Monday, July 16, 2007
McPhatter Named Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach At PC
CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian College women’s basketball head coach Jessica Vanco announced the hiring of Dionna McPhatter as an assistant coach on Monday. McPhatter’s main on-court responsibilities with the Lady Blue Hose will be guard play and offense.
“I am very excited about Dionna joining our staff, “ said Vanco. “She brings a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and energy to our program. As a graduate of Army she also brings with her a strong academic background and NCAA Division I playing experience.”
McPhatter graduated cum laude from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelors of Science in General Management with a concentration in Systems Engineering.
A National Merit Scholarship winner, McPhatter was a four-year letterwinner as a point guard on the women’s basketball team at Army. Vanco coached McPhatter during her sophomore season when she was an assistant coach at Army.
A two-time Ohio High School Division I state champion (1998, ’99) with Pickerington High School in Pickerington, Ohio, McPhatter was a member of her high school’s Associated Press National Championship squad in 1999.
Prior to joining the Lady Blue Hose, McPhatter served as a coach for a 10-and-under youth team that won two state championships.
She worked for two years as a Consumer Market Knowledge Associate Manager on the Wal-Mart Customer Team before taking a job prior to PC as a Consumer and Market Knowledge Manager at Global Mega-Brand Development.