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Velaida Harris steps down as WSU women's basketball head coach
3/10/2023 5:34:00 PM | Athletics, Women's Basketball
Harris was head coach at Weber State for five years.
Velaida Harris has stepped down as the head coach of the Weber State women's basketball program. Harris was the head coach of the Wildcats for five seasons.Â
"Today I'm resigning as the head coach of Weber State University women's basketball," Harris said. "I'd like to thank Jerry Bovee, Amy Crosbie, Norm Tarbox, and Derek Dawes for the opportunity to take over this program five years ago. When I was hired, I was charged with changing a culture, building community, raising academic standards, and graduating players. We did that. This is a basketball business and my job was to produce wins. We fell short. I would like to thank every Wildcat that played for me, all of our fans, and my wonderful assistant coaches, who are some of the best. I would also like to thank President Mortensen. I believe we have made a tremendous impact. We represented Weber in a great way, and I'm proud of that!"
"We want to sincerely thank coach Harris for her time at Weber State and the impact she has made on our student-athletes in her five years and wish her nothing but the best in her future endeavors," said Weber State Director of Athletics Tim Crompton. Â
The University will launch a national search for a new head coach immediately.Â
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"Today I'm resigning as the head coach of Weber State University women's basketball," Harris said. "I'd like to thank Jerry Bovee, Amy Crosbie, Norm Tarbox, and Derek Dawes for the opportunity to take over this program five years ago. When I was hired, I was charged with changing a culture, building community, raising academic standards, and graduating players. We did that. This is a basketball business and my job was to produce wins. We fell short. I would like to thank every Wildcat that played for me, all of our fans, and my wonderful assistant coaches, who are some of the best. I would also like to thank President Mortensen. I believe we have made a tremendous impact. We represented Weber in a great way, and I'm proud of that!"
"We want to sincerely thank coach Harris for her time at Weber State and the impact she has made on our student-athletes in her five years and wish her nothing but the best in her future endeavors," said Weber State Director of Athletics Tim Crompton. Â
The University will launch a national search for a new head coach immediately.Â
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