the Owls
earning All-Southwest Conference honors in 1988 and 1989. She also was
listed on the President's Honor Roll for 1987 and 1988.
Matt Wannebo -- Secondary Coach, Jacksonville State Gamecocks
(as of football season 2011) One of the most experienced coaches on the staff, Matt
Wannebo enters his fifth season ('04) leading the Gamecock defensive
backs.
Wannebo has been coaching in the college ranks for more than 20 years.
A former quarterback from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn.
(1977-81), Wannebo earned his Master's Degree in Education from Auburn.
His coaching ventures have included some prominent Division I programs,
including Auburn, Alabama, Arkansas and Minnesota. Prior to joining the Gamecocks in 2000,
Wannebo coached the secondary at Auburn.
Wannebo is a native of Minnesota and a 1977 graduate of Cooper High
School.
1983-86 Auburn University (Graduate Assistant)
1986-88 Minnesota (Graduate Assistant)
1988-90 Clemson University (Graduate Assistant)
1990-92 University of Arkansas
(Graduate Assistant)
1992-96 University of Alabama (Operations)
1996-98 Auburn University (Operations/Secondary)
2000-P Jacksonville State University (Defensive Backs)
Lorenzo Ward -- Defensive Coordinator, University of South Carolina Gamecocks
(as of football season 2012) Lorenzo Ward was named defensive coordinator / safeties
coach at the University of South Carolina on January 12, 2009.
Ward came to South Carolina after spending one season ('08) as the
secondary coach on Bobby Petrino's staff at Arkansas. He was on Art Shell's
staff with the NFL's Oakland Raiders in 2006.
A former player at Alabama, Ward coached the secondary under Frank
Beamer at Virginia Tech for seven seasons from 1999-2005, with five of
his players earning All-Big East honors and one making the All-Atlantic
Coach Conference squad. Virginia Tech led the nation in total defense,
was third in pass defense and second in pass efficiency defense in 2005.
The 2004 Hokie defense ranked fourth in the nation in both pass defense
and interceptions. In 2002, the Hokies led the nation with 24
interceptions. The 2001 defense was No. 2 in the nation in total defense
while the 2000 unit was No. 3 in interceptions. The 1999 defense was No.
3 in total defense and No. 7 in pass efficiency defense.
From 1994-99, Ward was an assistant at Tennessee-Chattanooga, including
a two-year stint (1998-99) as defensive coordinator and defensive
backfield coach. He coached the defensive backs from 1994-96 and the
running backs in 1997. He also coached kickoff coverage and the punt
team.
Ward played at Alabama from 1986-89, helping the Crimson Tide go 33-15
with an SEC title in 1989. The Sporting News named him Special Teams
Player of the Year in 1990 as Alabama's unit was ranked No. 1 in the
nation. Ward and Alabama played in the 1986 Sun Bowl, 1988 Hall of Fame
Bowl, 1988 Sun Bowl and 1990 Sugar Bowl.
He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under the tutelage
of Ellis Johnson at Alabama in 1991, working with the defensive backs,
before going to Newnan (Ga.) High School as an assistant in 1992, where
he also coached the track team. He returned to Alabama as a graduate
assistant in the fall of 1993, working with the outside linebackers,
before going to Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Peter Ward -- Head Men's & Women's Swimming Coach, George Mason University Patriots
(as of 2010-11 school year) Head coach Peter Ward was
hired at George Mason in 1998 to build and develop the Patriots swimming
and diving program, which was preparing for its debut during the
1999-2000 season, and his time and effort are paying off after six
seasons.
The 2004-05 season followed suit to the foundation Ward has laid at
Mason as the season was successful for both the women's and men's teams.
Each squad recorded a flawless conference dual meet record of 7-0 during
the 2004-05 campaign, while the women concluded the year with an 8-2
overall record and the men headed into the CAA Championships with an 8-1
overall mark. The Patriot women won its fourth-straight league title,
while the men's team mirrored its effort from the previous season as
Mason earned a second place finish. In addition, Ward was named CAA
co-Men's Coach of the Year for the second time in his career while at
Mason.
At the close of the 2002-03 season, Ward received CAA co-Women's Coach
of the Year honors, along with CAA Men's Coach of the Year honors and
also earned conference coach of the year on the women's side the
previous year.
Before arriving at Mason, Ward was the swimming head coach at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania (IUP). In three seasons there, he compiled a
30-2 women's record - including back-to-back undefeated seasons in
1995-96 (9-0) and 1996-97 (8-0) - and a 20-10 mark with the men.
A native of Toronto, Ontario, Ward began his coaching career as an
assistant at his alma mater, the University
of Arkansas. He worked as the assistant swim
coach from 1991-95, and he was responsible for the distance and
middle-distance swimmers. During his time there, three Razorback swimmers he coached won
conference championships.
As a competitive athlete, Ward was a four-year letterwinner for Arkansas and the
1986-87 Razorback team captain, but his success wasn't limited to just the
collegiate ranks.
A world-class swimmer, Ward was a member of the Canadian National
Swimming Team from 1979-88. He placed seventh in the 200 butterfly at
the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles and was a silver medalist
at the 1987 Pan American Games. He held the Canadian national record in
the 200-meter butterfly from 1981-84 and was the Canadian champion in
that event in 1981, 1984 and 1986.
Jeremiah Washburn -- Assistant Offensive Line Coach, Detroit Lions
(as of football season 2011) Jeremiah was hired as an assistant offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions on May 2, 2009. He joins the Lions after six seasons working in the player personnel department for the Baltimore Ravens. The past four seasons were spent as the Ravens' area scout for the Southwest. Washburn entered the NFL as a football operations assistant with the Carolina Panthers in 2002. He lettered at Arkansas from 1997-1999.
Jim Washburn -- Defensive Line Coach, Philadalphia Eagles
(as of football season 2011) Jim Washburn joined the Philadalphia Eagles staff on January 19, 2011. Washburn had spent the last 12 seasons as the defensive line coach of the Tennessee Titans. Since joining that post in 1999, the Titans ranked 7th in the NFL in sacks (474), while ranking 5th against the run, limiting opponents to just 102.9 rushing yards per game during that span. Washburn spent 1998 as the defensive line coach at the University of Houston. Washburn joined Houston after four seasons as the defensive line coach at the University of Arkansas from 1994-97. A 25-year coaching veteran, Washburn went to Arkansas after coaching the Charlotte Rage of Arena Football in 1993. He also served as defensive coordinator for the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football in 1992 after a year as their defensive line coach in 1991. Washburn held dual roles as head coach and defensive coordinator of the Charlotte Barons, leading the team to a national championship. Before entering the professional coaching ranks, Washburn was the defensive line coach at Purdue in 1989, at South Carolina from 1983-88 and at New Mexico from 1980-82. He began his coaching career as the strength and defensive line coach at Southern Methodist University in 1976. He then spent two seasons (1977-78) as defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Lees McRae Junior College before moving to Livingston University as defensive coordinator in 1979.
Brad Welker -- Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach, Dallas Baptist University Patriots
*Gone
(as of baseball season 2010) Brad Welker enters his
second season ('09) as a volunteer assistant coach with Dallas Baptist
University after spending the 2007 season as the volunteer assistant
with the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Welker will assist with the DBU hitters as well as coaching the Patriots
outfielders. He also serves as the Patriots first base coach and helps
to organize and run daily practice sessions.
The 2009 season will mark Welker's fifth year in collegiate coaching.
Welker's first year with the Patriots coaching staff was during the 2007
season when he also worked with the outfielders and hitters.
He began his coaching career at Seminole [Okla.] State College in 2005
and 2006. At Seminole State, he coached the hitters and infielders. He
also recruited for the Trojans while helping 19 players get drafter
during his two years at SSC.
Welker was a four-year letterman at Gonzaga (2000, 02-04) as a middle
infielder for the Bulldogs. He was a career .275 hitter while also
pitching 22.1 innings for Gonzaga as a sophomore in 2002. He turned in
his best season as a senior in 2004 with a .286 overall batting average
with six doubles and 17 RBI, including a .386 average in West Coast
Conference games.
He graduated from Gonzaga in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in history.
He then earned his master's in secondary education and sports
administration from East Central [Okla.] University in 2006.
Kyle White -- Assistant Track & Field Coach (Sprints, Hurdles and High Jump), Stanford University Cardinal
(as of track & field season 2010-11)Kyle White was hired as
the new Stanford assistant coach working with the sprinters, short
hurdlers and high jumpers on September 12, 2008.
White comes to Stanford from the University
of Arkansas where he spent the last two years
as an assistant coach under legendary Razorbacks head coach, John McDonnell.
Last season White coached J-Mee Samuels to third place finishes in both
the 60 and 200 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Samuels finished
the season ranked second and fourth in those events on Arkansas' All-Time List.
White, a native of Arlington, Texas, has 14 years of Division I coaching
experience and spent seven seasons as an assistant under head coach John
Sauerhage at Texas-Arlington. During his time coaching the Mavericks'
sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and relays, White's athletes earned 106
individual Southland Conference titles. He was also a member of eight
men's and women's Southland Conference team championships.
Prior to his arrival in Arlington, White spent time as an assistant
coach at Bucknell (1995-97), where he coached 14 Patriot League
champions and was a member of four Patriot League team championships,
and at East Tennessee State (1992-95), where he coached two Southern
Conference champions and was a member of two Southern Conference team
championships, under legendary head coach Dave Walker.
White competed on the collegiate level for the University of Arkansas (1986-89)
and earned three All-Southwest Conference accolades. During his tenure
with the Arkansas track and field program, the squad won two NCAA titles and
five SWC championships.
Debra Williams-Woods -- Head Women's Basketball Coach, Florida State College at Jacksonville
*Gone
(as of basketball season 2010-11) Debra Woods begins
her 11th year (2007-08) at FSCJ and her 21st year as a head coach. Debra
is a graduate of the University
of Arkansas where she lettered as a two-sport
athlete. During her prep years, the Arkansas native received recognition
as an All-State, All-Star, 3-time All-District, and was named to the
Arkansas Gazette Super Team. Her high school team was ranked 44th in the
nation in 1982. Woods also gained time on the boards as a member of the
Arkansas Razorbacks 1982-1986 women's basketball teams. She helped the Razorbacks to
four consecutive 20 plus winning seasons as well as an NCAA bid in the
Midwest Region in the 1986 NCAA championships. This was the first in the
college's history. She further proved her athletic ability as a standout
member of Arkansas' track and field team in the triple jump, long jump and the
1600-meter relay.
Before Woods came to the FSCJ athletic family, she was the head coach at
Terry Parker H.S. for nine years. While at Terry Parker she led her
girl's basketball team to a 6A-District title and the track team to a
5A-Regional Championship. She set a school record in girl's basketball
for the best record for a season at 23-7 in 1994.
Coach Woods is a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
Corliss Williamson -- Head Men's Basketball Coach, University of Central Arkansas Bears
(as of basketball season 2011-12) Corliss
Williamson, a former NCAA All-American at Arkansas and an NBA champion with
the Detroit Pistons, was named head coach at Central Arkansas on March
12, 2010.
Williamson, a Russellville native, coached the past three seasons at
Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, the past year as head coach.
Prior to that, Williamson played 12 years in the National Basketball
Association, helping the Pistons to the NBA championship in 2004.
Williamson was a high school legend in Arkansas playing for the
Russellville Cyclones and the Arkansas Wings AAU team. He was the
Gatorade National Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992 before signing
with the University of
Arkansas. During his highly decorated career
at Arkansas,
Williamson was a two-time SEC Player of the Year and was the Most
Outstanding Player of the 1994 NCAA Final Four.
Williamson was a lottery pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 1995 NBA
Draft.
Williamson is one of only a handful of basketball players to win both an
NCAA Championship and an NBA Championship. That list includes Michael
Jordan, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John Havlicek
and Isaiah Thomas.
Doyle Wilson
-- Head Baseball Coach, Arizona Christian University Firestorm
(as of baseball season 2012) Doyle Wilson was named
the head baseball coach at Arizona Chrisitan University prior to the
2012 season. He spent the previous four seasons (08-11) as an assistant
coach for the University of Southern California.
Wilson, who was USC's lead recruiting coordinator as well as handling
hitting, served as head coach at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in
Arizona from 2001-07.
In 2003, the Coyotes won the Region 1 title and was a qualifier to the
Western District Playoffs as Wilson earned ABCA Region 1 Coach of the
Year honors.
He was a two-time all-conference catcher at Arkansas (1985-86) and was a
member of the 1985 Razorbacks' squad that played in the College World Series. During his
tenure as team captain both seasons, Wilson batted .330 as a junior with
10 doubles and 38 RBI while hitting .275 with 11 doubles and 34 RBI in
his senior season.
As a ninth-round selection by the Cleveland Indians in 1986, he played
four seasons in the organization and later started his coaching career.
He was the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at South Mountain
Community College (1996-99) and coached various scout teams. He also
served as a part-time scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 1997-2001.
Richard Wilson -- Head Coach, Arkansas Baptist College Buffaloes
(as of football season 2011) Richard Wilson was named
head football coach at Arkansas Baptist on April 30, 2007 after two
seasons (05-06) as the head coach at Minneapolis (MN) North High School.
Before moving back to the high school ranks, Wilson spent four seasons
(01-04) as wide receivers coach at the University of Minnesota. Prior to
arriving in Minneapolis, Wilson spent six seasons as the wide receivers
coach at Oklahoma State University.
Following the 2003 season, Wilson was recognized for his work off the
field when he was the recipient of the first annual ACSS (Academic
Counseling and Student Services) Partnership Award. The award is given
for outstanding commitment to student- athletes above and beyond their
role as coach.
Wilson joined the Oklahoma State staff in 1995 and spent six seasons
coaching the OSU receivers and two years (1999-2000) as the passing game
coordinator under head coach Bob Simmons.
Prior to his stint at Oklahoma State, Wilson was assistant head coach
and offensive coordinator at Eastern Michigan (1993-94). While at EMU,
he coached former Detroit Lions starting quarterback Charlie Batch. He
was also the wide receivers coach at Clemson (1990-92) and Arkansas
(1989-90).
Wilson also has served at The Citadel (1987-88) and at Missouri
(1984-86), where his collegiate coaching career began as a graduate
assistant.
Wilson began coaching at El Dorado High School in Arkansas before moving
on to Jacksonville High School.
During his playing days, Wilson lettered at both Arkansas and Central Arkansas. Arkansas won the
Southwest Conference championship in 1979 and 1980 and earned a bid to
the Sugar and Hall of Fame Bowls while Wilson was in Fayetteville. He
acquired plenty of big-game experience during his collegiate playing
career. He was privileged to compete for the national title at two
different levels. In 1976 at Central Arkansas, his team played Texas
A&I for the NAIA title, while his 1979 Arkansas team played for the
national championship against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.
Dennis Winston -- Defensive Line Coach, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
(as of football season 2010) Former Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker Dennis "Dirt" Winston
joined the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) in April of 2005, after four seasons
('01-'04) on the Toledo Rocket staff, two as the defensive line coach.
He was let go after the 2006 season. He then became the defensive
coordinator at Mississippi Valley State until 2009 when he took a job at
UAPB.
Winston played linebacker at the University
of Arkansas from 1973-76, and was selected to
the Razorbacks'
All-Century Team in 1994. He was drafted by the Steelers in the fifth
round of the NFL draft in 1977. He played eight seasons with the
Steelers (1977-81, 1985-87), including Super Bowl victories in 1978 and
1979. He also played three seasons with the New Orleans Saints from
1982-84.
Since his playing days, Winston has had a wide array of college coaching
experiences, highlighted by stints at Arkansas (1997-98), Grambling (1992-94, 1995-97), Norfolk State
(1994-95) and Arkansas State (1989-91).
Winston received his bachelor's degree in health and physical education
from Arkansas
in 1979 and earned his master's degree in sports adminstration from
Grambling in 1994.
Roy Wittke -- Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator, Eastern Illinois University Panthers
(as of football season 2011) Roy Wittke, a Wisconsin
native with extensive experience as a collegiate offensive coordinator,
assumed the same role at Northern Illinois University on March 1, 2007.
He then returned to Eastern Illinois in 2008.
Wittke comes to NIU after one season as the offensive coordinator and
quarterbacks coach at Arizona State. The Sun Devils ranked 27th in the
country in rushing offense a year ago and were the No. 42 total offense
in the country.
Prior to going to Tempe, Wittke was the offensive coordinator and
quarterbacks coach at the University
of
Arkansas for three seasons where he coached Razorback
quarterback Matt Jones to All-Southeastern Conference honors in 2005. Arkansas finished
the season ranked 12th nationally in rushing that season as Jones set
the SEC record for career rushing yards by a quarterback and was a first
round draft choice of the Jacksonville Jaguars. In 2004, the Razorbacks ranked
36th in the country in total offense and were the No. 33 scoring offense
in the country.
In 13 seasons as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator,
quarterbacks and running backs coach at Eastern Illinois, Wittke helped
lead the Panthers to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference championships
(2001 and 2002) and three consecutive Division I-AA playoff appearances.
The Racine, Wisc. native was named the Division I-AA Assistant Coach of
the Year by the American Football Coaches Association in 2002 after
guiding current Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo to first team
All-America honors and the 2002 Walter Payton Award, given to Division
I-AA's Most Valuable Player.
Wittke also made coaching stops at Central Missouri State and Montana
State after beginning his coaching career while still in college at his
alma mater, Wisconsin Eau-Claire.
Dave Wommack
-- Defensive Coordinator / Safeties, Ole Miss Rebels
(as of football season 2012) Dave Wommack, who in over
32 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level has appeared in
18 bowl games and been a part of 28 winning seasons, was named the Ole
Miss defensive coordinator on December 8, 2011. He was previously hired
as the Arkansas State Red Wolves' defensive coordinator on February 14,
2011.
Wommack, a Kimberling City, Mo.-native, has spent 11 years as a
secondary coach and will also serve as the safeties coach at ASU. The
1999 and 2000 Broyles Award nominee coached on nine teams that won a
conference championship and also participated in trips to the NCAA
Division I-AA playoffs in 1989 and 1990. He brings 16 years of
experience as a defensive coordinator, also holding the position at
Georgia Tech, Arkansas, Southern
Mississippi, UNLV, Missouri State and Bemidji State.
Wommack most recently spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons as defensive
coordinator at Georgia Tech, helping lead the Yellow Jackets to the 2009
ACC championship and a trip to the Orange Bowl. Georgia Tech's defense
was ranked No. 28 in the nation his first year at the school when the
Yellow Jackets were ACC Coastal Division co-champions and appeared in
the Chic-fil-A Bowl.
Wommack spent two different stints at Southern Mississippi, the last in
2007 as linebackers coach when the Golden Eagles ranked first in scoring
defense and second in total defense in Conference USA and played in the
PapaJohns.com Bowl.
His first stop in Hattiesburg covered the 1994-2000 seasons, leading a
Southern Miss defense that ranked among the top eight in the nation his
final two years as defensive coordinator. While he was defensive
coordinator for both the 1999 and 2000 seasons, he was also elevated to
assistant head coach in 2000.
Following his initial seven years at Southern Mississippi, Wommack spent
2001-04 at Arkansas before joining the
South Carolina staff for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. His first year with
the Razorbacks, Wommack was the defensive
backs coach before being elevated to defensive coordinator his final
three seasons at the school. He was a part of three bowl teams at Arkansas that competed in the Cotton Bowl,
Independence Bowl and Music City Bowl. The 2002 team won the SEC West
division.
Wommack coached defensive backs and outside linebackers for two years
(2005-06) at South Carolina before returning to Southern Miss for the
2007 season. During his time with the Gamecocks, Wommack helped coach a
defense ranked 22nd in the nation in pass defense and seventh in pass
efficiency defense.
Wommack coached at UNLV from 1992-93, serving as the Rebels defensive
coordinator. During his time at UNLV, the Rebels enjoyed their first
winning season in seven years and he coached six all-conference
defensive players.
Prior to making the jump to NCAA Division I-A, Wommack was the defensive
coordinator at Missouri State from 1986-91. In six seasons at Missouri
State, he coached five all-conference and two All-America linebackers.
Under his direction, the Bears defense ranked among the top 10 in the
nation in 1989 and 1990.
Wommack, a graduate assistant coach at Arkansas
from 1979-82 and Missouri from 1983-84, began his professional coaching
career as the defensive coordinator at Bemidji State in 1985. The 1985
Bemidji State defense ranked third in the NCAA Division-II.
Wommack earned his bachelor's degree from Missouri Southern State
College in 1978 before going on to earn his master's degree from the University of Arkansas.
Amy Wright -- Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Arizona State University
(as of basketball season 2011-12) Amy Wright joined
the Arizona State women's basketball program on May 16, 2011.
Wright comes to ASU following a successful three-year stint at Cleveland
State - the final year as associate coach - where she was part of a
coaching staff that helped lead the program to 59 wins, a conference
tournament title, a pair of postseason berths and its first-ever
postseason win.
At CSU Wright served as the program's recruiting coordinator in addition
to assisting with game preparation, scouting and player development,
specifically working with the squad's point guards.
Prior to her appointment at Cleveland State, Wright spent one season as
an assistant coach at Western Kentucky where she assisted in the
day-to-day operations, including recruiting, scouting, game preparation
and player development. She helped WKU earn an automatic bid to the NCAA
Championship as the Lady Toppers won the Sun Belt Conference
Championship.
In addition to her one season on the bench at WKU, Wright spent three
seasons as an assistant coach at South Florida where she helped the
Bulls amass 54 wins, including a 21-win campaign in 2004-05. USF made
three trips to the postseason during her tenure there, earning an
at-large berth to the NCAA Championship in 2006.
A 2002 graduate of Arkansas, Wright
lettered for the Razorbacks from 1999-2002
and is the only point guard in school history to lead Arkansas
to four straight postseason appearances, including the 1999 WNIT
Championship and a berth in the WNIT semifinals in 2000.
She graduated as Arkansas' all-time leader
in assists (717), setting the school record for assists in a season as a
senior (205), leading the Razorbacks to
the second round of the NCAA Championship.
An academic All-SEC selection as a junior (2001-02), Wright never missed
a game, playing in 131 consecutive contests. Following her collegiate
career, Wright participated in the WNBA Pre-Draft Camp and was drafted
by the Detroit Shock in 2002.
A native of Williamsburg, Ind., and 1998 graduate of Northeastern High
School, Wright graduated from Arkansas
with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and management in 2002.
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