Flowers Names Brown & Williams To WBB Staff
6/27/2019 6:34:00 AM | Women's Basketball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN women's basketball head coach Jason Flowers has announced the addition of Darryl Brown and Jerica Williams to the Matadors' coaching staff. Both will serve as assistant coaches for CSUN.
"A huge part of the success of our program has been the outstanding assistant coaches that we have been blessed with over the past nine years," Flowers said. "Darryl and Jerica will add to the legacy of that group; with the impact they have on our young women as people as well as players."
Brown joins the Matadors after spending the 2018-19 season as an assistant coach at Weber State. Before coming to Weber State, Brown served as the associate head coach at the University of Memphis in 2015-16. Prior to joining the Memphis staff, Brown had a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Cleveland State from 2013-15.
In his two seasons in Cleveland, Brown helped the Vikings move up in the Horizon League. He helped the Vikings post a combined 33-29 overall record, 19-13 conference mark and two top five finishes in the Horizon League regular season. With Brown on staff, Cleveland State had four postseason award recipients.
The two years prior to his arrival (2011-12, 2012-13), Cleveland State went a combined 25-36 overall and 11-23 in the league and had regular-season finishes below fifth place (seventh in 2011-12, sixth in 2012-13). The Vikings only one player receive conference postseason honors over those two seasons. The following campaign (2014-15), Cleveland State made a big jump, posting a 19-13 overall record and a 10-6 Horizon League mark. The 19 overall wins and 10 league victories were the most since 2010-11. The Vikings finished third in the Horizon regular season and earned a WNIT appearance. The postseason berth was the program's first since the 2009-10 campaign.
Prior to moving to Cleveland State, Brown spent five seasons (2008-13) at Pepperdine. Brown helped Pepperdine climb back to the top half of the West Coast Conference. After winning consecutive league titles in 2001-02 and 2002-03, the Waves fell on hard times from 2003-04 to 2007-08. In those five years prior to Brown's arrival in Malibu, Calif., Pepperdine had only one winning campaign and finished fifth or lower in the WCC regular-season standings three times.
Enter Brown, who helped Pepperdine to three winning seasons and two postseason berths. Among those three winning seasons was the program's first 20-win campaign (2009-10; 20-12 record) since 2002-03. The Waves also posted three-straight years with nine or more wins from 2008-09 to 2010-11. The last time Pepperdine had a longer streak of nine or more conference wins was from 1997-98 through 2003-04 (seven seasons).
Pepperdine had three-straight seasons with a top-three finish in the WCC regular season from 2008-09 to 2010-11, the first since the program had three-consecutive, top-three finishes from 2001-02 to 2003-04. In that three-year run, the Waves also advanced to the 2010 WCC Championship title game and earned 2010 and 2011 WNIT berths.
In addition to the team's success, Brown helped in the development of the Waves' players. Brown had three players earn WCC postseason honors a total of six times and also had two players to play in the professional ranks. He also played a major role in Pepperdine's 2012 signing class that ESPN.com ranked No. 1 among mid-majors in the West and No. 7 among the mid-majors nationally.
Prior to Pepperdine, Brown spent four seasons at Cheyney University, an NCAA Division II school located in Cheyney, Pa., from 2004-08. Brown served as a Wolves assistant coach his first two seasons, and in 2006-07, was elevated to the program's interim head coach. He assumed the head coach title in 2007-08.
Again, Brown helped engineer another turnaround. After consecutive 20-loss seasons, Brown guided Cheyney to an 11-18 overall record and a 7-5 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) mark in 2007-08. The 11-18 overall record was the program's best ledger in 18 years. The 7-5 league record earned the Wolves a third-place finish in the PSAC East Division, and the squad qualified for the PSAC playoffs for the first time since 1989-90.
A 1995 Temple University graduate with a degree in marketing, Brown was an assistant coach at his alma mater from 1998-2000 and at Montclair State in 2001-02.
In between his collegiate stints, the Philadelphia, Pa., native coached at the high school level in the Philadelphia area. In three years as an assistant at Norristown Area High School, Brown helped the Eagles to three-consecutive, 20-win seasons and a Pennsylvania State Championship Final 8 appearance. Under his tutelage, eight student-athletes received NCAA scholarships to play basketball, including five at the Division I level.
Brown is married to the former Tasha McDowell, who is an assistant coach for the UCLA women's basketball program. The couple married in August of 2015.
"Darryl is an experienced coach with a great basketball mind who has experienced success throughout his career," Flowers said. "Being familiar with the west coast, in addition to his experiences throughout the country, will provide valuable recruiting resources."
Williams comes to Northridge after spending the 2018-19 season at San Diego State as an administrative assistant.
Williams began her playing career in 2006 at UCLA, spending one season with the Bruins before transferring to her native San Diego, and playing for the Aztecs from 2008-10. Williams began her coaching career in 2011, coaching on the prep level for six seasons at Mount Miguel High School in San Diego (2011-13, 2016-18), Prestonwood Christian Academy (Dallas, Texas, 2013-14), and Harvard-Westlake School (Los Angeles, Calif., 2015-16).
In 2013, Williams launched JACE, an independent consultancy for business development, marketing, branding and public relations. Her efforts resulted in her being named San Diego's Business Woman of the Year in 2017.
Williams founded the Live4Gen Foundation in May 2013, a non-profit organization that was dedicated to increasing breast cancer prevention in honor of her teammate, Genevive Costello, who succumbed to the disease. Williams served as the Chief Marketing Officer from 2017-18 before joining the SDSU staff.
"Jerica is a dynamic young leader who has a bright future as a coach," said Flowers. "Her experience as an entrepreneur, as well as, her coaching and playing experience brings a unique perspective. Her ability to relate and communicate is a great asset that will definitely benefit our program on the recruiting trail and in her teaching."
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"A huge part of the success of our program has been the outstanding assistant coaches that we have been blessed with over the past nine years," Flowers said. "Darryl and Jerica will add to the legacy of that group; with the impact they have on our young women as people as well as players."
Brown joins the Matadors after spending the 2018-19 season as an assistant coach at Weber State. Before coming to Weber State, Brown served as the associate head coach at the University of Memphis in 2015-16. Prior to joining the Memphis staff, Brown had a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Cleveland State from 2013-15.
In his two seasons in Cleveland, Brown helped the Vikings move up in the Horizon League. He helped the Vikings post a combined 33-29 overall record, 19-13 conference mark and two top five finishes in the Horizon League regular season. With Brown on staff, Cleveland State had four postseason award recipients.
The two years prior to his arrival (2011-12, 2012-13), Cleveland State went a combined 25-36 overall and 11-23 in the league and had regular-season finishes below fifth place (seventh in 2011-12, sixth in 2012-13). The Vikings only one player receive conference postseason honors over those two seasons. The following campaign (2014-15), Cleveland State made a big jump, posting a 19-13 overall record and a 10-6 Horizon League mark. The 19 overall wins and 10 league victories were the most since 2010-11. The Vikings finished third in the Horizon regular season and earned a WNIT appearance. The postseason berth was the program's first since the 2009-10 campaign.
Prior to moving to Cleveland State, Brown spent five seasons (2008-13) at Pepperdine. Brown helped Pepperdine climb back to the top half of the West Coast Conference. After winning consecutive league titles in 2001-02 and 2002-03, the Waves fell on hard times from 2003-04 to 2007-08. In those five years prior to Brown's arrival in Malibu, Calif., Pepperdine had only one winning campaign and finished fifth or lower in the WCC regular-season standings three times.
Enter Brown, who helped Pepperdine to three winning seasons and two postseason berths. Among those three winning seasons was the program's first 20-win campaign (2009-10; 20-12 record) since 2002-03. The Waves also posted three-straight years with nine or more wins from 2008-09 to 2010-11. The last time Pepperdine had a longer streak of nine or more conference wins was from 1997-98 through 2003-04 (seven seasons).
Pepperdine had three-straight seasons with a top-three finish in the WCC regular season from 2008-09 to 2010-11, the first since the program had three-consecutive, top-three finishes from 2001-02 to 2003-04. In that three-year run, the Waves also advanced to the 2010 WCC Championship title game and earned 2010 and 2011 WNIT berths.
In addition to the team's success, Brown helped in the development of the Waves' players. Brown had three players earn WCC postseason honors a total of six times and also had two players to play in the professional ranks. He also played a major role in Pepperdine's 2012 signing class that ESPN.com ranked No. 1 among mid-majors in the West and No. 7 among the mid-majors nationally.
Prior to Pepperdine, Brown spent four seasons at Cheyney University, an NCAA Division II school located in Cheyney, Pa., from 2004-08. Brown served as a Wolves assistant coach his first two seasons, and in 2006-07, was elevated to the program's interim head coach. He assumed the head coach title in 2007-08.
Again, Brown helped engineer another turnaround. After consecutive 20-loss seasons, Brown guided Cheyney to an 11-18 overall record and a 7-5 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) mark in 2007-08. The 11-18 overall record was the program's best ledger in 18 years. The 7-5 league record earned the Wolves a third-place finish in the PSAC East Division, and the squad qualified for the PSAC playoffs for the first time since 1989-90.
A 1995 Temple University graduate with a degree in marketing, Brown was an assistant coach at his alma mater from 1998-2000 and at Montclair State in 2001-02.
In between his collegiate stints, the Philadelphia, Pa., native coached at the high school level in the Philadelphia area. In three years as an assistant at Norristown Area High School, Brown helped the Eagles to three-consecutive, 20-win seasons and a Pennsylvania State Championship Final 8 appearance. Under his tutelage, eight student-athletes received NCAA scholarships to play basketball, including five at the Division I level.
Brown is married to the former Tasha McDowell, who is an assistant coach for the UCLA women's basketball program. The couple married in August of 2015.
"Darryl is an experienced coach with a great basketball mind who has experienced success throughout his career," Flowers said. "Being familiar with the west coast, in addition to his experiences throughout the country, will provide valuable recruiting resources."
Williams comes to Northridge after spending the 2018-19 season at San Diego State as an administrative assistant.
Williams began her playing career in 2006 at UCLA, spending one season with the Bruins before transferring to her native San Diego, and playing for the Aztecs from 2008-10. Williams began her coaching career in 2011, coaching on the prep level for six seasons at Mount Miguel High School in San Diego (2011-13, 2016-18), Prestonwood Christian Academy (Dallas, Texas, 2013-14), and Harvard-Westlake School (Los Angeles, Calif., 2015-16).
In 2013, Williams launched JACE, an independent consultancy for business development, marketing, branding and public relations. Her efforts resulted in her being named San Diego's Business Woman of the Year in 2017.
Williams founded the Live4Gen Foundation in May 2013, a non-profit organization that was dedicated to increasing breast cancer prevention in honor of her teammate, Genevive Costello, who succumbed to the disease. Williams served as the Chief Marketing Officer from 2017-18 before joining the SDSU staff.
"Jerica is a dynamic young leader who has a bright future as a coach," said Flowers. "Her experience as an entrepreneur, as well as, her coaching and playing experience brings a unique perspective. Her ability to relate and communicate is a great asset that will definitely benefit our program on the recruiting trail and in her teaching."
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