Atlanta, GA - - Morris Brown College Director of Athletics, Gene Bright, has announced that the women's basketball/volleyball coaching staff have tendered their resignations effective May 31, 1999. Phillip Wallace, who has served as the women's head basketball and volleyball coach for the past three years has decided to pull up stakes at Morris Brown and move on to other opportunities. His assistant, Rovetta Edwards will also leave her post.
Wallace brought an impressive resume into his position at Morris Brown, having come from Savannah State where he compiled an enviable record of 105-38 in five season.
In his first season at the helm of the Lady Wolverines (1996-97), Wallace posted the best record in the history of the school (18-10), and its first ever NCAA regional ranking. The Lady Wolverines finished second in the SIAC East Region and made it to the semifinals of the SIAC tournament.
The 1997-98 Lady Wolverine season saw the Lady Wolverines finish with the second best record in the institution's history (17-10). However the team lost in the first round of the SIAC tournament (play-in game) to Paine College.
The most recent season, 1998-99 was a disappointment for Coach Wallace and his team as they finished just over .500 with a record of 14-13. His three year career at Morris Brown ends with a record of 49-33 and a winning percentage of .597.
Coach Edwards came to Morris Brown during the 1996-97 campaign where she served as a volunteer assistant coach. She joined the Lady Wolverine staff as a full-time assistant coach in 1998-99, serving as the assistant in both basketball and volleyball. As a collegiate player in both basketball and volleyball, Edwards was a standout player who earned All-SIAC accolades in both sports.
"Coach Wallace and Coach Edwards both did a good job for Morris Brown College", said MBC's Athletic Director Gene Bright. "We are proud of their accomplishments during their tenure," he added. "They took this team to heights they had not been before in terms of their successes. We are sorry to see them go, but we understand that things are constantly changing in the area of athletics."
A search will began immediately to find a replacement for the departing coaches. "It is important to try and fill the positions in order not to have a void in the transition of the program, said Bright."
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