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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Reaves begins her coaching career
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com
Former Bowie High School multi-sport athlete Kaylé Reaves has begun her coaching career.
On June 1, Reaves was named assistant women’s basketball coach at NCAA Division II’s Northwestern Oklahoma State University, which is located in Alva, Okla.
“I’m excited,” said Reaves in a telephone interview with The Bowie News on Thursday morning. “It’s a good start. I’m young, and I was able to get a good position right out of graduate school. I’m grateful. It’s a conference I’ve coached and played in.”
NWOSU plays in the Great American Conference, which also features Southeastern Oklahoma State in Durant, where Reaves played and served for two years as a graduate assistant. The GAC also features several other Oklahoma and Arkansas universities.
Alva is a community of nearly 5,000 people, roughly equidistant between Ponca City and Beaver.
“Alva is a small town, and a lot like Bowie,” Reaves said. “Everyone is friendly. Everyone backs the program so much. It’s always a packed house for a basketball game. They have a lot of community support.” Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
Former Bowie High School multi-sport athlete Kaylé Reaves smiles during her graduation from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Reaves was recently named assistant coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State, remaining in the Great American Conference. (Courtesy photo by Donna Reaves)
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.
Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.
“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”
Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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