Darnell Haney has been promoted to head coach of the Georgetown women’s basketball team after one season in an interim role succeeding the late Tasha Butts. The school announced the move Wednesday.
FILE - Georgetown interim coach Darnell Haney gestures during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against UConn in the finals of the Big East women’s tournament March 11, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. Haney was promoted to coach of the team Wednesday, March 20, after one season in an interim role succeeding the late Tasha Butts.
Haney came to Georgetown before this season as the associate head coach for Butts, who was hired last April but died of cancer in October at age 41 before coaching a game. “Coach Haney was faced with an unimaginable task, but he certainly rose to the challenge,” athletic director Lee Reed said. “He took our program to new heights this postseason and has proven to be a teacher, mentor and role model.”for its first win since 2016 against a team ranked in the AP Top 25 and reached the Big East title game for the first time before losing against UConn.
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