BALTIMORE – Coppin State women's basketball head coach
Jermaine Woods announced today that
Keyana Brown has been added to the Eagles' staff as an assistant coach.
"My vision is to create an agile coaching staff, and Keyana through the process exemplified the characteristics I was looking for," said Woods. "Keyana has a great basketball mind and a unique ability to relate to student-athletes. I believe she will thrive as our recruiting coordinator and I'm very impressed with her ability to evaluate players. She is not only loyal and hardworking, but also very competent and I am beyond excited to welcome her to the Coppin State family."
A 2018 Virginia State graduate, Brown joins the Eagles after spending last year as the Director of Basketball Operations at UNC Wilmington. During her time with the Seahawks, Brown assisted with many aspects of the program, including team travel, budget, equipment needs, team meals, community outreach, etc.
Prior to UNCW, Brown attended Valdosta State University as a graduate assistant for the women's basketball program. Her duties included coach, coordinating team travel, academics and social media.
Brown spent one year as a media relations assistant at the University of Maryland and served as a media relations intern at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference during the 2018-19 season.
A three-year letter winner at Old Dominion, Brown was a two-time team captain who led the Lady Monarchs to a pair of winning seasons. The Williamsburg, Va., native ranked third on the team in scoring with a 7.3 average during the 2015-16 season en route to receiving "Sixth Woman of the Year" recognition.
Brown transferred to Virginia State for her senior season and helped the Trojans set a school record with a 15-0 start. She averaged 9.4 points per game, shot 41.9 percent from the field and paced the team with 18 blocked shots.
