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Kentucky
State names Clark-Heard women's basketball coach
June 6, 2005
Frankfort, KY – Kentucky State University has hired, Michelle Clark-Heard
to rejuvenate its women’s basketball program. Clark-Heard, replaces’ Carol
Washington-Clark, who compiled a 67-125, record during her seven year tenure.
The Thorobrettes finished 1-27 last season.
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Michelle Clark-Heard |
Clark-Heard comes to Kentucky State from the University of Cincinnati Bearcats.
Her main responsibilities while at Cincinnati for three seasons (2002-05) were
to tutor the post players and serve as the team’s academic liaison.
“I’m very excited and looking forward to applying the things I’ve
learned as a Division I player and assistant coach”, Clark-Heard said. “My
coaching philosophy will be up tempo and an inside/outside game.”
Michelle Clark-Heard is native of Louisville, KY, where she earned Kentucky
high school state Player of the Year honors in 1986 while playing at Atherton
High. She was inducted into the Atherton Hall of Fame in 2003.
After graduation, Clark-Heard attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling
Green. During her four year tenure, the 6’2 center helped the Paul Sanderford-coached
Western Kentucky teams make four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament
and win two Sun Belt Conference titles. She finished as the school’s
10th all-time leading rebounder.
Clark-Heard, earned her bachelor’s degree in recreation with a minor
in child psychology from Western Kentucky in 1990 and completed her master’s
in educational administration at Nebraska in 2001
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