MBB: Talvin Hester will have an on campus interview Monday.
Also, being title IX compliant in our reporting, THE BBB also reports WBB had LaSonda Barrett for an on campus interview yesterday.
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MBB: Talvin Hester will have an on campus interview Monday.
Also, being title IX compliant in our reporting, THE BBB also reports WBB had LaSonda Barrett for an on campus interview yesterday.
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Originally Posted by PawDawg
Hester looks to have a good pedigree (Houston and SFA) and great helping heart example to the players. And has recruited Texas quiet a bit it might appear.
Talvin Hester was named to the ORU coaching staff on May 3, 2017, joining new head coach Paul Mills. Hester spent three years (2014-17) on Kelvin Sampson’s staff at Houston and has experience at eight different programs in Texas at both the college and professional levels.
In addition to helping Sampson build the program at Houston that included a 22-win season in 2015-16 and an NIT berth, Hester was also an assistant coach for Danny Kaspar at both Stephen F. Austin and Texas State, helping the Lumberjacks to a 27-5 record.
Hester brings more than 15 years of coaching experience to South Tulsa, but has also been active off the court, serving Thanksgiving meals at the Star of Hope Mission and leading a Texas Special Olympics event inside Hofheinz Pavillion. During the summer of 2011, Hester was one of a select few invited to participate in the NCAA Black Coaches and Administrators Achieving Coaching Excellence Program. This prestigious four-day program was designed to prepare racial and ethnic minority basketball coaches for success as future head coaches.
Hester is a played at Dallas Christian College and received his degree from Texas Wesleyan in 2003. Hester and his wife, Jamieka, have a daughter Rhyan.
What Mills says about Hester“I have known Talvin for a long time and I’ve admired his work. He has learned a lot under several terrific coaches and brings with him a wealth of knowledge from good conferences. His experiences will propel ORU forward. He is as committed a coach as I’ve known and will work tirelessly for ORU to compete for Summit League championships.”
http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/hou/gra...mall_72412.jpgTALVIN HESTER Hometown Arlington, Texas College Texas Wesleyan '03 Family Married to the former Jamieka Jackson
Daughter: RhyanCOACHING EXPERIENCE Year Team, Position 2014 - Houston, Assistant Coach 2013-14 Texas State, Assistant Coach 2012-13 Stephen F. Austin, Assistant Coach 2010-12 San Jose State, Assistant Coach 2005-10 Prairie View A&M, Assistant Coach 2004-05 Texas College, Assistant Coach 2003-04 Texas Wesleyan, Assistant Coach 2003 Texas Rim Rockers (USBL),
Assistant Coach Intern2002-03 North Lake College, Assistant Coach PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1996-97 Dallas Christian College
Veteran coach Talvin Hester joined the University of Houston Men's Basketball program as an assistant coach in late April 2014.
Hester is no stranger to the Lone Star State, working at eight different programs in Texas at the college and professional level. In addition to the Cougars, Hester has previously worked at Texas State, Stephen F. Austin, Prairie View A&M, Texas College, Texas Wesleyan and North Lake College on the collegiate level and with the Texas Rim Rockers of the United States Basketball League.
AT HOUSTON
Hester helped lead the Cougars to a 22-10 record in 2015-16 -- only the 15th 22-win season in program history -- and a berth in the NIT for the first time in a decade.
In his first year with the Cougars during the 2014-15 season, Hester helped lead Houston to 13 wins. Among those wins were a 70-68 decision against defending national champion UConn and a dominating 82-69 victory against Big 12 member Texas Tech during the final day of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Championship Round.
Hester also assisted in the Cougars' off-court work, serving Thanksgiving meals to Star of Hope Mission residents and leading a Texas Special Olympics event inside Hofheinz Pavilion.
This Young Lady could be a great find as well on paper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaSondra_Barrett
LaSondra Renee Barrett (born March 16, 1990) is an American ex-basketball forward who played one season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association, as well as for overseas teams in Australia and Israel. She went to William B. Murrah High School and played collegiately for LSU. She is ...WNBA draft: 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Listed height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
LSU statistics · USA Basketball
Good work Tyler
Great news on both fronts!!!!!!
Pawdawg with the scoop! Good stuff.
Pawdawg goes 2 for 2.