Another one of the new faces who will help lead the Lady Tigers this season is former UALR assistant coach Brooks Donald. Donald replaces Jennifer Hoover who left Memphis after one season to accept the position of director of basketball operations at the University of Virginia. A keen eye for talent, Donald will serve as the Lady Tiger Basketball recruiting coordinator. She will assist with the on-court coaching of the post players, and will also oversee academic progress throughout the year. A native of Jennings, La., Donald was an assistant coach at UALR for the last three seasons. She served as the interim head coach for a month upon the resignation of Tracy Stewart-Lange. While an assistant at UALR, Donald was responsible for recruiting, scouting, monitoring academics and served as the on-the-court coach of the guards. She was named recruiting coordinator for the 2002-03 season. Upon leaving UALR, Donald served as the head girls basketball coach at Saint Thomas More High School in Lafayette, La. She also founded her own basketball camp this year. Donald has extensive coaching experience at the AAU level, having worked from 1995-2000 with the Acadiana Stars. In 1999, she also coached the Mississippi Pride 17 & under team that participated in the National Tournament in Clarksville, Tenn. She has also worked various basketball camps at UALR, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State and Memphis. Donald, 25, graduated from Mississippi State in 2000 with a bachelor of science degree in the college of Education. Her emphasis was sports communications. While at MSU, Donald was with the Lady Bulldogs for a year. A four-year letterwinner at Jennings High, Donald's collegiate playing hopes were cut short by a knee injury.
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