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Report: USC’s Nikki McCray-Penson set to land head coaching job

South Carolina assistant coach Nikki McCray-Penson is expected to be named the next coach at Old Dominion, according to a report Tuesday.

The news on McCray-Penson, 45, could become official as early as Tuesday afternoon, the Virginian-Pilot reported, citing a source.

The two-time SEC Player of the Year and two-time Olympic gold medalist joined Dawn Staley’s South Carolina staff in May 2008.

ODU to hire former Olympic and WNBA star Nikki McCray-Penson as women's coach https://t.co/bVcr0yWGPR

— The Virginian-Pilot (@virginianpilot) May 23, 2017