For this year, we want to go in at least 8 to12never, ever done before. 175 s.3rd street suite 200 columbus ohio 43215 [email . She signed two of Georgias top athletes and one of Mississippis finest Dandy Dozen players. There was Reed, stalking the sidelines as the architect, the personable and empathetic recruiter, who'd taken the job in 2018 with no prior Division I head-coaching experience. Reed transferred to Georgia Southwestern State University after her time at Hinds, where she led the team in scoring (finishing second in the conference) and earned the teams most valuable player award. The SWAC honored Reed as the Coach of the Year after. While there, she served as the top assistant also worked with post players at JSU and served as the teams academic liaison. I am thankful for AD Robinsons commitment to our program and we will have several more outstanding seasons to come.The Lady Tigers won the 2019-20 SWAC Regular Season Championship and qualified as the No. "I just want you in school.". TR: For me, its just really important to stay classy, stay professional, be a model and just to show we can do this. Its something I prayed for. Months later, Reed got the Jackson State job. Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. Head Women's Basketball Coach JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY 20, '22 SWAC Coach of the Year '20, '21, '22 SWAC Reg Season . She thinks back to seeing MLK's famous moments and seeing his speeches and what he believed in and for the reality for Black people to be living in it right now, and the feeling is great. I always wanted to come back as the head coach. ", "She has grown tremendously," Reed said. For Reed, not all technical fouls are bad, some are about gamesmanship to get a call later in the game. Reed comes to Ruston after spending the past three years at Southern Miss, one at UL-Lafayette, three at Jackson State and two at South Georgia Technical College. I think one of the reasons why we are so not valued and disrespected is because of the resources. However, Reed spoke with passion aboutof the importance of fighting to make things better at JSU. This past season Reed was named SWAC Coach of the Year and Ameshya Williams, Marneisha Hamer, and Dayzsha Rogan were named to the all-conference team. Jackson State had never won a March Madness game. In making the program's second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and the first as a #14 seed, Jackson State led in the fourth quarter in nearly achieving an historic tournament win over #3 LSU. But I did the dirty work and I think all of that translates to who I am today. Reed began her coaching career at South Georgia Technical College, where she served as assistant womens basketball coach for three seasons. So do the financial disparities. They still exist. Why dont we have any worth? Mulkeys comments rubbed some people the wrong way as she knew they would if she said them. After leading Southern Miss to a WNIT appearance, she transferred to Hinds Community College for the 2000-01 season and led the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) in rebounds per game, while also posting second in the conference in scoring and earning All-State first team honors. Jackson State is turning to a Jackson native to lead its women's basketball program. Reed offers officials "The Scowl" a combination. SLAM: What about your latest class has you most excited for this upcoming season? Reed, who is in her fifth season at JSU, has posted an 85-45 mark and 64-10 record in SWAC action, which includes tying the single-season wins record (23) last season, three consecutive. Jackson State head coach Tomekia Reed was already an accomplished head coach before LSU's Kim Mulkey gave her what some felt was a back-handed comment after nearly beating her squad this March. 3 seed escaped. 1 seed in the 2020 SWAC Tournament before COVID-19 caused the cancellation of postseason play. I tell our recruits all the time, a fancy building is not going to pat you on the back when youre not feeling good. In 2021-22, Jackson State boasted SWAC champions in football, women's basketball, and other sports. While many people took Mulkey's commentary as subversive, Reed told Ralph Cooper of KCOH Radio that she didn't see it that way at all. Mulkey bowed her head, then shook it, oozing relief. Williams responded that day. Monisha Nealadded to Grambling Womens Basketball Staff, Anderson named Womens Basketball Head Coach at MVSU, Skeete named Womens Basketball Head Coach at Texas Southern, Graduate Assistant Lawrence Technological University, Head Womens Basketball Coach Defiance College, Head Womens Basketball Coach University of Wisconsin River Falls. Tomekia Reed. Tomekia Reed - Women's Basketball Coach - Jackson State University Tomekia Reed Title Head Coach Phone 601-979-2818 In four seasons as head coach, Tomekia Reed has led Jackson State University women's basketball to the top of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. With three consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference championships, the Lady Tigers are off to a 3-0 start in SWAC play this season. Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed coaches the game with passion and attitude. Reed led Hinds CC to the NJCAA Region 23 title game in 2017. ", POSTGAME COMMENTS: Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed after loss to LSU: 'We're gonna keep knocking', WHAT HAPPENED IN BATON ROUGE: Jackson State women's basketball falls short of historic upset of LSU in NCAA Tournament, PLAYER OF THE YEAR: How a game of 1-on-1 basketball changed Ameshya Williams-Holliday's last name. Coach. In an interview, Sanders spoke about how quarterbacks need to have a 3.5 GPA or higher. The comment was meant as a feel-good sign of respect. And to be able to be a part of a championship team then, and to be able to come back years later, and take us back to that point, its just been a phenomenal experience. "The opportunity to continue working with our student-athletes, assistant coaches, and support staff is a journey that I embrace. Reed plans on posting a social media message and putting it next to one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous quotes, and letting all athletes and HBCU athletes know their voice matters. Also to celebrate the life of African American leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., and the Civil Rights movements. One-hundred and eleven had tried. That's why Reed's presence at Jackson State is so impactful. However, during the early stages of her tenure, there were moments when the direction of the program wasn't always clear. Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. I want my players to know I am fighting for them. Coach Reed has done a tremendous job and has elevated the program in her two short years on the job, Robinson said. But we got to jump on board, we got to get in that thing with them. Save on iPhone 14 Pro and more Apple products. With the Lady Tigers down 15, Reed got T'd up. Khayla Pointer broke a tie with 49 seconds to go, with her 24th, 25th and 26th points of the game. She said she didn't like to run. Jackson State University head women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed gives insight on what it's like coaching at an HBCU in recent tweets. A native of Jackson, Miss., Reed was Jackson States womens basketball recruiting coordinator from 2006-2009. The No. Reed never forgets the heroes in her house, that being her parents, including her father, John. And it shouldnt change seeing yourself on a higher platform. Reed led Hinds CC to the NJCAA Region 23 title game in 2017. A perennial Southwestern Athletic Conference power emerged. Reed began her coaching career at South Georgia Technical College, where she served as assistant womens basketball coach for three seasons. Jackson State pays its football coach Deion Sanders less than a fifth of that. "We have to continue to fight for our institution, for our conference, for our culture," Reed said. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. You'll see a change, and we're going to keep working. He holds a lot of credibility, I dont want him to ever feel like he cannot speak up for what is right, and I want him to know that his voice matters. tomekia.reed@hindscc.edu Phone 601.885.7023 Tomekia Reed was chosen as the new head women's basketball coach at Hinds Community College, her alma mater, on Friday, April 10, 2015. Other transfers and high-school recruits followed. They cant even take charter flights anywhere. Tomekia Reed and her intimidating scowl were on full display during the HBCU GO broadcast with legendary Charlie Neal calling the play-by-play, as the Lady Tigers rebounded from Saturday's. "Coaching at an HBCU is not for the weak," Tomekia Reed wrote on Twitter. Jackson State pays its football coach Deion Sanders less than a fifth of that. During that time, the Lady Tigers claimed the SWAC regular-season championship (2007), made WNIT appearances in 2006 and 2007, and won the SWAC tournament championship in 2008, making it the program's fourth NCAA Tournament appearance. They stormed back from down 47-30 to take a stunning 10-point lead. "I am thankful for AD Robinson's commitment to our program and we will have several more outstanding seasons to come.". The youngest and only girl in a family of three brothers, Reed grew up as just one of the boys. For Jackson State women's coach Tomekia Reed, living with the last part of LSU's 19-3 run in an 83-77 loss against to the Tigers in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament has been tough.. finley, 36, will make $450,000 in base salary a year, $175,000 more than her predecessor, cam . On Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, not only will her Lady Tigers play at Texas Southern, but she will carry a heavy heart into the game. It won the league in 2021. He is bringing more respect to the HBCU community, I will say that. Hopefully, shell stick around and make JSU into the powerhouse program that it can be but the price will have to be right. Another strong statement. So I just got to a point where I couldnt keep sitting on it. TR: The disrespect runs deep. 0:00 0:20 Jackson State has extended the contacts of women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed and men's basketball coach Wayne Brent. "We're knocking on walls," Reed continued. I had Power Five ADs reach out to me and say, Hey, lets talk about this. The announcement was made Monday. She was just an adult who cared about a struggling young woman. The school introduced Tomekia Reed as its new head coach on Monday. "I'm glad he called it," she later said of the ref. Yet back in mid-August, the Jackson State womens head coach tweeted out her frustrations with how Black female coaches are constantly overlooked. Feb 4, 2023 8:45 AM EST. We have to make a strong statement in the preseason next year. She earned an associates degree in sports medicine from Hinds in 2001 and a bachelors in exercise science from Georgia Southwestern in 2003. Keeping Reed and Sanders will become his priority. Jackson State has extended the contacts of women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed and men's basketball coachWayne Brent. Football is always respected. Amid discussions about the challenges coaches at histocially Black colleges and universities face, two-time SWAC Coach of The Year, Tomekia Reed stepped in to set the record straight in a series of tweets on Wednesday. They were 15.5-point dogs, but on cue, they rose early in the second half. The team has instituted a watch for negative displays of emotions during practice and games. And when the change starts, it's going to go across the board. The video made its way to Mulkey, who said it became bulletin board material, but the Lady Tigers didn't care. Him and I talk all the time, we meet all the time. It was at Hinds that Reed led the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) in rebounds per game and was also second in the conference in scoring. If you can reach 100,000 people with a tweet or with a post, thats phenomenal, and it helps us in so many ways. Hinds CC won a combined 47 games under Reed, including consecutive winning seasons in 2016-17 and 2017-18. Reed is a two-time SWAC Coach of The Year (2020, 2022). I too one day, Reed said. "Obviously we didn't win. They'd talked about the "rise of the underdog." She'd envisioned the scene in the locker room, taking her LSU jersey off for the final time, tears soaking everything. Earlier this month it announced another Jackson hometown hero coming in as head coach in former NBA champion Mo Williams. The Lady Tigers (6-7, 3-0 SWAC) travel to Prairie View A&M (6-9, 3-1 SWAC) for a 3 p.m. tipoff Saturday. Why arent we important to this game of basketball that we love and study and have been a part of for so long, just as much as the others have? LSU'S KIM MULKEY SAID PAY TOMEKIA REEDWhy Kim Mulkey saying Tomekia Reed won't be at Jackson State long isn't the compliment she thinks it is. Reed believes we are on the right track, and if King were alive today, he would be fairly impressed and happy with where African Americans are positioned today, compared to his liftetime. The Tigers' athletic department described his extension as a "multi-year" deal. They dont have the resources over there. Georgia Southwestern State University Coach Tomekia Reed is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, and a 1999 graduate of Murrah High School. The Lady Tigers opened conference play with a 12-0 start, which is the program best. She transitioned to online classes while taking care of him, working late at night on a laptop Reed had shipped her, sometimes with Jace in her lap. State Super Of Public Education. I think our ability to have won as many championships as weve won here at Jackson Statein three years weve won three championshipsso I think I had ears for the platform at this point. Mackenzie talks with junior Lady Tigers guard Dayzsha Rogan to get to know what her pregame rituals are, her favorite music, and more. We have to fight for our conference, Reed said. I just wanted to put it out there, I had no idea it was going to reach as many people as it did. She said she didn't know when it would happen, but after the recent death of her father, she's glad it. Mackenzie talks with junior Lady Tigers guard Dayzsha Rogan to get to know what her pregame rituals are, her favorite music, and more. All rights reserved. Coach Reed and her staff have done a great job recruiting and I expect her to continue to raise the bar. Copyright 2023, Jackson State University Athletics. You don't have to run, we'll figure that out, Reed told her. She earned an associates degree in sports medicine from Hinds in 2001 and a bachelors in exercise science from Georgia Southwestern in 2003. It was not until Reed received a technical foul that JSU responded with a 10-2 run of its own. By HBCU Gameday Newswire Posted on July 17, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. "She led the program to its first SWAC regular-season championship in over 10 years and has set the foundation for continued success. All rights reserved. Amid conversations about the challenges coaches at HBCUs face, a successful and veteran one chimed in. She has assisted in bringing several high-ranking recruiting classes, including the 2014 class at Louisiana Tech, which garnered a national Top 50 ranking and was the second-highest ranked class in Conference USA. TR: He is just opening up the doors in so many ways for the community, for all sportsthe revenue, the resources that hes bringing. "I am extremely thankful and honored that President Thomas Hudson and Vice President and Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson saw fit for me to remain at the helm of the JSU women's basketball program," Reed said in a school release Friday. Jayvous McKinnis also won SWAC Defensive Player of the Year and Roland Griffin was thethe 2019-20 SWAC Newcomer of the Year this past season for the Tigers. Jackson State extended Reed back in 2020 as she quickly put the program from the SWAC cellar to among its elite. But she wasnt kidding and she wasnt wrong.Reed has taken JSU womens basketball to new heights since arriving as head coach in 2018, including back-to-back undefeated SWAC regular seasons and tournament titles along with NCAA appearances. I havent called yet, but Im certainly going to call because I want to know, why are we looked at as less than? Tomekia Reed. They dont have the resources you need to be successful. Coach Reed and her staff have done a great job recruiting and I expect her to continue to raise the bar.The 2019-20 JSU womens basketball season will go down in program history as one of the most dominant. That passion has cost and inspired her team at times: In last year's NCAA opening-round tournament game against LSU, Reed received a technical foul and the bench one as well. Other responsibilities included strength and conditioning liaison, player development, community service coordinator, and summer basketball camp coordinator. Before becoming the head coach, Reed was Jackson States womens basketball recruiting coordinator from 2006-2009. We have to fight for our institution. Under terms of that contract, he wouldn't owe a buyout for leaving Michigan State at this time. Develop Your Personal Mission Statement & Compelling Vision. If Im never afforded the opportunity to get to a higher platformits okay. They clawed back, to within seven, then five. Now, she tries to pass on the teachings of her parents to her young son, Carlon. Sanders may be more . Since then, however, JSU has added Deion Sanders which has put the school in another stratosphere. Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items. Reed began her collegiate playing career at Southern Miss, helping lead the program to a WNIT appearance before transferring to Hinds CC for the 2000-2001 season. 5 min read. Reed comes to Jackson State following a successful three-year stint as coach of the Hinds Community College women's basketball team. After graduating from Murrah, she began her collegiate basketball career at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. ", More:Jackson State football will play in 2021 Orange Blossom Classic in Miami, More:Jackson State men's basketball manager 'Snacks' wins ESPY. She's made three of the last four NCAA Tournaments and she almost upstaged Mulkey despite having a fraction of the resources. She grew up in Jackson. She was chosen as an All-State first-team selection. One-hundred and . its time to come back and knock the walls down.. 14 seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament. Reed also had assistant coach stops at Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, and New Orleans, serving as recruiting coordinator at each school during her respective stints. During that time, the Lady Tigers claimed the SWAC regular-season championship and made a WNIT appearance in 2006-07. Jackson State Women's Coach Tomekia Reed Joins Tiger Talk Tiger Talk With The 1400 Klub 2.13K subscribers 5.6K views 3 weeks ago 3X SWAC champion women's basketball coach Tomekia. Thirty minutes later, Reed says, Williams sent back a picture of a pregnancy test. 848 posts. $290,000.00. Other responsibilities included strength and conditioning liaison, player development, community service coordinator, and summer basketball camp coordinator. ", Get to know Jackson State women's basketball's Dayzsha Rogan. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. She's helped make me a better person. Its always bringing us down when were doing the exact same thing that the other schools are doing with limited resources and thats what I put in the tweet. Mulkey's point is that Reed is good enough to coach at a school with more resources. (via March Madness WBB account).

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