Shereka Wright has officially been named the new head coach for the women’s basketball team, UTA Athletics announced Friday.
A former WNBA player and Purdue University alumna, Wright will be the 10th head coach in Lady Mavericks history. She spent the last two seasons as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Vanderbilt University.
She takes over the position after former head coach Krista Gerlich left to take over as the head coach at Texas Tech.
Before joining the Commodores, Wright spent five seasons at the University of Alabama from 2013 to 2018 and seven seasons at Texas Tech University from 2006 to 2013.