New Georgia Southern ladies’s basketball head coach, Hana Haden accomplished her very first roster for the Eagles.
The previous Georgia SouthWestern head coach was launched to GS in April after the athletic division and former head coach, Anita Howard parted methods on the finish of the 2023-24 basketball season. Coach Howard now holds the place of the Assistant Ladies’s Basketball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator at Mississippi State.
Hadens 2024-25 roster brings again three veteran faces,
- fifth yr Ahead. Diamond Stokes,
- Sophomore ahead, Liv Fuller
- fifth yr guard, Simone James.
We spoke with these gamers together with former participant, Junior, Amoni Byrd on the new coach introduction in April about their emotions with a brand new coach. “I really feel like she (Haden) has the prospect and the potential to rise above the bar and get us a championship. I’m excited to see if we’ll be capable to obtain that in her first yr right here.” mentioned Byrd.
Director of Athletics Communication, Chad Jackson additionally commented on this upcoming season “This season must be an thrilling one for Georgia Southern ladies’s basketball. Head coach Hana Haden and her workers have constructed an skilled roster, together with 4 newcomers who’ve scored 1,000+ factors of their collegiate careers, which ought to create a excessive power atmosphere for the opening of the brand new Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Heart later this Fall.”
Together with the returning veteran gamers, Haden introduced in 4 transfers and three incoming freshmen to finish the crew. These gamers embrace junior transfers,
- Guard, Jazmyne Jackson from Grambling State
- Ahead, Deannasty Smith from Northwest Florida State
- Guard, Nakiyah Mays-Prince from Delaware
And one sophomore switch, Heart, Paris Gaines from College of Kansas. The three freshman transfers embrace twin sisters, Guard/Forwards, Jamiria and Tamiria Jones from Birmingham, Alabama and native Bulloch Academy scholar, Ahead, Ashantay Noble.
The remainder of the roster consists of:
- Senior Guard, Bukky Akinsola
- Senior Guard, Nicole Gwynn
- Senior Guard, Mckenna Eddings
- Senior Heart, Leah Johnson
- Senior Ahead, Indya Inexperienced
Haden additionally spoke on what GS can anticipate to see from her in her first season with the Eagles throughout her introduction press convention.
“We are going to take satisfaction on the defensive finish of the ground, we are going to discover methods to be disruptive, to impose our will and to maintain groups off stability,” mentioned Haden. “On the offensive finish we’re going to discover a method to be as environment friendly as doable, take satisfaction in our execution and play selflessly.”
New Georgia Southern ladies’s basketball head coach, Hana Haden accomplished her very first roster for the Eagles.
The previous Georgia SouthWestern head coach was launched to GS in April after the athletic division and former head coach, Anita Howard parted methods on the finish of the 2023-24 basketball season. Coach Howard now holds the place of the Assistant Ladies’s Basketball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator at Mississippi State.
Hadens 2024-25 roster brings again three veteran faces,
- fifth yr Ahead. Diamond Stokes,
- Sophomore ahead, Liv Fuller
- fifth yr guard, Simone James.
We spoke with these gamers together with former participant, Junior, Amoni Byrd on the new coach introduction in April about their emotions with a brand new coach. “I really feel like she (Haden) has the prospect and the potential to rise above the bar and get us a championship. I’m excited to see if we’ll be capable to obtain that in her first yr right here.” mentioned Byrd.
Director of Athletics Communication, Chad Jackson additionally commented on this upcoming season “This season must be an thrilling one for Georgia Southern ladies’s basketball. Head coach Hana Haden and her workers have constructed an skilled roster, together with 4 newcomers who’ve scored 1,000+ factors of their collegiate careers, which ought to create a excessive power atmosphere for the opening of the brand new Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Heart later this Fall.”
Together with the returning veteran gamers, Haden introduced in 4 transfers and three incoming freshmen to finish the crew. These gamers embrace junior transfers,
- Guard, Jazmyne Jackson from Grambling State
- Ahead, Deannasty Smith from Northwest Florida State
- Guard, Nakiyah Mays-Prince from Delaware
And one sophomore switch, Heart, Paris Gaines from College of Kansas. The three freshman transfers embrace twin sisters, Guard/Forwards, Jamiria and Tamiria Jones from Birmingham, Alabama and native Bulloch Academy scholar, Ahead, Ashantay Noble.
The remainder of the roster consists of:
- Senior Guard, Bukky Akinsola
- Senior Guard, Nicole Gwynn
- Senior Guard, Mckenna Eddings
- Senior Heart, Leah Johnson
- Senior Ahead, Indya Inexperienced
Haden additionally spoke on what GS can anticipate to see from her in her first season with the Eagles throughout her introduction press convention.
“We are going to take satisfaction on the defensive finish of the ground, we are going to discover methods to be disruptive, to impose our will and to maintain groups off stability,” mentioned Haden. “On the offensive finish we’re going to discover a method to be as environment friendly as doable, take satisfaction in our execution and play selflessly.”
