The Georgetown University Director of Athletics Lee Reed will introduce Natasha Adair as the new head coach of the women’s basketball team Tuesday. Adair will replace Interim Head Coach Jim Lewis, who was hired last fall after former Head Coach Keith Brown resigned.
Adair, a former assistant coach for the Hoyas, returns to the Hilltop after serving as the head coach of the women’s basketball team at the College of Charleston for the last two years. In two seasons, Adair led Charleston to a 35-31 record, which included two Women’s Basketball Invitational bids. With these appearances, Adair became the first coach in Charleston’s history to lead the team to back-to-back postseason appearances.
“I’m very pleased to introduce Natasha as the new head coach for our women’s basketball program,” Reed said in a statement Monday. “She is a rising star in the coaching ranks and the success each of her schools has had is a testament to the hard work she has put in with her student-athletes. She will ensure that our young women develop both on and off the floor and we are very excited to welcome her and her family back home and to the Hilltop.”
Prior to coaching Charleston, Adair was on the coaching staff at Wake Forest for eight years. There, she held a variety of positions including associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. Adair was a member of the Georgetown coaching staff for six years from 1998 to 2004. When with the Hoyas, Adair was primarily responsible for coaching the post players and was key in the development of All-American and two-time WNBA champion Rebekkah Brunson.
Adair will be the third coach in as many years for the Hoyas and will be tasked with revitalizing a Georgetown team that struggled to a 4-14 record in the Big East and an 11-21 record overall.
Although they will lose senior forward and co-captain Andrea White and senior guard and co-captain Samisha Powell to graduation, the Hoyas will return seven players, including reigning Big East Freshman of the Year, center Natalie Butler.
A press conference formally introducing Adair will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McDonough Arena.
Tiffany • May 13, 2014 at 10:19 pm
Georgetown should really re – evaluate who they give full responsibility of their athletic departments. Lee Reed has completely sabotaged the entire women’s basketball program. He handled the recent Keith Brown situation like a complete amateur. It’s obvious that Reed had a vendetta against Brown from the beginning. Reed’s mishandle has caused Georgetown to loose 3 talented freshmen. Who would have taken them to the final four, without a doubt. Now UCONN will enjoy Natalie Butler, Ohio State will enjoy Shayla Cooper and Ole Miss will enjoy Kelsy Briggs. Thanks to Lee Reed, what an idiot. If he wanted to throw a tantrum he should have done it in private. Because, he publicly decided to throw a tantrum we all had to witness him make an ass of himself. It will take Georgetown a decade to restore the talent that Brown and Valentine recruited. Wow they just lost the #9 recruiting class in the country. Thanks to the public display of a unmistakable sabotage, high school coaches as well as AAU coaches are steering their talents clear of Georgetown. What a joke I wonder if JT III, ever swears to motivate his players in a moment of passion. Food for thought…
Tiffany • May 16, 2014 at 12:09 am
Good luck Coach Adair! Stay alert Lee Reed and Sharon Brummel may be conspiring against you. If you think for a second that former Coach Brown resigned due to reckless and aimless behavior, think again. Truth is Brittany Horn and Samesha Powell were reckless habitual underage drinkers who were feeding other underage players their same poison. Therefore they were dealt with and Crystal Reeves – Evans unlawfully recorded Brown in the locker room. Reeves-Evans was in fear of her position due to her incompetence in her position as recruiting coordinator. In which was the wrong job title for Reeves – Evans being that she had no recruits of her own. Now she has a position as a head coach under false references and claims that she recruited star players. She should be sent packing for a fudged resume. Too bad honesty and loyalty is not a requirement in this game. Funny thing is Sharon Brummel is loosing her hair…I’m sure she’s loosing sleep also. Her actions must be haunting. Brown was John Thompson’s pick due to the great things he had accomplished assisting in previous years at Georgetown. Reed really wanted John Thompson’s hands off Women’s basketball so this is how he did it. Reed held on to the tape that was recorded 6 months prior to the coming out scandal of accusations against Brown. What Reed doesn’t know is there’s evidence that shows he was the culprit to the leaked footage to the media after Brown was already cleared on campus. With all that being said…Reed’s plan to break Brown failed. Brown is still very active in the community doing basketball and players and there parents are still very much impressed with his talents. If you feel I’m speaking out of turn then do your research…talk to the players and the coaches that were blackballed.