Texas Southern Announces New Head Women’s Basketball
Coach
August 11, 2003
Texas Southern University has named Claude Cummings as head
women’s basketball coach. The announcement was made by
TSU Athletics Director Alois Blackwell.
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Claude Cummings
“We’re excited to announce Claude Cummings as
the head women’s basketball coach. We feel that he will
positively influence our student athletes and properly motivate
them to excel in the classroom as well as compete on the court,” Blackwell
stated.
Cummings joins TSU after having spent four years at Tarleton
State University as the head women’s basketball coach.
In 2002, Cummings led the TexAnns to their only non-losing
season since 1994. He was named Lone Star conference South
Division Coach of the Year in 2002 after leading Tarleton State
to their first appearance in the LSC tournament and NCAA Division
Ii Playoffs.
“I am really excited about coming to Texas Southern
and the upcoming season,” said Cummings. “My style
of play is up tempo with aggressive defense. I want to be competitive
and play good fundamental basketball.”
A native Houstonian and graduate of Klein Forest High School,
Cummings has eight years of coaching experience at the collegiate
level. Prior to coaching the women’s team, he spent two
seasons as a graduate assistant at Tarleton State (1996-98),
where he earned a master’s degree in education. Cummings’ first
stint as a head coach was at Ranger Junior College where, in
1998, he directed the team to its first playoff appearance
in 10 years.
Cummings succeeds Lacey Reynolds, who resigned in May. During
the 2002-03 season the Lady Tigers were 3-15 in the Southwestern
Athletic Conference competition and 5-22 overall.
