Vicki Hall Named New Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
8/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Aug. 18, 2009
OXFORD, Ohio - Miami women's basketball coach Maria Fantanarosa announced Tuesday the hiring of Vicki Hall as a new assistant coach. Hall recently retired after a 16-year professional career that included a stint in the WNBA.
A sought after prospect out of high school, Hall was the named both the Naismith and Gatorade Player of the Year in 1988. She lettered four years at Texas and was named to the Southwest Conference All-Decade team for the 1990s. Hall began her playing career overseas, with teams in Switzerland and Greece before returning stateside for stints with the Colorado Explosion (1998-99) and Nashville Noise (1999-2000) of the ABL and the Cleveland Rockers (2000-02) of the WNBA. She spent the past seven years playing for teams in Italy, France and Israel, helping lead Pool Comense to the Final Four in Italy in 2006.
"We are glad to have Vicki join our Miami staff," said Fantanarosa. "Her energy, work ethic and knowledge of the game, along with her experience as a dominate player will help take our program to the next level."
Hall has spent her offseasons training basketball players of all ages. She conducted her own high skill basketball camp in 1996 and was on the staff of the Nike All American Camp in 1999.
"I'm just really happy to be a part of Miami," said Hall. "It has a wonderful tradition in women's basketball and I am hoping to be a part of another winning season. I am excited to see basketball from the other side. I've been a player professionally for 16 years and when you count college and everything else, I've been playing for 25 years. While I do have some experience in coaching individuals, I am excited to begin coaching at this level."
Miami begins its season on November 14 when it faces Bucknell in the opening round of the Iona Tip-Off Tournament in New Rochelle, N.Y.
