LAFAYETTE, La. — Former Lady Jets assistant Tomekia Reed has joined the University of Louisiana coaching staff after serving the past three years at Jackson State as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator.
Her hiring is pending approval by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.
Reed, who began her coaching career under Brandan Harrell at South Georgia Tech, signed two of Georgia’s top athletes and one of Mississippi's finest Dandy Dozen players.
Reed, a native of Jackson, Miss., worked with the post players at JSU and served as the team’s academic liaison. Other responsibilities included strength and conditioning liaison, player development, community service coordinator and summer basketball camp coordinator.
She tutored the 2006-07 SWAC Player of the Year and helped head coach Denise Taylor rebuild the JSU program into a perennial winner and contender for the Southwestern Athletic Conference title.
The Tigers claimed the SWAC regular season championship and made a WNIT appearance in 2006-07. The 2007-08 JSU squad captured the SWAC Tournament championship and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Reed received an Associate Degree in Sports Medicine from Hinds Community College before attending Southern Miss and Georgia Southwestern State University. She went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from GSW.
Reed will begin her new post effective July 1.
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