KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Northwestern University has announced the hiring of Tangela Smith, a former assistant coach for the Western Michigan women's basketball team, on Friday morning. Smith joins the Wildcats coaching staff as an assistant under head coach Joe McKeown.
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Smith heads to Northwestern from Western Michigan where she served as an assistant coach under WMU head coach Shane Clipfell for four seasons. Her primary duties included recruiting, game planning, post player development and team travel.
"While we are all sad to be losing a great coach and person in Tangela, we are very happy for her ability to advance in her career and equally important for her to get back closer to home," commented Clipfell.