Press Release :: Women's Basketball Coaches Association

For Immediate Release
March 22, 2006
Contact: Summer Thagard
WBCA Manager of Communications
770.279.8027 ext. 112
Monroe College's Seth Goodman
Named RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA National Junior College/Community College Coach of The Year
ATLANTA, Ga. -The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has selected Seth Goodman of Monroe College as the 2006 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA National Junior College/Community College (JC/CC) Coach of the Year. This year marks the 24th year that this accolade has been presented, which has been selected by the WBCA since 1983.

"Seth Goodman has earned his keep amongst such a wonderful group of coaches at the Junior College/Community College level," said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. "I would like to congratulate Goodman for being named the 2006 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA National Junior College/Community College Coach of the Year."

In his fifth year at Monroe College, Goodman has compiled a 123-30 composite record and this season marks his team's third consecutive Region Championship. The Lady Mustangs have earned the number one seed in the NJCAA National Tournament and continue to battle for the national championship.

Last year, the Lady Mustangs finished 33-2 marking the best record in Monroe College history as well as making an appearance in the NJCAA National Finals. Goodman also earned WBCA Regional Coach of the Year while two of his student-athletes earned Academic All-America. His team was named an Academic All-American team that year with a composite 3.19 GPA.

During the 2003-04 season, he led his team to the program's first-ever Region Championship, finishing as the number six-ranked team in the nation after competing in the NJCAA National Tournament.

In addition to Goodman's coaching duties, he also serves as the Coordinator for the Monroe College High School Programs. Prior to his career at Monroe College, Goodman was an assistant coach at Mount St. Vincent College and has also served as the Co-Director and coach of Hoop Street Gang, a non-profit organization to help boys get to the next level.

"Russell Athletic is proud to support the WBCA and be the presenting sponsor of the Coach of the Year Awards," said Calvin Johnston, President & CEO of Russell Athletic. "We are huge supporters of women's sports across America and rewarding excellence is a hallmark of our company."

Goodman is one of six RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA National Coaches of the Year selected by the Association, which also names winners for each of the other four WBCA collegiate divisions (NCAA Divisions I, II,III, and NAIA) as well as High School. Each collegiate winner is selected through a two-level process. The first level is by region, in which coaches from each WBCA geographical region vote for their respective top coach. Goodman, having received the most votes in WBCA Region 2, advanced as a finalist to the national level of the selection process along with the other seven Regional Coaches of the Year in the Junior College/Community College division.

The WBCA would also like to recognize the following regional Junior College/Community College Coaches of the Year:

Region
 Name School
3
 Michael Holloman Louisburg College
4
 Greg Franklin Southeastern Illinois College
5
 Kim Muhl Kirkwood Community College
6
 Trenia Tillis Tyler Junior College
7
 Lin Laursen Central Arizona College
8
 Matt Borchert Solano Community College
9
 Susan Summons Miami-Dade College

Goodman and the national winners from the other five divisions will be honored at the RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA National Coach of the Year Luncheon presented by AstraZeneca on Tuesday, April 4 at 12:00 p.m. (ET) in the Hynes Convention Center Ballroom.The luncheon is part of the 2006 WBCA National Convention held in conjunction with the NCAA® Women's Final Four® in Boston, Mass. This year the WBCA celebrates it's Silver Anniversary, marking 25 years of existence.

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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