Nitra Perry will be introduced as Kennesaw State women’s basketball coach on Wednesday.

Perry, a graduate of Mississippi State, has been an assistant coach at Toledo the past four years. She was previously an administrative assistant at Georgia Tech from 2004-06 and an assistant at Mississippi State from 2006-08.

Perry succeeds longtime Owls coach Colby Tilley, who retired in March after leading KSU to a 290-208 record over 17 seasons.

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