Coquese Washington
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| Sport(s) | Basketball | ||||||||||||
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| Title | Head coach | ||||||||||||
| Team | Penn State | ||||||||||||
| Record | 178–132 (.574) | ||||||||||||
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January 17, 1971 Flint, Michigan |
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| 1989–1993 | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||
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| 1999–2007 | Notre Dame (asst.) | ||||||||||||
| 2007–present | Penn State | ||||||||||||
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BCA Female Coach of the Year (2011) Big Ten Coach of the Year (2011) |
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Coquese Makebra Washington (born January 17, 1971) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player who currently serves as the head coach of Penn State's women's basketball team, the Lady Lions. Washington holds a law degree and was the first president of the WNBA Players Association, holding that position from 1999 to 2001. She played her high school basketball at Flint Central High School and her collegiate basketball at the University of Notre Dame.
Washington attended high school at Flint Central High School in Flint, Michigan. She was the starting point guard for all four years of her high school basketball career, the first player at Central to earn a starting position in all four years. Washington earned all-state honors in back to back years. In her senior year she scored 373 points to set a school scoring record for a single season, And went on to score a total of 1,123 points in her career. She led the team to their first ever Saginaw Valley Conference and district championships. In addition to sports excellence, she also had musical talents, playing seven different musical instruments while at Central.
Washington played for Notre Dame's Fighting Irish women's basketball team from 1989 to 1993. Afterwards, she attended Notre Dame Law School from 1994 to 1997, earning her J.D.
After completing her athletic eligibility with the Irish in 1993, she began a professional career by joining the American Basketball League 1996-98 (ABL). She began her pro career in 1997–98 as the starting point guard with the ABL's Portland Power.
Washington began her coaching career in 1999, when she returned to her alma mater, University of Notre Dame, and worked as an assistant coach under Head Coach Muffet McGraw. She was part of the coaching staff for the team that won the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in 2001, defeating Purdue.
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