Press Release :: Women's Basketball Coaches Association

For Immediate Release
March 10, 2005
Contact: Tilea Coleman
WBCA Manager of Communications
770.279.8027 ext. 112
ALLISON WOOLEY NAMED
WBCA GRADUATE ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR
ATLANTA, Ga.- Trinity University's (Texas) Allison Wooley has been named the 2005 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Graduate Assistant of the Year, as selected by the Women's Sports Foundation. The award is presented annually to a female graduate assistant coach to recognize her contributions to a collegiate women's basketball program, and her commitment to becoming a coach of women's basketball in the new millennium.

"Allison's experience, as player and now a coach, makes her an excellent choice for the WBCA Graduate Assistant of the Year award," said CEO Beth Bass. "On behalf of the WBCA, I want to congratulate Allison and wish her all the best in the coaching ranks."

Wooley is in her first year of coaching at Trinity, after joining the basketball staff following a standout career as a player on the Lady Tiger team. Wooley was a four-year letterwinner who earned All-SCAC honors each of her last two seasons. Wooley played a crucial role in the 2003 NCAA Division III National Championship, earning NCAA Tournament MVP honors.

Wooley is currently pursuing a master's degree in education from Trinity University, and through this program, is teaching kindergarten at Hawthorne Elementary School in San Antonio.

Wooley will be formally presented the award at the RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA National Coach of the Year luncheon on Tuesday April 5, 2005, at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. The RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA National Coach of the Year luncheon is part of the WBCA National Convention held in conjunction with the 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Final Four.

This marks the 14th year the Women's Sports Foundation has recognized a Graduate Assistant of the Year. Founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, the Women's Sports Foundation is a national charitable educational organization seeking to advance the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity.

Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects as an amateur sport for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA, please visit WBCA.org.
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