Clayton State women’s basketball coach Dennis Cox has resigned to accept a coaching job at San Francisco State.
Cox led the Lakers to a Division II national championship in 2011 and a 267-57 record during his 10 years, as well as seven Peach Belt Conference championships, four conference tournament championships and four Division II regional championships.
Associate coach Kaleena Coleman, a former standout at Clayton State, will be the interim coach for the 2014-15 season.
“In my 32 years of working with coaches at the high school and college level, I have never met anyone more suited to the profession than Dennis Cox,” athletic director Mason Barfield said in a statement given to the media. “A coach must be able to inspire his players to want to win for him. They earn this by how they demand their players to be more than just a great basketball player. I saw him take six seniors who won two conference games the previous year, and win the conference regular season championship, the conference tournament championship, and advance to the NCAA tournament. His players trusted him due to his desire for them to be better people.
“I appreciate his commitment to the university, his team, and even more especially to me. He has always been not only a great coach in my eyes, but a great friend. I wish him nothing but the best in this new adventure.”
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