The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced the coaches who will be part of its elevated program for assistant coaches who seek to become collegiate coaches. The program holds a three-day intensive training course that provides the selected participants with a space for continuous learning. The coaches are involved in a virtual learning space before and after the convention.
The coaches selected are obtained through a rigorous process, which involves their head coaches nominating them to the WBCA, and the coaches must be members of the WBCA. They must also have five years of coaching experience prior to being nominated.
Previous Cohorts
The 2025 Next Generation Institute Program convention will take place in Tampa, Florida, between April 3rd and 6th. This is the third cohort under this program with the previous cohorts successfully held. The inaugural class convention was held in 2023 in Dallas and the 2024 convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
Role of the Program
The program focuses on equipping the selected coaches with a CEO mentality, which is the leadership attributes a college coach needs to succeed while guiding college athletes on and off the court. The key focus areas are management skills, communication, marketing and leadership.
2025 Cohort
This year’s coaches named to the program are:
Tennille Adams – University of Alabama
Tahnee Balerio – University of Georgia
Brittany Batts – Gannon University
KaeLynn Boyd – University of Texas at Arlington
Sheila Boykin – University of South Florida
Camryn Brown – Florida Gulf Coast University
Coretta Brown – Eastern Kentucky University
Karlie Burris – University of Nevada- Las Vegas
Shannon Bush – Cornell University
Camille Collier – Arizona State University
Empress Davenport – University of Mississippi
Miki Glenn – Fairmont State University
John Hampton – Rutgers University
Heidi Heinz – University of California Berkeley
Terra Helm – McKendree University
Ashley Johnson – Furman University
Kelly Komara – Purdue University
Katie Kuester – Saint Joseph’s University (PA)
Ariel Massengale – Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville
Jordan McCann – Loyola University (IL)
Deont’a McChester – Marquette University
Sarah Miles – University of Denver
Sara Mitchell – Manhattan College
Brittany Morris – North Carolina State University
Darrell Mosley – Arizona State University
Eryc Pittman – University of South Alabama
Ashley Robinson – University of Pennsylvania
Callan Stores – Manhattan College
Sarah Taylor – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Lindsay Werntz – University of Denver
Shelby Wheeler – Ursuline College
Clint Williams – Brown University
What is WBCA?
The WBCA is an association of coaches of women’s basketball teams at all levels: DI, DII and DIII. Its mission is to promote women’s basketball through the unification of coaches and foster the growth of the game for women and girls. Although the association is mainly coach-focused, it recognizes women college athletes’ success in academic settings and on the court. It has been honored with a spot on the WBCA Top 25 Team Honor Roll.
