WVSU announces local star as new head coach of women’s basketball

WVSU announces local star as new head coach of women’s basketball

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - West Virginia State named a new head coach of the women’s basketball team in a news release Monday, and the name may ring a few bells. Whitney Bays, an assistant coach at Memphis University since 2023, was chosen to lead the team as she “arrives with a proven track record of building winning programs, developing elite talent, and prioritizing academic excellence throughout her career,” the release said. Bays has coache…

Memphis assistant takes HBCU job

Whitney Bays, a former assistant at Division I Memphis, is now the head coach of the women’s basketball program at West Virginia State University. The move brings a high-level coach to a Division II HBCU with championship aspirations. Bays spent the 2023–2024 season at Memphis, where she coached both post players and guards. She played a key role in recruiting and film preparation while also overseeing player development and academics. While at …

New head coach Embry brings ‘energy’ to MUW tennis program

COLUMBUS — “It feels good to be around the tennis world again.” Hayden Embry is returning to the sport he loves at the Mississippi University for Women.  Embry The Philadelphia, Miss., native was named the new head coach for both men’s and women’s tennis at The W last week. It offered a return to the court for the former junior college and high school tennis player, but it also offered an opportunity he’s wanted since his own playing days ended.…

West Virginia State hires former Big Ten standout as next women's basketball coach

The West Virginia State women’s basketball program has announced its next head coach, who will take over following the departure of former leader Charles Marshall. Former Big Ten standout and Division I assistant coach Whitney Bays will return to the state where she was a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year at Huntington High School, taking over as head coach of the Yellow Jackets’ women’s basketball team. “I’m incredibly honored and humbled to…