Virginia women’s basketball announced the addition of associate head coach Karleen Thompson to new head coach Tina Thompson’s staff.
Karleen Thompson comes to Charlottesville from the WNBA, where she most recently was with the Atlanta Dream. Tina and Karleen have a longstanding relationship, as a former teammates at the University of Southern California and as a player-coach pairing.
Tina, the first draft pick in WNBA history, was selected No. 1 overall in 1997 by the Houston Comets and remained with the team until 2008. Karleen spent time on the Comets coaching staff from 2005-08, spending two seasons as an assistant coach and one year at the helm before the team folded.