UMaine’s Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Edniesha “Eddie” Curry, was the focus of a recent Sports Illustrated magazine feature on the lack of women coaching men’s basketball programs at the college and pro levels.
Curry, a former WNBA player and college basketball star, is currently the only full-time female coach of a Division 1 men’s basketball team. Curry was hired by UMaine men’s basketball coach Richard Barron based on her coaching success with UMaine’s women’s team as well as her experience as a member of the NBA’s player and coach development programs. Read more.