Friday, May 11, 2007

Jolette Law new Illinois Coach

She was the associate head coach at Rutgers - coincidentally, the previous Illinois coach Theresa Gerentz was also hired from Rutgers. I believe this is the last of the BCS openings to be filled.
From the Chicago Daily Herald:

Law to coach Illini women’s team


Posted Friday, May 11, 2007

Jolette Law, the associate head coach at Rutgers, will become the women’s basketball coach at Illinois.

Law will replace Theresa Grentz, who left Illinois on April 17 after coaching there for 12 years. Illinois plans to announce the hiring today.

In 2006-07, Rutgers finished 27-9 and won the school’s first Big East tournament championship. The Scarlet Knights advanced to the NCAA championship game before falling to Tennessee 59-46.

Law joined Rutgers as an assistant in 1995 when coach C. Vivian Stringer was hired, and was promoted to associate head coach in 2003. Law will be the second straight coach from Rutgers to lead Illinois; Grentz led Rutgers for 19 seasons before heading to Illinois in 1995.

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