A NEW Coach Williams

[coyoterj]

rsuhillcats.com/article.asp?articleID=1716

Spearfish, SD native! LETS GO YOTES!!!!!!

[GoYotes]

Amy's sister, Emilee (Gusso) Thiesse, is an assistant women's basketball coach for SDSU. Should make for some interesting family gatherings.

[chuck]

Looks like a promising hire to me--Successful D1 and head coach experience. Pure speculation, but looks like she could be successful in retaining current players and recruits.

[azsod73]

A great hire in my opinion. SD roots and excellent overall BBall pedigree.

[coyote61]

Only one thing worries me about williams. She is a husker, yikes!!

[coyotega]

Looks good to me. Right age, right background, to be a great recruiter.

[Coyote Fan]

Man oh man less than 100 total words of chatter after the announcement of the new coach of the program most likely to succeed on a regional/national level that is somewhat high profile in nature. We can do better than that Coyote Fans, MUCH better than that. After track and field and maybe before, Women's basketball has a chance to be the most successfull program at South Dakota.

I think Amy Williams seems like a great hire to me. She is highly thought of, young and a proven winner. At Rogers State her teams got incrementally better each season under her guidance. She made the national tourney her last two years including a final 8 during her most recent season. Good stuff. She has D1 playing experience, D1 assistant coaching experience and D1 recruiting experience. Something worth taking a slight gamble on. I think her floor isn't very low but her ceiling is extremely high. She comes off well in her press conference. I think the players will relate well to her and play hard for her. Once against the small committees at USD that are in charge of hiring seem to have gotten it right again this time. Time will tell.

[91jack]

I think it will be interesting to see what happens. She has coached at different levels and done well wherever she has been. From an outsider, both her and coach Glenn look like they should be good hires. They both have something that you can look at and question, she doesn't have head coaching experience at the DI level and coach Glenn might not be around very long, but the positives out way the negatives.
I think hiring coaches is a little like recruiting, everybody you get looks good but until they are a couple years into it, you don't know exactly what you have.

[yoteforever]

Jun 5, 2012 8:26:18 GMT -6 91jack said:

I think it will be interesting to see what happens. She has coached at different levels and done well wherever she has been. From an outsider, both her and coach Glenn look like they should be good hires. They both have something that you can look at and question, she doesn't have head coaching experience at the DI level and coach Glenn might not be around very long, but the positives out way the negatives.
I think hiring coaches is a little like recruiting, everybody you get looks good but until they are a couple years into it, you don't know exactly what you have.

Good and fair analogy. It appears that there is a great deal of upside to this young lady, and very little downside. Now she has to get it done.

[azsod73]

From the Howling Pack press release:

What they’re saying:

Bubba Cunningham, Athletic Director, North Carolina and former AD at Tulsa:
“Congratulations to the University of South Dakota and to Amy Williams on her appointment as the head coach of women's basketball. Amy is an outstanding coach, excellent recruiter and knows how to build a highly successful program. She will be a great role model for her players, an accessible coach who understands the importance of campus relationships and will create a positive environment for fans, students and players."

Julie Goodenough, Head Coach, Abilene Christian and former head coach at Oklahoma State:
“With her genuine people skills and relentless work ethic, Amy is an excellent recruiter and will bring in great talent to perpetuate the success of the women's program at the University of South Dakota."

Ryan Bradley, Athletic Director, Rogers State:
“Amy did an incredible job building a championship caliber program from the ground up at Rogers State. She has tremendous passion for what she does and works tirelessly to ensure that each of her players is successful both academically and on the court. I have no doubt she will lead the University of South Dakota to new heights in the years ahead.”

Wren Baker, Athletic Director, Northwest Missouri State:
“Amy Williams is one of the rising stars in women's basketball. She is a tireless worker and fierce competitor. She is a loyal coach and person. Her passion for the game is contagious. USD landed a tremendous coach and an even better person."

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[azsod73]

Good article in the Press & Dakotan about the new coach by Jeremy Hoeck:

www.yankton.net/articles/2012/06/09/sports/doc4fd2c2c119a8e024051923.txt