August 16, 2007 at 8:15 PM CDT - Updated June 30 at 5:40 PM, ‘A source of pride,’ Metairie native nominated for empty SCOTUS seat, President Trump names Amy Coney Barrett to fill Supreme Court open seat, LSU releases statement on Stingley being ruled out against Miss. She is best known as the head coach of the Louisiana State University (LSU) Lady Tigers basketball team. In 2011, Staley was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. Pokey Chatman boasts an accomplished record with success at every level of women’s basketball. Sue Gunter was an American women's college basketball coach. She is also the former head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team and the Spartak Moscow women's basketball team. She led the SEC in 3-point field goals made as a junior and senior. In that game, Kelsey Mitchell scored 38 points, further progress from Chatman’s biggest acquisition, the second overall pick in the 2018 draft. Pokey Chatman boasts an accomplished record with success at every level of women’s basketball. By October 2010, Pokey was named the general manager and head coach of the WNBA’s Chicago Sky. [7] Assistant coach Bob Starkey was named interim coach and led the team during the 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, in which the Tigers made their fourth consecutive Final Four. Join our Patreon now and support this work, while getting extra goodies and subscriber-only content for yourself. The Indiana Fever announced Monday that Pokey Chatman, the team’s head coach and general manager, has been fired. Staley is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and was elected to carry the United States flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics. [2]. Coaching; Pokey Chatman; Basketball; Indiana Fever fire coach and general manager Pokey Chatman. As an intercollegiate athlete, she was named the winner of the Wade Trophy in 1999, which recognizes the top female basketball player in the nation. Catchings will make the decisions with Allison Barber, the team’s president and COO. Spartak also excelled in Europe, winning the Lilian Ronchetti Cup three times (1977, 1981, 1982). Carol Ross is an American college and professional basketball coach. In 2011, Catchings was voted in by fans as one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time. Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach. Chatman also won a medal as a player on the 1990 USA Select Team. Peck was also an associate head coach for her alma mater, Vanderbilt University. Chatman spent the first 20 years of her adult life at LSU as a player (1987–1991), student assistant (1991–1992), assistant coach (1992–2004) and head coach (2004–2007). Once regarded as one of the nation’s best recruiters, she quickly … 7 8 9. The sixth head coach in Indiana Fever history, Pokey Chatman boasts an accomplished record with success at every level of women’s basketball. Last season she coached the ... Coach Pokey Chatman: ” I appreciate the kind words, and yes we were moving in the direction especially after a franchise first TOTAL rebuild, without a couple of key players (Johnson and Vivians). She is recognized for scoring the first 3 point shot in a high school game for the state of Louisiana. Chatman resigned from her post at LSU on March 7, 2007, amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a former player that were alleged to have begun when Chatman was coaching the player. Chatman played in the NCAA Tournament four times and posted a record of 82–38 as a player. Chatman's 47–3 record is the second best record through 50 games in women's basketball history. DeMoss was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018 as a Contributor - Assistant Coach. 1. She was the head coach for the women's basketball teams of Purdue University and the University of Florida, and also the first head coach-general manager in the history of the WNBA's Orlando Miracle.