Murray State University Athletics
Felton invited to be court coach with USA Basketball national team
5/16/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Murray State women's basketball head coach Joi Felton has been selected as a court coach for the 2005 USA national U-19 women's basketball team trials at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
"It's a honor anytime you are invited to be involved with USA Basketball," Felton said.
"I've always hoped that someday I would get the chance to do this. it's going to be a great learning experience for me to be around successful coaches."
Felton will enter her third season as the Lady Racers head coach in the fall.
Felton will be serving USA Basketball as a court coach during the trials to be held May 19-22. She will assist the coaching staff in running various parts of the tryouts.
"I'll be there to assist the staff in implementing practice and various drills in the trials process," Felton said. USA Basketball selects its court coaches from a pool of candidates, where only head coaches are considered.
"Even though I won't travel with the team, I'll have the opportunity to build and work with the USA Basketball staff," Felton said. "This will also be a great chance for me personally to learn some new things and improve my own coaching skills. I'm really looking forward to it."
