Monday,
June 18, 2001
HATLEY
NAMED BLUE HOSE
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ASSISTANT COACH
Former Newberry College head coach joins PC coaching staff
CLINTON,
SC — Joseph “Seph” Hatley has been named
Presbyterian College women’s basketball assistant coach
announced today by 13th-year head coach Beth
Couture.
Hatley replaces former
assistant coach Leigh
Irwin who resigned earlier this month to return to
teaching at the high school level.
Hatley comes to
Presbyterian College from instate foe Newberry College where
he served as head coach for the women’s basketball team for
the last two seasons.
He will be in charge of the
program’s recruiting and scouting along with helping Coach
Couture in all other aspects of the program.
Prior to his stint at
Newberry College, Hatley served as assistant women’s
basketball coach at his alma mater, Pfeiffer University from
1996-1999. In addition, he also served as Pfeiffer’s head
coach for men’s and women’s cross county, sports
information director, and assistant softball coach.
Hatley earned his degree in
Sports Management from Pfeiffer University in 1994. Before
coming to Pfeiffer, Hatley spent two years at Florida State
University in Tallahassee, Florida where he earned a Associate
of Arts degree in 1992.
“I am very excited to add
a coach of Seph’s caliber to our program,” said Couture.
“He will bring a valuable blend of maturity and experience
to our team especially having worked in the SAC for the last
two seasons.”