Former Tar Heel LaQuanda Barksdale Quick Named Meredith Head Women's Basketball Coach

Posted Jun 27, 2018
Meredith College Athletic Director Jackie Myers named former UNC Tar Heel and Winston-Salem native LaQuanda Barksdale Quick as the next head women's basketball coach. She will begin her tenure with the Avenging Angels on July 1. "We are thrilled to have a coach with LaQuanda's impressive background, both as a former WNBA player and as a coach," said Myers. (Meredith College Athletics)

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